Bernard H. Ballou, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Gainesville, FL
Bernard H. Ballou, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Florida, and NPI 1598773483, issued on Aug 4, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME0049070, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bernard H. Ballou
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- ME0049070 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3720 NW 83RD St, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Phone
- (352) 336-3050
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 048165300 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040122000150); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bernard H. Ballou in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME0049070Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,173 Medicare Part D claims for 296 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 128 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium201 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate149 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium135 claims
- Losartan Potassium100 claims
- Potassium Chloride76 claims
- Lisinopril74 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bernard H. Ballou among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida
Bernard H. Ballou, MD is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
289 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Gainesville
They are 289 of the 14,407 NPPES records with a practice address in Gainesville, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Bernard H. Ballou, MD's NPI number?
Bernard H. Ballou, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598773483, issued on Aug 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bernard H. Ballou, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3720 NW 83RD St, Gainesville, FL, 32606. Phone: (352) 336-3050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bernard H. Ballou, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME0049070, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bernard H. Ballou, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bernard H. Ballou, MD had 3,173 Medicare Part D claims for 296 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bernard H. Ballou, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.