Brad R. Ballard, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Tacoma, WA
Brad R. Ballard, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1437386737, issued on Jun 15, 2009. Check the license (Washington MD61561497, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brad R. Ballard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- MD61561497 WA
56524 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5821 S Sprague CT, Tacoma, WA 98409
- Phone
- (800) 664-9225
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2009
- Record last updated
- Mar 18, 2025
- Fax
- (253) 396-4260
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250325001465); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brad R. Ballard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD61561497Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $81.80
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF WashingtonTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brad R. Ballard among 522 ophthalmology physician records in Washington
Brad R. Ballard, MD is one of 522 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Washington. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2003 among the 347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Washington
There are 522 ophthalmology physician records in Washington.
All 522 in Washington → Every provider in Tacoma → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Seward, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984091134124522
- William Shields, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984091851461404
- Eden Yoon, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984091679916100
- Roger Anderson, MDTacoma, WA 984051598797979
- Victor Chiu, MDTacoma, WA 984051285664375
- John Goodin, MDTacoma, WA 984051710919790
- Alexander Grigalunas, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051013279298
- Sara Hojjatie, MDTacoma, WA 984051679096010
Common questions
What is Brad R. Ballard, MD's NPI number?
Brad R. Ballard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437386737, issued on Jun 15, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brad R. Ballard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5821 S Sprague CT, Tacoma, WA, 98409. Phone: (800) 664-9225. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brad R. Ballard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD61561497, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.