Brent G. Ballard, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Winfield, AL
Brent G. Ballard, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Winfield, Alabama, and NPI 1912226945, issued on Jun 1, 2010. Check the license (Alabama 31218, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brent G. Ballard
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 31218 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2775 US Highway 43, Winfield, AL 35594
- Phone
- (205) 487-2066
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2010
- Record last updated
- Apr 6, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 487-0383
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111219000729); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2775 US Highway 43
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Verify Brent G. Ballard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 31218Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
12,837 Medicare Part D claims for 520 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 513 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium587 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate544 claims
- Gabapentin544 claims
- Losartan Potassium499 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium324 claims
- Lisinopril313 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Brent G. Ballard among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Brent G. Ballard, M.D. is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2010, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 62% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Winfield
They are 6 of the 82 NPPES records with a practice address in Winfield, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gary Fowler, MDWinfield, AL 355941073503405
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- Maury Minton, M.D.Winfield, AL 355941598050031
- Farouk Raquib, MDWinfield, AL 355941477511194
- Jarred Sartain, M.D.Winfield, AL 355941982754974
- Robert Davis, MDVernon, AL 355921992741284
- Gregory Cheatham, MDDecatur, AL 356011003844754
- Stephen Harbin, MDDecatur, AL 356011396813002
Common questions
What is Brent G. Ballard, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brent G. Ballard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912226945, issued on Jun 1, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brent G. Ballard, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2775 US Highway 43, Winfield, AL, 35594. Phone: (205) 487-2066. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brent G. Ballard, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 31218, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brent G. Ballard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brent G. Ballard, M.D. had 12,837 Medicare Part D claims for 520 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brent G. Ballard, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.