Bret Ballard, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Amory, MS
Bret Ballard, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Amory, Mississippi, and NPI 1376564799, issued on Jul 21, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi R815978, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bret Ballard
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- R815978 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 906 Highway 278 E, Amory, MS 38821
- Phone
- (662) 256-5612
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Bret Ballard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license R815978Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,995 Medicare Part D claims for 642 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,302 among the 128,048 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 126 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone335 claims
- Azithromycin279 claims
- Famotidine93 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen93 claims
- Levofloxacin90 claims
- Amoxicillin73 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 practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 83.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $70.11
4 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 91,435 providers of this specialty with any payment received $675.31 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Amory Urgent Care, LLCAmory, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
22 family nurse practitioner records list a Amory practice address
They are 22 of the 154 NPPES records with a Amory practice address, and 3,554 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.
All 22 in Amory → All 3,554 in Mississippi → Every provider in Amory →
Other family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi
- Sarah Abernathy, NPJackson, MS1578580528
- Whitney Abraham, FNP-CColumbus, MS1316319353
- Brian AdamsColumbus, MS1154796365
- Jody Adams, CFNPClinton, MS1780652362
- Rebecca Adams, APRNJackson, MS1205206760
- Dorothy AdcockJackson, MS1851841548
- Cody AdkinsUtica, MS1134908593
- Courtney Adkins, NURSE PRACTITIONERMeridian, MS1922521103
- Jamie Agent, NP-CMeridian, MS1245889807
- Kimberly Agent, FNP-CCarthage, MS1871805820
Common questions
What is Bret Ballard, NP's NPI number?
Bret Ballard, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376564799, issued on Jul 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bret Ballard, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 906 Highway 278 E, Amory, MS, 38821. Phone: (662) 256-5612. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bret Ballard, NP's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number R815978, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Bret Ballard, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bret Ballard, NP had 1,995 Medicare Part D claims for 642 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,302. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bret Ballard, NP's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.