Cheryl Ballard, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Denham Springs, LA
Cheryl Ballard, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Denham Springs, Louisiana, and NPI 1558336370, issued on Feb 23, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD.09980R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cheryl Ballard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD.09980R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 31985 LA Highway 16, Denham Springs, LA 70726
- Phone
- (225) 791-8800
- Enumerated
- Feb 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 1971936 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080415000792); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 31985 LA Highway 16
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Cheryl Ballard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.09980RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
366 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone82 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass34 claims
- Mupirocin32 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate25 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim24 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro15 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Convenient Care LLCHammond, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cheryl Ballard among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Cheryl Ballard, MD is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 61% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Denham Springs
They are 16 of the 912 NPPES records with a practice address in Denham Springs, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Cheryl Ballard, MD's NPI number?
Cheryl Ballard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558336370, issued on Feb 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cheryl Ballard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 31985 LA Highway 16, Denham Springs, LA, 70726. Phone: (225) 791-8800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cheryl Ballard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.09980R, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cheryl Ballard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cheryl Ballard, MD had 366 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.