Christopher W. Ballard, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Fairfield, IL
Christopher W. Ballard, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fairfield, Illinois, and NPI 1164428165, issued on Jun 23, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036110162, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher W. Ballard
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 036110162 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 213 NW 10TH Street, Fairfield, IL 62837
- Phone
- (618) 842-4617
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (618) 842-4743
- Medicaid ID
- 036110162 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040626000034); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher W. Ballard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036110162Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
12,196 Medicare Part D claims for 428 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 634 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril502 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium488 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium446 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium425 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium381 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate376 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
- Fairfield Memorial Hospital AssociationFairfield, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher W. Ballard among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois
Christopher W. Ballard, M.D. is one of 6,215 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2006 among the 3,714 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 54% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fairfield
They are 8 of the 132 NPPES records with a practice address in Fairfield, and 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Christopher W. Ballard, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher W. Ballard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164428165, issued on Jun 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher W. Ballard, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 213 NW 10TH Street, Fairfield, IL, 62837. Phone: (618) 842-4617. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher W. Ballard, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036110162, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher W. Ballard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher W. Ballard, M.D. had 12,196 Medicare Part D claims for 428 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.