Darren Ballard, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Homewood, IL
Darren Ballard, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Homewood, Illinois, and NPI 1467652560, issued on Jul 18, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 0360144348, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Darren Ballard
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License numbers
- 0360144348 IL
62299 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17901 Governors Hwy Ste 106, Homewood, IL 60430
- Phone
- (708) 799-3305
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1467652560 WI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180116000059); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest gastroenterology physician records → All 887 in Illinois → Look up another NPI →
Verify Darren 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 0360144348Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
810 Medicare Part D claims for 360 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium285 claims
- Peg 3350-Electrolyte171 claims
- Linzess57 claims
- Omeprazole41 claims
- Creon30 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl30 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.1 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: $357.59
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Illinois Gastroenterology Group LLCHomewood, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Darren Ballard among 887 gastroenterology physician records in Illinois
Darren Ballard, M.D. is one of 887 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2003 among the 643 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 887 gastroenterology physician records in Illinois.
All 887 in Illinois → Every provider in Homewood → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shiban Ganju, M.D.Homewood, IL 604301477583532
- Matthew Horowitz, M.D.Homewood, IL 604301467484410
- Robert Kaiser, M.D.Homewood, IL 604301255362000
- Ayman Alzubi, MDHazel Crest, IL 604291306843339
- Motilal Bhatia, M.D.Hazel Crest, IL 604291134211956
- Nadia Bozanich, M.D.Hazel Crest, IL 604291679911549
- Gerard Cerniak, M.D.Joliet, IL 604311003587049
- Lanxin LiHazel Crest, IL 604291194287383
Common questions
What is Darren Ballard, M.D.'s NPI number?
Darren Ballard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467652560, issued on Jul 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Darren Ballard, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17901 Governors Hwy Ste 106, Homewood, IL, 60430. Phone: (708) 799-3305. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Darren Ballard, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 0360144348, 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 Darren Ballard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Darren Ballard, M.D. had 810 Medicare Part D claims for 360 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Darren Ballard, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.1 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), 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.