Debra Lynn Ballares, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Orangeburg, SC
Debra Lynn Ballares, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and NPI 1427756238, issued on Feb 21, 2023. Check the license (South Carolina 26949, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Debra Lynn Ballares
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 26949 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1161 Cook RD, Orangeburg, SC 29118
- Phone
- (803) 395-4600
- Enumerated
- Feb 21, 2023
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230404002566); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1161 Cook RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Debra Lynn Ballares in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 26949Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
3,613 Medicare Part D claims for 481 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium295 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium218 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate195 claims
- Losartan Potassium124 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide115 claims
- Omeprazole113 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $279.13
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Roper Saint Francis Physicians NetworkSummerville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Debra Lynn Ballares among 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina
Debra Lynn Ballares, FNP is one of 4,320 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 82% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 2,643 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
54 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Orangeburg
They are 54 of the 850 NPPES records with a practice address in Orangeburg, and 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Debra Lynn Ballares, FNP's NPI number?
Debra Lynn Ballares, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427756238, issued on Feb 21, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Debra Lynn Ballares, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1161 Cook RD, Orangeburg, SC, 29118. Phone: (803) 395-4600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Debra Lynn Ballares, FNP's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 26949, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Debra Lynn Ballares, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Debra Lynn Ballares, FNP had 3,613 Medicare Part D claims for 481 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.