NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ellaine M. Ballard, MS, LMHC, NCC

Mental Health Counselor · West Des Moines, IA

Ellaine M. Ballard, MS, LMHC, NCC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in West Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1972145878, issued on Oct 11, 2019. Check the license (Iowa 096571, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972145878
Name
Ellaine M. Ballard
Credential
MS, LMHC, NCC
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
096571 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1300 Woodland Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50265
Phone
(515) 309-2832
Enumerated
Oct 11, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231212001762); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Drake University College Of Medicine, 2017
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1300 Woodland Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Sevlija Ademovic, MSWAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1861103418
  3. Leeann Albright, MSN, FNP-C, ARNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1346667862
  4. Pamela Battle, CADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1558091298
  5. Theresa Coleman, CADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1306449517
  6. Michelle Cross, LMHCMental Health Counselor1982143483

Verify Ellaine M. Ballard in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
    Search for license 096571    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. United Community Services IncWest Des Moines, IA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

157 mental health counselor records list a practice address in West Des Moines

They are 157 of the 2,201 NPPES records with a practice address in West Des Moines, and 2,567 mental health counselor records in Iowa.

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Other mental health counselor records in Iowa

  1. Blair A'Hearn, M.DIV., M.A., LMHCCedar Rapids, IA1669721825
  2. Emma AanestadCoralville, IA1356260327
  3. Lindsey AaronDes Moines, IA1548493430
  4. Maya Abdul HafizCedar Rapids, IA1740649904
  5. Scott Aber, LPC, CAC III, LMHCBettendorf, IA1043448699
  6. Katie Abold, LMHCClarinda, IA1982953360
  7. Sean AbramowitzDes Moines, IA1801662556
  8. Amanda AckermanDes Moines, IA1104134931
  9. Courtney AckersonDes Moines, IA1730588740
  10. Stacie AcoxCouncil Bluffs, IA1639649882

Common questions

What is Ellaine M. Ballard, MS, LMHC, NCC's NPI number?

Ellaine M. Ballard, MS, LMHC, NCC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972145878, issued on Oct 11, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ellaine M. Ballard, MS, LMHC, NCC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 Woodland Ave, West Des Moines, IA, 50265. Phone: (515) 309-2832. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ellaine M. Ballard, MS, LMHC, NCC's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 096571, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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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.