NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ellen Wills Ball, APN-FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Tuscaloosa, AL

Ellen Wills Ball, APN-FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and NPI 1669933461, issued on Mar 26, 2019. Check the license (Alabama 1-197519, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1669933461
Name
Ellen Wills Ball
Credential
APN-FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
1-197519 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
850 Peter Bryce Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone
(205) 348-1770
Enumerated
Mar 26, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 31, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240108004544); accepts Medicare assignment
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 850 Peter Bryce Blvd

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

  1. Zeel Adeshra, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982383964
  2. Nadeem Ali, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982256996
  3. Alesha Amerson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1730876459
  4. Celia Asinor, MDFamily Medicine Physician1205523743
  5. Gurpreet Atwal, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306419189
  6. Daniel Avery, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1649240300

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
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  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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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

55 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.

  1. Ellen Ball55
  2. Specialty average1,305

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): 87.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%75.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southeast Physician Network, P.C.Tuscaloosa, AL

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

Ellen Wills Ball among 4,393 family nurse practitioner records in Alabama

Ellen Wills Ball, APN-FNP is one of 4,393 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2019, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 50% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2019 among the 2,690 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 44% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

175 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Tuscaloosa

They are 175 of the 2,313 NPPES records with a practice address in Tuscaloosa, and 4,393 family nurse practitioner records in Alabama.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kristi Acker, CRNPTuscaloosa, AL 354011730413691
  2. Ida Dunn, CRNPTuscaloosa, AL 354011821088527
  3. Elizabeth FullerTuscaloosa, AL 354011922177237
  4. Gayle Griffin-Moussa, CRNPTuscaloosa, AL 354011396908364
  5. Jill Hobbs, CRNPTuscaloosa, AL 354011730413600
  6. Kimberly Jones, CRNPTuscaloosa, AL 354011548520323
  7. Cynthia Lewis, CRNPTuscaloosa, AL 354011194901223
  8. Jo Anne Miller, CRNPTuscaloosa, AL 354011740514926

Common questions

What is Ellen Wills Ball, APN-FNP's NPI number?

Ellen Wills Ball, APN-FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669933461, issued on Mar 26, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ellen Wills Ball, APN-FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 850 Peter Bryce Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401. Phone: (205) 348-1770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ellen Wills Ball, APN-FNP's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 1-197519, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ellen Wills Ball, APN-FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ellen Wills Ball, APN-FNP had 55 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ellen Wills Ball, APN-FNP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.9 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.