Gregory N. Ball, MD
Pain Medicine Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Gregory N. Ball, MD is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1609832229, issued on Apr 22, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 000026097, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gregory N. Ball
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
- License numbers
- 000026097 TN
26097 TN
046733 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 Stein Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37421
- Phone
- (423) 648-8480
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2024
- Fax
- (423) 648-8481
- Medicaid IDs
- 000766191C GA
000766191E GA
009998580 AL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120104000575); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1993
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pain medicine physician records → All 21 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2000 Stein Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mary Gilliland, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1700273828
- Deborah Gray, APNNurse Practitioner1629012331
- Victoria Ogle, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1730673021
- Dennis Prok, PA- CPhysician Assistant1255846382
- Reagin Rhodes, PA-CPhysician Assistant1215449616
- Taylor Roberts, AGACNP, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1659932978
Verify Gregory N. Ball in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 000026097Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine physician in 2024
2,337 Medicare Part D claims for 491 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 1,261 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen272 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen261 claims
- Gabapentin250 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl199 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl114 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er100 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $5,940.23
123 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. The 769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,397.95 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
- Consultants IN Pain Management, P.C.Athens, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gregory N. Ball among 21 pain medicine physician records in Tennessee
Gregory N. Ball, MD is one of 21 pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2007 among the 16 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 21 pain medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 21 in Tennessee → Every provider in Chattanooga → Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sandra Kaplan, MDChattanooga, TN 374041205019940
- Adam Olsson, MDJohnson City, TN 376041073701173
- Shravani Durbhakula, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321447510771
- Ryan McGowanNashville, TN 372321508394453
- Puneet Mishra, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321518302579
- Christopher Sobey, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321720221831
- Amanda Toye, MDNashville, TN 372321346440914
- Jeremy Walker, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321699062364
Common questions
What is Gregory N. Ball, MD's NPI number?
Gregory N. Ball, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609832229, issued on Apr 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gregory N. Ball, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 Stein Dr, Chattanooga, TN, 37421. Phone: (423) 648-8480. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gregory N. Ball, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 000026097, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gregory N. Ball, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gregory N. Ball, MD had 2,337 Medicare Part D claims for 491 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gregory N. Ball, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.