Gregory Paul Ballard, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Independence, MO
Gregory Paul Ballard, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Independence, Missouri, and NPI 1942367040, issued on Jan 2, 2007. Check the license (Missouri 2007004694, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gregory Paul Ballard
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 2007004694 MO
01062401A IN
0431759 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 19550 E 39TH St S, Independence, MO 64057
- Phone
- (816) 795-6630
- Enumerated
- Jan 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 21, 2022
- Fax
- (816) 795-6898
- Medicaid IDs
- 200531110 A KS
204046205 MO - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071128000601); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 19550 E 39TH St S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Mindi Beahm, MDSurgery Physician1669663571
- Lindsay Bedora, RN, APRN, WHNP-BCWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1073955928
- Pamela Beglau, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1578614608
Verify Gregory Paul Ballard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2007004694Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,265 Medicare Part D claims for 526 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 400 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone189 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen157 claims
- Amoxicillin149 claims
- Meloxicam143 claims
- Tramadol Hcl120 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen118 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $231.62
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Centerpoint Orthopedics, LLCIndependence, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gregory Paul Ballard among 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Missouri
Gregory Paul Ballard, M.D. is one of 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 77% 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 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2006 among the 302 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Missouri
There are 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Missouri.
All 514 in Missouri → Every provider in Independence → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gregory Hummel, MDIndependence, MO 640571730153198
- Robert Greiner, D.O.Independence, MO 640551295885853
- Matthew Daggett, D.O.Lees Summit, MO 640631023329216
- John Geha, MDLees Summit, MO 640641811526106
- Garrett Gilbert, DOLees Summit, MO 640641295398014
- Griffin Lerman, DOLees Summit, MO 640641942883707
- Timothy Roberts, D.O.Lees Summit, MO 640641326488495
- Clinton Pickett, D.O.Lexington, MO 640671447226790
Common questions
What is Gregory Paul Ballard, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gregory Paul Ballard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942367040, issued on Jan 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gregory Paul Ballard, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 19550 E 39TH St S, Independence, MO, 64057. Phone: (816) 795-6630. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gregory Paul Ballard, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2007004694, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gregory Paul Ballard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gregory Paul Ballard, M.D. had 1,265 Medicare Part D claims for 526 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gregory Paul Ballard, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.