NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James C. Ballard, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Oregon City, OR

James C. Ballard, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Oregon City, Oregon, and NPI 1427083666, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (Oregon MD24670, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; 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
1427083666
Name
James C. Ballard
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
MD24670 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1508 Division St, Oregon City, OR 97045
Phone
(503) 656-0836
Enumerated
Jul 12, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 22, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(503) 656-9464
Medicaid ID
227383 OR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040406001457); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Baylor College Of Medicine, 1997
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 1508 Division St

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

  1. Michelle Alberts, MDFamily Medicine Physician1841273364
  2. Paul Anderson, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1487870846
  3. Bradford Black, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1710912951
  4. Chun-Yang Chang, MDGastroenterology Physician1033106034
  5. Arthur Cooper, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1770541831
  6. Marsha Davidson, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1871589457

Verify James C. Ballard in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
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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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57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

149 Medicare Part D claims for 105 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. 95 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Ballard149
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl65 claims
  2. Cephalexin11 claims
  3. Hydromorphone Hcl11 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: $230,505.02

218 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, 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.

  1. James Ballard$230,505
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Regenerative Orthopedic Center LLCTualatin, OR

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

James C. Ballard among 335 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Oregon

James C. Ballard, MD is one of 335 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 61% 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 17% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2002 among the 165 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 59% 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 Oregon 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 Oregon

There are 335 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Oregon.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bradford Black, MDOregon City, OR 970451710912951
  2. John Coen, MDOregon City, OR 970451740278969
  3. Jeff Feinblatt, M.D.Oregon City, OR 970451982768834
  4. Shane Hanzlik, M.D.Oregon City, OR 970451568624542
  5. David Huberty, MDOregon City, OR 970451518992296
  6. Thomas McWeeney, MDOregon City, OR 970451851326193
  7. Terrence Sedgewick, MDOregon City, OR 970451386679520
  8. Paul Tesar, M.D.Saint Helens, OR 970511346315173

Common questions

What is James C. Ballard, MD's NPI number?

James C. Ballard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427083666, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James C. Ballard, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1508 Division St, Oregon City, OR, 97045. Phone: (503) 656-0836. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James C. Ballard, MD's license?

NPPES lists Oregon license number MD24670, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James C. Ballard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James C. Ballard, MD had 149 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is James C. Ballard, 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.

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