Joshua C. Ballard, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · North Wilkesboro, NC
Joshua C. Ballard, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1780292516, issued on Jul 17, 2020. Check the license (North Carolina 5013344, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua C. Ballard
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 5013344 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 702 13TH Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
- Phone
- (336) 990-9540
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jan 6, 2026
- Fax
- (336) 990-9542
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220125000329); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joshua C. Ballard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5013344Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,334 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone48 claims
- Lisinopril46 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium45 claims
- Cephalexin36 claims
- Hydroxyzine Hcl35 claims
- Omeprazole33 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $95.86
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Orchard Health Centers, PLLC.North Wilkesboro, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua C. Ballard among 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Joshua C. Ballard, FNP is one of 6,631 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 58% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2019 among the 4,000 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 35% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in North Wilkesboro
They are 15 of the 415 NPPES records with a practice address in North Wilkesboro, and 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
All 6,631 in North Carolina → Every provider in North Wilkesboro → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Joshua C. Ballard, FNP's NPI number?
Joshua C. Ballard, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780292516, issued on Jul 17, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua C. Ballard, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 702 13TH Street, North Wilkesboro, NC, 28659. Phone: (336) 990-9540. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua C. Ballard, FNP's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5013344, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joshua C. Ballard, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua C. Ballard, FNP had 1,334 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.
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.