NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kathleen Ballard, NP

Nurse Practitioner · Shreveport, LA

Kathleen Ballard, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1861414260, issued on Jul 24, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana AP04387, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1861414260
Name
Kathleen Ballard
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
AP04387 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1501 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103
Phone
(318) 675-7636
Enumerated
Jul 24, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 23, 2023
Fax
(318) 675-5666
Medicaid ID
1581712 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040907000002); 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 1501 Kings Hwy

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

  1. Ahmad AbbasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043047863
  2. Mehdi Abbasi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023892106
  3. Maisoun AbdelbaqiAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1770784894
  4. Sheikh AbdullahStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295567246
  5. Abdallah Abu Shehab, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1467340968
  6. Sergio Acevedo Cortes, DMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265320824

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana 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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80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

224 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kathleen Ballard224
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Sevelamer Carbonate93 claims
  2. Velphoro12 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: $427.52

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kathleen Ballard$427.52
  2. Specialty average$791.64

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. Lsu Health Sciences Center Shreveport Faculty Group PracticeShreveport, LA

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

Kathleen Ballard among 934 nurse practitioner records in Louisiana

Kathleen Ballard, NP is one of 934 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 84% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2017 among the 588 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

89 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Shreveport

They are 89 of the 8,660 NPPES records with a practice address in Shreveport, and 934 nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sharon Adley, NPShreveport, LA 711031770581274
  2. Cathy Bartley, C.P.N.P.Shreveport, LA 711031518938703
  3. Frances Bennett, FNP-BCShreveport, LA 711031871725622
  4. Tammy Cannon, F.N.P.Shreveport, LA 711031144598723
  5. Stacey Cole, NNPShreveport, LA 711031083981021
  6. James Harris, NPShreveport, LA 711031710366570
  7. Julia Henry, MSN, NPShreveport, LA 711031457546095
  8. Ambrosia Holsapple, NPShreveport, LA 711031124467733

Common questions

What is Kathleen Ballard, NP's NPI number?

Kathleen Ballard, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861414260, issued on Jul 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kathleen Ballard, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA, 71103. Phone: (318) 675-7636. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kathleen Ballard, NP's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP04387, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kathleen Ballard, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kathleen Ballard, NP had 224 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.