Kenneth C. Ball, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Jackson, MS
Kenneth C. Ball, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Jackson, Mississippi, and NPI 1770593014, issued on Aug 9, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 18088, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth C. Ball
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 18088 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216
- Phone
- (601) 984-5660
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (601) 984-6870
- Medicaid ID
- 06807331 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051006000967); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kenneth C. Ball in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 18088Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
333 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide30 claims
- Carvedilol24 claims
- Eliquis19 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium15 claims
- Clopidogrel11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 71 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $579.02
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Medical Foundation OF Central Mississippi IncJackson, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth C. Ball among 116 hospitalist physician records in Mississippi
Kenneth C. Ball, M.D. is one of 116 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 91% 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, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2009 among the 94 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 116 hospitalist physician records in Mississippi.
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Common questions
What is Kenneth C. Ball, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kenneth C. Ball, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770593014, issued on Aug 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth C. Ball, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39216. Phone: (601) 984-5660. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth C. Ball, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 18088, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kenneth C. Ball, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth C. Ball, M.D. had 333 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kenneth C. Ball, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.