Melanie Joan Ballard, O.D.
Optometrist · Columbus, OH
Melanie Joan Ballard, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Columbus, Ohio, and NPI 1700018520, issued on Aug 12, 2009. Check the license (Ohio 5781, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Joan Ballard
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 5781 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1217 Polaris Pkwy, Columbus, OH 43240
- Phone
- (614) 768-7861
- Enumerated
- Aug 12, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jan 23, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 0061799 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100903000332); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1217 Polaris Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Taylor Boyd, ODOptometrist1255260444
- Elaina Burnelis, ODOptometrist1760275408
- Sarah Wilson, ODOptometrist1699600353
Verify Melanie Joan Ballard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license 5781Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
68 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis26 claims
- Latanoprost14 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: $112.53
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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 2 group practices
- Hughes Quality Eyecare LLCLancaster, OH
- Mobile Medical IncPerrysburg, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Ohio
There are 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio.
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- Thomas Abruzzi, O.D.Warren, OH1588669790
- Laird Ackerson, O.D.Hilliard, OH1609880624
- Kaitlin Ackinclose, ODCincinnati, OH1669231262
- Cheryl Adams, O.D.Cincinnati, OH1356361570
- Stephany Aeling, ODChillicothe, OH1689508269
- Cindy Ahern, ODSpringfield, OH1710040704
- Betsy Ahlquist, O.D.Canfield, OH1578540092
- Jeffrey Ahrns, O.D.Sidney, OH1659334704
Common questions
What is Melanie Joan Ballard, O.D.'s NPI number?
Melanie Joan Ballard, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700018520, issued on Aug 12, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Joan Ballard, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1217 Polaris Pkwy, Columbus, OH, 43240. Phone: (614) 768-7861. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Joan Ballard, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 5781, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Joan Ballard, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Joan Ballard, O.D. had 68 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.