NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Robinette Ball, O.D.

Optometrist · London, KY

Melissa Robinette Ball, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in London, Kentucky, and NPI 1104842905, issued on Jul 14, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 1337DT, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1104842905
Name
Melissa Robinette Ball
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
1337DT KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
356 N Mcwhorter St, London, KY 40741
Phone
(606) 877-6585
Enumerated
Jul 14, 2006
Record last updated
May 22, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(606) 877-9936
Medicaid ID
77013373 KY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090305000465); 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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5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

262 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.

  1. Melissa Ball262
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost110 claims
  2. Brimonidine Tartrate41 claims
  3. Timolol Maleate21 claims
  4. Xiidra20 claims
  5. Dorzolamide-Timolol13 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: $153.02

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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.

  1. Melissa Ball$153.02
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Melissa Robinette Ball among 803 optometrist records in Kentucky

Melissa Robinette Ball, O.D. is one of 803 optometrist records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% 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 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2009 among the 593 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

17 optometrist records list a practice address in London

They are 17 of the 690 NPPES records with a practice address in London, and 803 optometrist records in Kentucky.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nola Ball, O.D.London, KY 407411285734871
  2. Teshawna Barker-Sutton, O.D.London, KY 407411891796314
  3. Sara Eldridge, ODLondon, KY 407411285470278
  4. Caroline Hendy, O.D.London, KY 407411114978723
  5. Amy Henson, ODLondon, KY 407411033106653
  6. Hannah Huffman, O.D.London, KY 407411467890517
  7. Henry Magee, O.D.London, KY 407411255469730
  8. Makenzie McWhorter, O.D.London, KY 407411720531064

Common questions

What is Melissa Robinette Ball, O.D.'s NPI number?

Melissa Robinette Ball, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104842905, issued on Jul 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Robinette Ball, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 356 N Mcwhorter St, London, KY, 40741. Phone: (606) 877-6585. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Robinette Ball, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 1337DT, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Robinette Ball, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Robinette Ball, O.D. had 262 Medicare Part D claims for 70 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.