Monica Ballard, O.D.
Optometrist · Ripley, MS
Monica Ballard, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Ripley, Mississippi, and NPI 1437381076, issued on Aug 16, 2009. Check the license (Mississippi 809, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Monica Ballard
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 809 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 220 E Walnut St, Ripley, MS 38663
- Phone
- (662) 837-3696
- Enumerated
- Aug 16, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 220 E Walnut St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- James Brown, ODOptometrist1508938812
Verify Monica Ballard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 809Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
51 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost31 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.
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Ripley
They are 4 of the 144 NPPES records with a practice address in Ripley, and 412 optometrist records in Mississippi.
All 4 in Ripley → All 412 in Mississippi → Every provider in Ripley →
Other optometrist records in Mississippi
- Sean Aldinger, ODOlive Branch, MS1659330231
- Mark Allen, ODFlowood, MS1467551549
- Katie Amann, ODOxford, MS1053935023
- Kimberly Ambrosino, O.D.Southaven, MS1720293566
- Parth Amin, O.D.Southaven, MS1184286874
- Casey Andrus, O.D.Columbus, MS1073586012
- Anna Armstrong, ODHattiesburg, MS1497139877
- William Arnold, O,D,Madison, MS1790175479
- Miles Ashley, O.D.Vicksburg, MS1518309277
- William Ashley, O.D.Vicksburg, MS1952410011
Common questions
What is Monica Ballard, O.D.'s NPI number?
Monica Ballard, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437381076, issued on Aug 16, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Monica Ballard, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 220 E Walnut St, Ripley, MS, 38663. Phone: (662) 837-3696. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Monica Ballard, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 809, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Monica Ballard, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Monica Ballard, O.D. had 51 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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 27, 2026.