Nina Gabrielle Ballew, OD
Optometrist · Albuquerque, NM
Nina Gabrielle Ballew, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1598380545, issued on Jun 15, 2020. Check the license with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nina Gabrielle Ballew
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 046.011441 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4411 The 25 Way NE Ste 325, Albuquerque, NM 87109
- Phone
- (505) 888-5757
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210305000476); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4411 The 25 Way NE Ste 325
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nina Gabrielle Ballew in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
692 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost292 claims
- Erythromycin63 claims
- Lumigan42 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate40 claims
- Cyclosporine33 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl33 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): 96.8 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: $206.60
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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 one group practice
- Eye Associates OF New Mexico LtdRio Rancho, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nina Gabrielle Ballew among 333 optometrist records in New Mexico
Nina Gabrielle Ballew, OD is one of 333 optometrist records with a practice address in New Mexico. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 82% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2012 among the 185 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 67% 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in New Mexico
There are 333 optometrist records in New Mexico.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Karlyn Ang, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871091619942398
- David Babington, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871091437149572
- S Babington, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871091942283262
- David Barrett, ODAlbuquerque, NM 871091841395613
- Steven Berry, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871091578538872
- William Bigsby, ODAlbuquerque, NM 871091902831993
- Mamie Chan, ODAlbuquerque, NM 871091164536165
- James Etre, ODAlbuquerque, NM 871091053346155
Common questions
What is Nina Gabrielle Ballew, OD's NPI number?
Nina Gabrielle Ballew, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598380545, issued on Jun 15, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nina Gabrielle Ballew, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4411 The 25 Way NE Ste 325, Albuquerque, NM, 87109. Phone: (505) 888-5757. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nina Gabrielle Ballew, OD's license?
Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nina Gabrielle Ballew, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nina Gabrielle Ballew, OD had 692 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nina Gabrielle Ballew, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.8 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.