Paula Ellen Ballard, APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Fort Smith, AR
Paula Ellen Ballard, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1710647979, issued on Dec 29, 2021. Check the license (Arkansas 124472, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paula Ellen Ballard
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 124472 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7301 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72903
- Phone
- (479) 314-6248
- Enumerated
- Dec 29, 2021
- Record last updated
- Dec 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (479) 452-0275
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220216001387); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paula Ellen Ballard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 124472Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
108 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt25 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mercy Clinic Fort Smith CommunitiesFort Smith, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paula Ellen Ballard among 2,737 family nurse practitioner records in Arkansas
Paula Ellen Ballard, APRN is one of 2,737 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arkansas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 66% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 1,836 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
117 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Fort Smith
They are 117 of the 2,951 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Smith, and 2,737 family nurse practitioner records in Arkansas.
All 2,737 in Arkansas → Every provider in Fort Smith → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Paula Ellen Ballard, APRN's NPI number?
Paula Ellen Ballard, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710647979, issued on Dec 29, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paula Ellen Ballard, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7301 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith, AR, 72903. Phone: (479) 314-6248. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paula Ellen Ballard, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number 124472, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paula Ellen Ballard, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paula Ellen Ballard, APRN had 108 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.