Richard Alan Ballard, O.D.
Optometrist · Brentwood, TN
Richard Alan Ballard, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Brentwood, Tennessee, and NPI 1528122397, issued on Dec 19, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee OD1667, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Alan Ballard
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD1667 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 690 Old Hickory Blvd, Brentwood, TN 37027
- Phone
- (615) 865-0504
- Enumerated
- Dec 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111122000829); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Alan Ballard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license OD1667Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
31 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate12 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: $624.92
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.
Richard Alan Ballard among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
Richard Alan Ballard, O.D. is one of 1,300 optometrist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 62% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Tennessee
There are 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
All 1,300 in Tennessee → Every provider in Brentwood → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Collins, ODBrentwood, TN 370271861482093
- William Conn, ODBrentwood, TN 370271710951298
- Bradford Darr, ODBrentwood, TN 370271609930684
- Nicholas Engle, O.D.Brentwood, TN 370271184822041
- David Gavami, ODBrentwood, TN 370271285799155
- Douglas Hassenpflug, O.D.Brentwood, TN 370271285621672
- Jamie Ho, O.D.Brentwood, TN 370271568694529
- Christina Martin, O.D.Brentwood, TN 370271932547452
Common questions
What is Richard Alan Ballard, O.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Alan Ballard, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528122397, issued on Dec 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Alan Ballard, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 690 Old Hickory Blvd, Brentwood, TN, 37027. Phone: (615) 865-0504. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Alan Ballard, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number OD1667, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Alan Ballard, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Alan Ballard, O.D. had 31 Medicare Part D claims for 17 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.