Robert Blakeslee Ballard, MD
Vascular Surgery Physician · Appleton, WI
Robert Blakeslee Ballard, MD is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Appleton, Wisconsin, and NPI 1902898182, issued on Aug 16, 2005. Check the license (Wisconsin 41244-20, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Blakeslee Ballard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License numbers
- 41244-20 WI
41244 020 WI
42169 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 E Milestone Dr, Appleton, WI 54913
- Phone
- (920) 731-8131
- Enumerated
- Aug 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 22, 2025
- Fax
- (920) 832-0444
- Medicaid ID
- 30094300 WI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050414001186); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2000 E Milestone Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christine Arendt, NPNurse Practitioner1356378731
- Jodi BeggsAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1417373952
- Michael Black, M.D.Surgery Physician1720036387
- Kayla Bodart, NPNurse Practitioner1104500396
- Sarah Burger, M.D.Surgery Physician1831538511
- Charles Cheng, MDSurgery Physician1285626465
Verify Robert Blakeslee Ballard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 41244-20Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
535 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 82 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel335 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen76 claims
- Xarelto25 claims
- Eliquis19 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: $268.68
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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 2 group practices
- Fox Valley Surgical Associates LtdAppleton, WI
- Fresenius Access Care Physicians OF Madison LLCMadison, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Blakeslee Ballard among 90 vascular surgery physician records in Wisconsin
Robert Blakeslee Ballard, MD is one of 90 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2006 among the 64 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Wisconsin
There are 90 vascular surgery physician records in Wisconsin.
All 90 in Wisconsin → Every provider in Appleton → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rishi SubbarayanAppleton, WI 549131962791632
- Clark Boren, MDAppleton, WI 549111265424410
- Alexander Tretinyak, MDAppleton, WI 549111073566030
- Gurjeet Kaleka, MDOshkosh, WI 549041306046834
- William Sacksteder, MDOshkosh, WI 549041831110162
- Zachary Osborne, MDEau Claire, WI 547031548581408
- Indrani SenEau Claire, WI 547031760915862
- Tiziano Tallarita, MDEau Claire, WI 547031710240643
Common questions
What is Robert Blakeslee Ballard, MD's NPI number?
Robert Blakeslee Ballard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902898182, issued on Aug 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Blakeslee Ballard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 E Milestone Dr, Appleton, WI, 54913. Phone: (920) 731-8131. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Blakeslee Ballard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 41244-20, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Blakeslee Ballard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Blakeslee Ballard, MD had 535 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. 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.