NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas William Ball

Emergency Medicine Physician · Philadelphia, PA

Thomas William Ball is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1821128596, issued on Mar 6, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD431062, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821128596
Name
Thomas William Ball
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
MD431062 PA
C7-0002923 DE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
501 S. 54TH Street, Philadelphia, PA 19143
Phone
(215) 748-9740
Enumerated
Mar 6, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 14, 2025
Fax
(215) 748-9207
Medicaid ID
0694452 NJ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080320000144); may accept Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 501 S. 54TH Street

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Sean Brown, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1922680263
  2. Axel Epie, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1982354114

Verify Thomas William Ball in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

39 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Thomas Ball39
  2. Specialty average226

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 2 group practices

  1. Patient Care Now LLCFairless Hills, PA
  2. University OF Penn - Medical GroupPhiladelphia, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Thomas William Ball among 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

Thomas William Ball is one of 3,911 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2007, is newer than 31% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 31% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2013 among the 2,231 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 207P00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,006 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Philadelphia

They are 1,006 of the 42,849 NPPES records with a practice address in Philadelphia, and 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michele Azer, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191431770519787
  2. Courtney Bethel, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191431811933286
  3. Sharon Carney, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191431124058706
  4. Denis Dollard, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191431811927346
  5. Wendymarie Gejer, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191431548296908
  6. Jason Kitchen, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191431053349522
  7. Curtis Lehman, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191431780612259
  8. Ronald Lutz, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191431992735427

Common questions

What is Thomas William Ball's NPI number?

Thomas William Ball's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821128596, issued on Mar 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas William Ball located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 S. 54TH Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19143. Phone: (215) 748-9740. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas William Ball's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD431062, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Thomas William Ball prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas William Ball had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.

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