NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tina Nixon Ballard, ACNP-BC

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Gastonia, NC

Tina Nixon Ballard, ACNP-BC is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1871965988, issued on Oct 28, 2015. Check the license (North Carolina 139821, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871965988
Name
Tina Nixon Ballard
Credential
ACNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License number
139821 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
811 Cox RD, Gastonia, NC 28054
Phone
(704) 852-3888
Enumerated
Oct 28, 2015
Record last updated
Oct 28, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(704) 852-4456
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160105000161); accepts 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 811 Cox RD

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

  1. Benjamin Boudreaux, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1871723411
  2. Ashley Drew, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1164899720
  3. Steven Gudeman, M.DNeurological Surgery Physician1548216849
  4. Ashvin Ragoowansi, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1053319129
  5. Chen Shi, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1013303049

Verify Tina Nixon Ballard in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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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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84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

93 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.

  1. Tina Ballard93
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl27 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: $230.31

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sanara MedTech Inc. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tina Ballard$230.31
  2. Specialty average$647.94

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

  1. Caromont Medical Group IncGastonia, NC

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

Tina Nixon Ballard among 500 acute care nurse practitioner records in North Carolina

Tina Nixon Ballard, ACNP-BC is one of 500 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 23% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 23% of these records are older, 73% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2020 among the 385 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

25 acute care nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Gastonia

They are 25 of the 2,833 NPPES records with a practice address in Gastonia, and 500 acute care nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kelly Bergen, NPGastonia, NC 280541093183642
  2. Lavy Clevenger, NPGastonia, NC 280541235895954
  3. Kelly Harris, ACNP-BCGastonia, NC 280541346675501
  4. Elizabeth Lambiotte, AGACNP-BCGastonia, NC 280541790358158
  5. Michelle Martinez Colon, AGACNPGastonia, NC 280541144842303
  6. Rebecca McCrossan, CRNPGastonia, NC 280541205399144
  7. Jill McGrath, NPGastonia, NC 280541245872936
  8. Madison McMackin, MSN, AGACNP-BC, NPGastonia, NC 280541922696491

Common questions

What is Tina Nixon Ballard, ACNP-BC's NPI number?

Tina Nixon Ballard, ACNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871965988, issued on Oct 28, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tina Nixon Ballard, ACNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 811 Cox RD, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 852-3888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tina Nixon Ballard, ACNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 139821, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Tina Nixon Ballard, ACNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tina Nixon Ballard, ACNP-BC had 93 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.