Willliam A. Ball, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Natchitoches, LA
Willliam A. Ball, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and NPI 1689785396, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 13699R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Willliam A. Ball
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 13699R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 Keyser Ave, Natchitoches, LA 71457
- Phone
- (318) 214-5770
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1428469 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091216000057); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 601 Keyser Ave
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Verify Willliam A. Ball in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 13699RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
686 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine343 claims
- Omeprazole213 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium29 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
- Sucralfate16 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 69.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $304.32
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 one group practice
- Nrmc Physician Ipa IncNatchitoches, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Willliam A. Ball among 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana
Willliam A. Ball, M.D. is one of 432 surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 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 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 278 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 surgery physician records list a practice address in Natchitoches
They are 4 of the 556 NPPES records with a practice address in Natchitoches, and 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana.
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- Isaac Isaiah, MD.Fort Polk, LA 714591427153204
- Mohammad Khan, MDFort Polk, LA 714591730179276
- Myung Kim, M.D.Fort Polk, LA 714591235383464
- Michael Prosperie, MDOakdale, LA 714631194774216
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Common questions
What is Willliam A. Ball, M.D.'s NPI number?
Willliam A. Ball, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689785396, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Willliam A. Ball, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 Keyser Ave, Natchitoches, LA, 71457. Phone: (318) 214-5770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Willliam A. Ball, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 13699R, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Willliam A. Ball, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Willliam A. Ball, M.D. had 686 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Willliam A. Ball, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 69.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.