Nina Gabrielle Ballew, OD
NPI 1598380545ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Albuquerque, NM
Optometrist (OD) with Eye Associates of New Mexico Ltd, practicing in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $99,108 for 692 claims, against $53,417 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $62.98 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1598380545 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | OD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 15, 2020 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Certified by provider | Jun 30, 2020 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist Primary | 152W00000X | 046.011441 | IL |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (NM) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 496 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 764 across 16 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $53,417 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 692 · 1,216 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 220 |
| Total drug cost | $99,108 |
| Generic share | 63% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Optometry |
Medical group
- Eye Associates of New Mexico LtdAlbuquerque, NM · 64 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$62.98 · 3 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$206.60 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $43.00 | 2 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $19.98 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$62.98 · 3 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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