Christy Michelle Ballard, FNP-C
NPI 1679117006ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Opelika, AL
Nurse Practitioner, Family (FNP-C) with The East Alabama Health Care Authority, practicing in Opelika, Alabama. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $128,678 for 164 claims, against $5,528 paid for services in 2024. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation was the largest of 27 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,195 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Eamc - Lanier and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1679117006 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP-C |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 29, 2019 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | 1-142729 | AL |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (AL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 100 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 131 across 4 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $5,528 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 164 · 332 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 62 |
| Total drug cost | $128,678 |
| Generic share | 92% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- The East Alabama Health Care AuthorityOpelika, AL · 120 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Eamc - LanierValley, AL
- The East Alabama Healthcare AuthorityOpelika, AL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,195 · 57 payments from 27 companies
- 2024$1,137 · 58 payments from 26 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $163.99 | 7 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $119.20 | 5 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $89.75 | 5 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | $66.48 | 2 |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $62.42 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,195 · 57 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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