Kathleen Ballard, NP
NPI 1861414260ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner· Shreveport, LA
Nurse Practitioner (NP) with Lsu Health Sciences Center Shreveport Faculty Group Practice, practicing in Shreveport, Louisiana. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $62,675 for 224 claims, against $5,930 paid for services in 2024. Travere Therapeutics, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $215.51 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1861414260 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | NP |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 24, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 23, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 23, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner Primary | 363L00000X | AP04387 | LA |
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 - Nurse Practitioner (LA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 25 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 32 across 3 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $5,930 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 224 · 364 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 65 |
| Total drug cost | $62,675 |
| Generic share | 84% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Lsu Health Sciences Center Shreveport Faculty Group PracticeShreveport, LA · 571 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$215.51 · 4 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$427.52 · 8 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | $155.21 | 2 |
| Akebia Therapeutics Inc | $39.63 | 1 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $20.67 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$215.51 · 4 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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