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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1073583613

Richard BallardM.D.

Orthopedic SurgeryRuston, LAI
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MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
237
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
537
Distinct HCPCS
6
Medicare payment
$19K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 318 Orthopedic Surgery providers in LA — below median (cohort median 1,748).
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
884
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$9K
Distinct drugs
11
Brand share
0.0%
Top prescribed drugs
Diclofenac Sodium175 claims
Prednisone155 claims
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl122 claims
Naproxen100 claims
Methocarbamol83 claims
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
Final MIPS score
81.5
Quality
60.0
Cost
0.0
Improvement activities
40.0
Promoting interop.
100.0
Payment adjustment
0.27%
APM Entity
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$62
Payment records
3
By payment type
Food and Beverage$62
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Ballard's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 36 inbound referrers · 78 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
Green Clinic Llc
Clinical Laboratory · Ruston, LA
1901,520
RUSTON LOUISIANA HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC172397
George Smith
Cardiology · Ruston, LA
52158
Sedo Tamakloe
Internal Medicine · Ruston, LA
36121
John Braud
Diagnostic Radiology · Shreveport, LA
3676
Pafford Emergency Medical Services, Inc.
Ambulance Service Provider · Ruston, LA
3693
Martina Tamakloe
Internal Medicine · Ruston, LA
35120
ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER, INC3591
Warren Green
Diagnostic Radiology · West Monroe, LA
3490
Mohammad Alam
Infectious Disease · Shreveport, LA
3282
Elvin Tubre
Internal Medicine · Ruston, LA
29157
Edward Calvert
Emergency Medicine · West Monroe, LA
2868
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
Jeffrey Weeks
Diagnostic Radiology · Ruston, LA
210494
RUSTON LOUISIANA HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC186487
Green Clinic Llc
Clinical Laboratory · Ruston, LA
1811,084
George Smith
Cardiology · Ruston, LA
54135
John Braud
Diagnostic Radiology · Shreveport, LA
50125
William Smith
Cardiology · Ruston, LA
50135
Christopher Erikson
Diagnostic Radiology · West Monroe, LA
46139
Pafford Emergency Medical Services, Inc.
Ambulance Service Provider · Ruston, LA
41108
ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER, INC4195
William Rasberry
Nurse Practitioner · Ruston, LA
41173
PATE, STEVEN39105
Sedo Tamakloe
Internal Medicine · Ruston, LA
38199
Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.