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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1457310476

Cara BallardM.D.

PRACTICEARKANSAS HEALTH GROUPSee all providers at this practice →
Family PracticeBenton, ARI
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Where Cara 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). 4 inbound referrers · 7 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
MEDICAL LABORATORIES OF ARKANSAS, INC.140538
SALINE HOSPITAL LLC46149
BAPTIST HEALTH2462
Bib, Llc
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Little Rock, AR
1537
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
MEDICAL LABORATORIES OF ARKANSAS, INC.50158
SALINE HOSPITAL LLC46123
Natalie Bradford
Physician Assistant · Benton, AR
2638
BAPTIST HEALTH1964
Bib, Llc
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Little Rock, AR
1527
ARKANSAS HEART HOSPITAL, LLC1332
JENNINGS, BRYAN1321
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.
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
6,172
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$315K
Distinct drugs
126
Brand share
19.7%
Top prescribed drugs
Levothyroxine Sodium220 claims
Prednisone174 claims
Atorvastatin Calcium166 claims
Gabapentin165 claims
Omeprazole161 claims
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
1,376
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
2,502
Distinct HCPCS
21
Medicare payment
$100K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 1,065 Family Practice providers in AR — above median (cohort median 1,089).
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$264
Payment records
15
By payment type
Food and Beverage$264