What is Heather Bales's specialty?

Heather Bales (NPI 1477725661) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Audiologist in Oak Ridge, TN.

Where does Heather Bales practice?

Heather Bales practices in Oak Ridge, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1477725661.

How much does Medicare pay Heather Bales?

Heather Bales (NPI 1477725661) received approximately $6K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 155 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1477725661

Heather BalesMA,CCC/A

AudiologistOak Ridge, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

294

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

302

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$6K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 181 Audiologist providers in TN — top quintile (cohort median 160).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Heather Bales'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). 1 inbound referrers · 5 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SCHULTZ, RICHARD	33	34

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Charles Sewall Otolaryngology · Oak Ridge, TN	44	57
Frederick Bunge Otolaryngology · Oak Ridge, TN	35	52
Brynae Miley Otolaryngology · Oak Ridge, TN	22	29
METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER	18	21
Susan Webb Audiologist · Knoxville, TN	11	12

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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