What is Bruce Ballard's specialty?

Bruce Ballard (NPI 1821367863) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) in Fort Worth, TX.

Where does Bruce Ballard practice?

Bruce Ballard practices in Fort Worth, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1821367863.

How much does Medicare pay Bruce Ballard?

Bruce Ballard (NPI 1821367863) received approximately $8K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 73 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1821367863

Bruce BallardCRNA

PRACTICEHILLCREST ANESTHESIA, PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)Fort Worth, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$5K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 4,301 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) providers in TX — below median (cohort median 108).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

86.2

Quality

83.3

Cost

77.3

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

92.0

Payment adjustment

0.47%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Bruce 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). 10 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Amarillo Cataract And Eye Surgery Center Ltd Ambulatory Surgical Center · Amarillo, TX	453	651
James Rush Ophthalmology · Amarillo, TX	98	307
Christopher Mccarty Ophthalmology · Amarillo, TX	86	230
BSA HOSPITAL LLC	74	98
Sloan Rush Ophthalmology · Amarillo, TX	69	217
DENNEY, MONTY	65	66
Jason Ysasaga Ophthalmology · Amarillo, TX	36	66
Robert Gerald Ophthalmology · Amarillo, TX	28	65
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	28	37
Amber Dobler-Dixon Ophthalmology · Amarillo, TX	17	24

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

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