PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1952325318

Scott BallM.D.

Orthopedic SurgerySan Diego, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

919

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,057

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$336K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,921 Orthopedic Surgery providers in CA — above median (cohort median 1,100).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$56

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Dexamethasone20 claims

Amoxicillin16 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

90.8

Quality

84.1

Cost

73.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.66%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$203K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$198K

Travel and Lodging$3K

Food and Beverage$887

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Scott Ball'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). 9 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA	176	1,061
Edward Smitaman Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	62	176
Brady Huang Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	62	159
Evelyne Fliszar Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	59	164
Jamie John Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · San Diego, CA	37	137
ACCENTCARE HOME HEALTH OF CALIFORNIA, INC.	33	108
CENTERWELL CERTIFIED HEALTHCARE CORP.	26	33
Margaret Driver Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · San Diego, CA	19	57
Donna Hansel Pathology · Houston, TX	16	47

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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ProviderScore

OIG/SAM exclusion screening, sanctions history