What is Scott Ball's specialty?

Scott Ball (NPI 1952325318) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in San Diego, CA.

Where does Scott Ball practice?

Scott Ball practices in San Diego, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1952325318.

How much does Medicare pay Scott Ball?

Scott Ball (NPI 1952325318) received approximately $371K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 544 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

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

Top paying entities

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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