Active NPI 1689785396 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Willliam A Ball , MD

Surgery • Natchitoches, LA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Willliam Ball, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Natchitoches, LA. With approximately 31 years of clinical experience since graduating from Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans in 1995, Dr. Ball delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 601 KEYSER AVE.

Dr. Ball is affiliated with Nrmc Physician Ipa Inc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least, established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

601 Keyser Ave

Natchitoches, LA 714576020

Telephone 3182145770

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Nrmc Physician Ipa Inc Facility NPI 1497283733

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans

Graduation Year

1995

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Natchitoches, LA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

31 Yrs +0.2 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 30.8 Yrs

State Avg: 27.9 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

4 Specialists

Practicing in Natchitoches, LA (474 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

73.4% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Ball (31 Years) 31 Yrs

Natchitoches Specialty Average (30.8 Years) 30.8 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	75	38	$153.28	$73.27
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	57	50	$238.35	$90.68
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	49	49	$306.02	$124.28
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	46	39	$327.91	$134.23
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	38	32	$210.26	$110.35
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	30	28	$825.43	$104.04
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	28	25	$135.29	$61.48
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	27	27	$886.74	$169.74
45384 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using a flexible endoscope with electrical cautery	25	25	$1254.68	$205.02
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$215.36	$76.96
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	12	11	$345.17	$152.71

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	101	83	$160.00	$94.27
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	87	42	$125.00	$77.42
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	77	77	$245.00	$130.23
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	70	62	$115.00	$64.40
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	47	40	$170.00	$116.49
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	45	40	$765.00	$109.51
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	43	38	$220.00	$139.44
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	37	37	$160.00	$81.13
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	34	34	$856.00	$168.74
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	32	31	$315.00	$165.54
45384 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using a flexible endoscope with electrical cautery	28	28	$1175.00	$208.77
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	16	15	$522.00	$96.20
11606 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, more than 4.0 cm	11	11	$1208.00	$280.09

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	113	95	$160.00	$95.21
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	111	56	$125.00	$69.25
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	78	63	$220.00	$141.53
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	69	60	$115.00	$65.43
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	66	66	$245.00	$131.22
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	55	55	$160.00	$81.86
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	29	27	$765.00	$109.54
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	28	27	$315.00	$193.12
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	27	27	$856.00	$177.78
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	19	18	$170.00	$98.78
45384 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using a flexible endoscope with electrical cautery	17	17	$1175.00	$216.29
26990 Drainage of abscess or blood accumulation in pelvis or hip joint	14	11	$1522.00	$671.95
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	14	14	$522.00	$102.49
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	13	13	$315.00	$180.62
11606 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, more than 4.0 cm	11	11	$1208.00	$312.48

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	107	55	$125.00	$70.17
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	80	72	$160.00	$96.93
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	77	55	$220.00	$145.07
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	62	62	$245.00	$134.48
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	53	45	$115.00	$65.24
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	40	39	$315.00	$194.31
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	35	35	$160.00	$83.97
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	21	21	$856.00	$187.24
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	20	20	$765.00	$107.36
45384 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using a flexible endoscope with electrical cautery	18	18	$1175.00	$231.14
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	12	12	$522.00	$99.74
26990 Drainage of abscess or blood accumulation in pelvis or hip joint	12	12	$1522.00	$675.27
43235 Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	11	11	$350.00	$106.37

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	96	84	$315.00	$202.74
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	84	49	$125.00	$71.69
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	69	56	$220.00	$140.82
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	67	58	$160.00	$104.52
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	49	49	$245.00	$155.78
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	34	33	$765.00	$101.99
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	32	32	$856.00	$190.91
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	22	$160.00	$78.47
99285 Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity	19	19	$310.00	$178.59
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	18	15	$220.00	$112.35
26990 Drainage of abscess or blood accumulation in pelvis or hip joint	15	15	$1522.00	$658.49
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	13	13	$115.00	$72.84
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	12	12	$115.00	$51.86
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	11	11	$245.00	$131.07
45384 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using a flexible endoscope with electrical cautery	11	11	$1175.00	$234.91

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	129	98	$220.00	$137.70
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	127	58	$125.00	$70.79
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	102	77	$160.00	$101.67
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	98	94	$315.00	$198.01
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	81	81	$245.00	$156.72
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	33	33	$160.00	$103.36
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	24	24	$856.00	$188.52
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	23	23	$765.00	$119.24
99285 Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity	14	14	$310.00	$173.42

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	158	112	$220.00	$137.74
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	86	86	$245.00	$158.56
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	83	80	$315.00	$197.65
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	51	46	$160.00	$99.55
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	43	29	$125.00	$71.40
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	30	30	$856.00	$181.90
99285 Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity	24	23	$310.00	$167.05
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	24	23	$765.00	$117.14
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	16	15	$115.00	$68.39
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$160.00	$98.08

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	177	117	$220.00	$135.14
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	95	92	$314.74	$196.52
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	90	90	$245.00	$157.50
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	82	50	$125.00	$69.77
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	69	59	$160.00	$101.32
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	50	50	$856.00	$186.78
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	37	37	$160.00	$103.02
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	26	25	$765.00	$97.57
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	18	18	$522.00	$100.45
45384 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using a flexible endoscope with electrical cautery	15	15	$1175.00	$233.35
11606 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, more than 4.0 cm	12	12	$1208.00	$319.48
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	12	12	$189.00	$117.14
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	12	11	$115.00	$69.27
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	12	12	$315.00	$199.31

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2020-07-15

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License LA 13699R

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

1428469 (LA)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Nrmc Physician Ipa Inc

501 Keyser Ave, Natchitoches, LA 714576018

Phone: 3183542555

Secondary Practice Locations

501 Keyser Ave

Natchitoches, LA 714576018

Phone: 3182145770

740 Keyser Ave, Suite D

Natchitoches, LA 714576037

Phone: 3183542555

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

11 Associated Practitioners

Roxanne Cook , NP

Nurse Practitioner - Gerontology

NPI 1073296422

Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Lauren Anderson-Carriere , MD

Otolaryngology

NPI 1073785945

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Nicholas Miller

Physician Assistant

NPI 1487333118

Dr. Theodore Jordan , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1528067915

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Jessica Peluso , PA-C

Physician Assistant - Medical

NPI 1548215403

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Latoya Howard , APRN

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1649843160

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

8 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location July 15, 2020

Registered at 601 KEYSER AVE, NATCHITOCHES, LA 714576020 (Tel: 3182145770)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 15, 2020

Registered at PO BOX 2475, NATCHITOCHES, LA 714572475 (Tel: 3186636131)

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NPI Profile Active July 08, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location July 08, 2007

Registered at 740 KEYSER AVE, SUITE D, NATCHITOCHES, LA 714576037 (Tel: 3183542555)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 08, 2007

Registered at 740 KEYSER AVE, SUITE D, NATCHITOCHES, LA 714576037 (Tel: 3183542555)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 08, 2007

Recorded as WILLLIAM BALL, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 08, 2007

Surgery (License #13699R in LA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration August 31, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1689785396

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: August 31, 2006

Last Update: July 15, 2020

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

Po Box 2475

Natchitoches, LA 714572475

Phone: 3186636131

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