Dr. Patrick Earl Ball , DO
Internal Medicine • Middlesboro, KY
1530 Us Highway 25 E
Middlesboro, KY 409651861
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Dr. Patrick Ball is listed in NPPES under Internal Medicine.
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NPI assigned on July 9, 2016; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 154 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99285 — Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making: 99 service units.
- 99284 — Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making: 55 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 3,417 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) — 236 prescription fills, including refills.
- Gabapentin — 179 prescription fills, including refills.
- Levothyroxine Sodium — 109 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 87 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Kentucky (2024, 915 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 737. Middle half: 286 to 1,366.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 1,073 in 2020 to 154 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1530 Us Highway 25 E
Middlesboro, KY 409651861
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Middlesboro, KY. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation; Yalinie Medics Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2016
What Public CMS Data Show
Internal Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
172 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $22,906 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $17,288 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
4,083 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$107,951 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $108.32 across 6 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $108.32 across 6 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 5)
- ABBVIE INC.: $29.46 across 2 records.
- Indivior Inc.: $23.16 across 1 record.
- OWP Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: $23.03 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
10 years (graduated 2016)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2016 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2016
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Ball has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Ball as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Middlesboro and Kentucky
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Kentucky (2024, 915 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 737. Middle half: 286 to 1,366.
Too few clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Middlesboro have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Kentucky (2024, 915 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $64,037. Middle half: $26,221 to $118,018.
Too few clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Middlesboro have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Kentucky (2024, 915 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $49,729. Middle half: $20,060 to $90,713.
Too few clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Middlesboro have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Kentucky (2024, 1,053 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,329. Middle half: 158 to 7,169.
Too few clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Middlesboro have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Kentucky (2024, 1,053 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $95,806. Middle half: $7,223 to $540,042.
Too few clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Middlesboro have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
8 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Middlesboro, KY (1,526 in Kentucky).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 86% from 1,073 in 2020 to 154 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,073
- 2021: 1,000
- 2022: 1,074
- 2023: 609
- 2024: 154
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 81% from $118,591 in 2020 to $22,906 in 2024.
- 2020: $118,591
- 2021: $110,553
- 2022: $129,728
- 2023: $76,804
- 2024: $22,906
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 81% from $93,046 in 2020 to $17,288 in 2024.
- 2020: $93,046
- 2021: $88,127
- 2022: $100,065
- 2023: $58,636
- 2024: $17,288
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 2076% from 157 in 2020 to 3,417 in 2024.
- 2020: 157
- 2021: 153
- 2022: 88
- 2023: 207
- 2024: 3,417
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 2501% from 157 in 2020 to 4,083 in 2024.
- 2020: 157
- 2021: 153
- 2022: 88
- 2023: 207
- 2024: 4,083
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 10616% from $1,007 in 2020 to $107,951 in 2024.
- 2020: $1,007
- 2021: $1,545
- 2022: $840
- 2023: $1,943
- 2024: $107,951
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $35.28 in 2019 to $108.32 in 2025.
- 2019: $35.28
- 2020: $36.50
- 2022: $44.05
- 2024: $95.68
- 2025: $108.32
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $108.32.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Indivior Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SUBLOCADE | General | $23.16 |
| OWP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Subvenite | General | $23.03 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CAPLYTA | General | $16.42 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Auvelity | General | $16.25 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $15.10 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $14.36 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99285
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making
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99 | 97 | $1714.18 | $167.16 |
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99284
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making
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55 | 52 | $1134.51 | $115.59 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 236 | 6,552 | $3,980.11 | 82 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 179 | 5,366 | $1,439.60 | 54 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 109 | 4,690 | $1,550.26 | 36 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 103 | 4,730 | $346.18 | 32 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 103 | 3,700 | $332.24 | 30 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 97 | 4,641 | $143.12 | 34 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 97 | 537 | $129.69 | 77 |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 97 | 831 | $1,245.47 | 47 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 96 | 2,128 | $2,100.58 | 30 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 75 | 2,710 | $85.47 | 23 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 68 | 3,485 | $427.36 | 26 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 59 | 1,850 | $110.55 | 19 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 57 | 2,070 | $209.44 | 16 |
| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 56 | 1,372 | $308.62 | 21 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 55 | 2,130 | $220.06 | 15 |
| Clonidine Hcl | Clonidine Hcl | 54 | 1,891 | $172.48 | 16 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 54 | 1,277 | $223.61 | 22 |
| Promethazine Hcl | Promethazine Hcl | 54 | 484 | $358.67 | 20 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 53 | 2,150 | $76.71 | 25 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 50 | 1,321 | $1,037.09 | 23 |
| Ventolin Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 49 | 910 | $2,911.82 | 18 |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 48 | 239 | $133.08 | 40 |
| Diazepam | Diazepam | 48 | 1,316 | $204.82 | 12 |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 47 | 2,310 | $155.07 | 18 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 47 | 1,587 | $224.01 | 20 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-04-04NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - EMERGENCY MEDICINE
I20221212000994
TN
3577821354
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation
226 Medical Plaza Ln, Whitesburg, KY 418587425
Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation
132 Village Ctr Rd, Harlan, KY 408311777
Phone: 6065737771
Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation
1530 Us Hwy 25 E, Middlesboro, KY 409651861
Phone: 6066549450
Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation
226 Medical Plaza Ln, Whitesburg, KY 418587425
Phone: 6066334871
Yalinie Medics Llc
80 Hospital Dr, Barbourville, KY 409067363
Phone: 6066542412
Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation
251 S Pine St, Pineville, KY 409771646
Phone: 6063373500
Secondary Practice Locations
1540 Us Highway 25 E
Middlesboro, KY 409651861
Phone: 6066549450
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Family Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1530 US HIGHWAY 25 E, MIDDLESBORO, KY 409651861 (Tel: 6066549450)
Registered at 1540 US HIGHWAY 25 E, MIDDLESBORO, KY 409651861 (Tel: 6066549450)
Registered at PO BOX 40, WHITESBURG, KY 418580040 (Tel: 6066334823)
Internal Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: KY 04472)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 100 15TH ST NW, NORTON, VA 242731616 (Tel: 2764391000)
Registered at 100 15TH ST NW, NORTON, VA 242731616
Recorded as PATRICK BALL, DO
Internal Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: VA 0116029873)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Internal Medicine Providers in Middlesboro
Mailing Address
Po Box 40
Whitesburg, KY 418580040
Phone: 6066334823