Dr. James Robert Ballard , MD
Surgery - Vascular Surgery • Bend, OR
1550 Ne 27th St Ste 100
Bend, OR 977017760
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. James Ballard is listed in NPPES under Surgery - Vascular Surgery.
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NPI assigned on June 18, 2007; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 5,757 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:
- Q9967 — Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml: 3,650 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 317 service units.
- 93880 — Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow: 216 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.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 30 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 500 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:
- Clopidogrel (Clopidogrel Bisulfate) — 275 prescription fills, including refills.
- Atorvastatin Calcium — 51 prescription fills, including refills.
- Cilostazol — 41 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 8 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Oregon (2024, 39 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 483. Middle half: 195 to 1,292.
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 1,026 in 2020 to 5,757 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1550 Ne 27th St Ste 100
Bend, OR 977017760
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Oregon Vascular Specialists 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
University Of Utah School Of Medicine
2013
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery - Vascular Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
918 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 $422,761 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 $324,674 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
1,240 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
$96,586 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: $2,259.56 across 38 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $1,947.96 across 36 records.
- Travel and Lodging: $311.60 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 9)
- Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.: $590.74 across 12 records.
- Boston Scientific Corporation: $521.43 across 13 records.
- Penumbra, Inc.: $403.98 across 3 records.
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
13 years (graduated 2013)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2013 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
2007
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?”
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Ballard 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. Ballard 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 Bend and Oregon
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Oregon (2024, 39 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 483. Middle half: 195 to 1,292.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Bend have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Oregon (2024, 39 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $32,433. Middle half: $14,169 to $81,061.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Bend have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Oregon (2024, 39 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $24,322. Middle half: $11,090 to $62,218.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Bend have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Oregon (2024, 31 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 106. Middle half: 42 to 244.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Bend have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Oregon (2024, 31 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,469. Middle half: $460 to $19,392.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Bend have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
5 active clinicians are listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery with a practice address in Bend, OR (64 in Oregon).
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 increased 461% from 1,026 in 2020 to 5,757 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,026
- 2021: 1,559
- 2022: 2,233
- 2023: 4,241
- 2024: 5,757
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 186% from $147,855 in 2020 to $422,761 in 2024.
- 2020: $147,855
- 2021: $229,613
- 2022: $413,001
- 2023: $595,752
- 2024: $422,761
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 186% from $113,488 in 2020 to $324,674 in 2024.
- 2020: $113,488
- 2021: $176,858
- 2022: $320,325
- 2023: $464,994
- 2024: $324,674
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 694% from 63 in 2020 to 500 in 2024.
- 2020: 63
- 2021: 203
- 2022: 283
- 2023: 345
- 2024: 500
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 1469% from 79 in 2020 to 1,240 in 2024.
- 2020: 79
- 2021: 398
- 2022: 636
- 2023: 826
- 2024: 1,240
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 860% from $10,063 in 2020 to $96,586 in 2024.
- 2020: $10,063
- 2021: $32,445
- 2022: $68,888
- 2023: $68,564
- 2024: $96,586
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) decreased 50% from $4,555.42 in 2021 to $2,259.56 in 2025.
- 2021: $4,555.42
- 2022: $1,165.58
- 2023: $1,579.08
- 2024: $2,780.34
- 2025: $2,259.56
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): 38 records totaling $2,259.56.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $276.60 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ARTIX MT | General | $170.36 |
| Cook Medical LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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COOK | General | $145.24 |
| Penumbra, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Indigo System | General | $141.91 |
| Penumbra, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Indigo System | General | $138.33 |
| Penumbra, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Penumbra System | General | $123.74 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VENASEAL | General | $114.75 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis | General | $110.59 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent | General | $101.75 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Persona | General | $89.50 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Persona | General | $84.98 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S | General | $72.41 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ranger | General | $54.20 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Vascular Intervention | General | $41.98 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JETSTREAM SC | General | $40.26 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Vascular Intervention | General | $37.52 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Vascular Intervention | General | $37.44 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JETSTREAM SC | General | $36.82 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control | General | $35.10 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $35.00 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ranger | General | $34.21 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis | General | $33.90 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent | General | $33.19 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JETSTREAM SC | General | $31.67 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JETSTREAM SC | General | $27.28 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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Q9967
Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml
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3,650 | 50 | $1.00 | $0.13 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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317 | 245 | $262.85 | $88.00 |
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93880
Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow
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216 | 205 | $550.50 | $181.29 |
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G2211
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's
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174 | 151 | $48.02 | $15.82 |
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99153
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes
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173 | 40 | $33.05 | $11.13 |
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93922
Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries
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154 | 138 | $237.96 | $65.39 |
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93978
Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts
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126 | 116 | $520.96 | $169.68 |
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93926
Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts
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106 | 91 | $368.33 | $120.76 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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99 | 80 | $370.94 | $124.32 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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88 | 88 | $321.38 | $107.00 |
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93923
Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries
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78 | 73 | $368.15 | $107.96 |
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93971
Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers
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58 | 54 | $344.70 | $113.06 |
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99152
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes
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58 | 43 | $145.59 | $48.76 |
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76937
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access
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57 | 42 | $110.46 | $37.05 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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54 | 54 | $481.78 | $161.20 |
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93925
Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts
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49 | 45 | $684.12 | $229.18 |
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93975
Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow
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41 | 38 | $766.54 | $256.60 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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37 | 37 | $371.64 | $124.38 |
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37252
Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel
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33 | 26 | $2688.15 | $899.39 |
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75710
Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image
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30 | 23 | $429.82 | $143.21 |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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21 | 14 | $225.07 | $75.19 |
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93990
Ultrasound of hemodialysis access
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19 | 17 | $373.77 | $113.89 |
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75716
Review by radiologist of both arms or legs arteries image
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18 | 14 | $467.61 | $156.73 |
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99442
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes
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18 | 18 | $262.20 | $88.03 |
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37227
Removal of plaque and insertion of stents in arteries of leg
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16 | 13 | $31666.95 | $10598.73 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 275 | 21,400 | $3,617.74 | 104 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 51 | 4,284 | $652.51 | 20 |
| Cilostazol | Cilostazol | 41 | 3,146 | $1,057.76 | 16 |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 37 | 2,903 | $51,166.20 | 16 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 34 | 108 | $50.87 | 31 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 34 | 2,242 | $39,547.60 | 15 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 14 | 960 | $147.12 | — |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 14 | 1,140 | $345.71 | — |
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: 2020-11-13NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0129X
A surgeon with expertise in the management of surgical disorders of the blood vessels, excluding the intracranial vessels or the heart.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0129X
A surgeon with expertise in the management of surgical disorders of the blood vessels, excluding the intracranial vessels or the heart.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - VASCULAR SURGERY
I20200505002272
OR
9234374992
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
Oregon Vascular Specialists Llc
1550 Ne 27th St, Bend, OR 977017760
Phone: 5413138111
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery - Vascular Surgery
PAULLONGMD
Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1550 NE 27TH ST STE 100, BEND, OR 977017760 (Tel: 5413138111)
Registered at 1550 NE 27TH ST STE 100, BEND, OR 977017760 (Tel: 5413138111)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1055 N 300 W, SUITE 205, PROVO, UT 846043344 (Tel: 8013749100)
Registered at PO BOX 27128, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 841270128
Recorded as JAMES BALLARD, M.D.
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: UT 289654-1205)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery - Vascular Surgery Specialists in Bend
Healthcare providers in BendMailing Address
1550 Ne 27th St Ste 100
Bend, OR 977017760
Phone: 5413138111