Dr. Craig Richard Ballard , MD
Anesthesiology β’ Murray, UT
5121 S Cottonwood St
Murray, UT 841075701
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
5121 S Cottonwood St
Murray, UT 841075701
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Anesthesiology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019β2025.
NPI first issued
2024
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.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
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, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
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. 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 Murray and Utah
75 active clinicians are listed under Anesthesiology with a practice address in Murray, UT (670 in Utah).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Murray
1.3% of these 75 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
81.3% of these 75 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-09-15NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSORDER AND REFERRING ONLY - ANESTHESIOLOGY
I20250917001356
UT
2769986322
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at HELIX 5N101, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84112 (Tel: 8015812121)
Recorded as CRAIG BALLARD, MD
Anesthesiology (license number reported to NPPES: UT 14241184-1205)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 5121 S COTTONWOOD ST, MURRAY, UT 841075701 (Tel: 1801507700)
Registered at 5121 S COTTONWOOD ST, MURRAY, UT 841075701
Recorded as CRAIG BALLARD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Anesthesiology Specialists in Murray
- Dr. Harold Rust, MD
- Dr. Robert Hall, MD
- Dr. James Nichols, MD
- Dr. Kristin Washburn, MD
- Dr. Shane Petersen, MD
- Dr. Grace Hsieh, MD
Mailing Address
Helix 5n101
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Phone: 8015812121