Dr. Eric M Ball , MD
Internal Medicine โข Walla Walla, WA
55 W Tietan St
Walla Walla, WA 993624445
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NPI assigned on February 14, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 2,450 Original Medicare Part B services in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2023:
- 99215 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 886 service units.
- J3301 โ Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg: 314 service units.
- G2212 โ Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or: 142 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 26 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 900 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Atorvastatin Calcium โ 148 prescription fills, including refills.
- Omeprazole โ 53 prescription fills, including refills.
- Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide (Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide) โ 49 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 35 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Walla Walla, WA (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 223. Middle half: 118 to 5,310.
Close to the middle for Part D prescriptions among clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Washington (2024, 1,654 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 834. Middle half: 101 to 3,989.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 7,061 in 2019 to 2,450 in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2019โ2023.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
55 W Tietan St
Walla Walla, WA 993624445
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
Internal Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $225,938 in 2023
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2023. 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2023.
Paid by Medicare
About $153,694 in 2023
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2023, 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2023.
30-day fills
2,224 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
$27,735 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 โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $21.62 in 2024
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024.
NPI first issued
2006
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, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
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.
Compared with the same specialty in Walla Walla and Washington
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Walla Walla, WA (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 223. Middle half: 118 to 5,310.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Washington (2024, 1,654 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 834. Middle half: 101 to 3,989.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Walla Walla, WA (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,723. Middle half: $1,145 to $589,167.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Washington (2024, 1,654 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $61,689. Middle half: $2,998 to $293,737.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Ball are from 2023.
37 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Walla Walla, WA (3,081 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Walla Walla
10.8% of these 37 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
43.2% of these 37 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
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 65% from 7,061 in 2019 to 2,450 in 2023.
- 2019: 7,061
- 2020: 7,100
- 2021: 6,355
- 2022: 5,096
- 2023: 2,450
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 16% from $269,496 in 2019 to $225,938 in 2023.
- 2019: $269,496
- 2020: $309,939
- 2021: $312,823
- 2022: $276,325
- 2023: $225,938
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 23% from $200,151 in 2019 to $153,694 in 2023.
- 2019: $200,151
- 2020: $237,184
- 2021: $229,430
- 2022: $190,225
- 2023: $153,694
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 84% from 5,795 in 2020 to 900 in 2024.
- 2020: 5,795
- 2021: 5,861
- 2022: 5,492
- 2023: 5,451
- 2024: 900
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 82% from 12,662 in 2020 to 2,224 in 2024.
- 2020: 12,662
- 2021: 12,806
- 2022: 12,554
- 2023: 12,521
- 2024: 2,224
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 89% from $263,344 in 2020 to $27,735 in 2024.
- 2020: $263,344
- 2021: $322,597
- 2022: $348,527
- 2023: $414,261
- 2024: $27,735
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $462.05 in 2020 to $21.62 in 2024.
- 2020: $462.05
- 2021: $13.60
- 2022: $57.49
- 2023: $17.85
- 2024: $21.62
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2023), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2024), 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 2024 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $21.62.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Pfizer Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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NURTEC ODT | General | $21.62 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99215
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
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886 | 422 | $430.45 | $178.17 |
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J3301
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg
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314 | 46 | $2.76 | $1.08 |
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G2212
Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or
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142 | 90 | $80.00 | $31.88 |
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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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120 | 85 | $307.00 | $127.16 |
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J3489
Injection, zoledronic acid, 1 mg
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120 | 24 | $19.30 | $8.87 |
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G0008
Administration of influenza virus vaccine
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98 | 94 | $60.00 | $30.87 |
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90662
Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free
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93 | 89 | $79.00 | $70.68 |
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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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89 | 35 | $222.58 | $88.89 |
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36415
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
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60 | 58 | $20.00 | $8.40 |
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G0009
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine
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53 | 53 | $80.00 | $30.28 |
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85027
Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
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49 | 49 | $30.00 | $6.34 |
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90677
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use
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49 | 49 | $410.71 | $281.51 |
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69209
Removal of impacted ear wax by washing
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40 | 38 | $45.88 | $15.32 |
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99211
Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional
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40 | 29 | $58.75 | $23.56 |
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20610
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
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39 | 30 | $202.58 | $65.62 |
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96372
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle
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38 | 12 | $60.00 | $14.28 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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36 | 20 | $133.19 | $56.86 |
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84443
Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
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33 | 33 | $95.00 | $16.46 |
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83036
Hemoglobin a1c level
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27 | 27 | $40.00 | $9.52 |
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96365
Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less
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26 | 24 | $195.00 | $65.39 |
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17000
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth
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20 | 19 | $175.00 | $66.64 |
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17003
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths
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20 | 11 | $35.00 | $6.86 |
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99497
Advance care planning, first 30 minutes
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16 | 14 | $210.00 | $82.41 |
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20605
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint
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15 | 14 | $165.33 | $48.98 |
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84153
Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, total
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14 | 14 | $100.00 | $18.02 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2023; 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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| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 148 | 11,167 | $1,484.55 | 75 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 53 | 3,634 | $460.42 | 27 |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 49 | 3,810 | $608.79 | 21 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 45 | 3,390 | $319.56 | 26 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 43 | 3,690 | $361.90 | 26 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 41 | 3,150 | $314.48 | 21 |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 39 | 2,373 | $456.31 | 13 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 35 | 3,150 | $271.02 | 18 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 32 | 2,790 | $919.68 | 17 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 26 | 1,772 | $264.28 | 13 |
| Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide | Bisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide | 23 | 1,140 | $365.08 | โ |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 22 | 563 | $115.45 | โ |
| Bumetanide | Bumetanide | 22 | 1,171 | $679.80 | 11 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 21 | 1,561 | $527.88 | 12 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 20 | 1,620 | $453.68 | โ |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 19 | 1,710 | $188.56 | 13 |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 18 | 1,620 | $293.20 | โ |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 17 | 1,452 | $71.08 | โ |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 17 | 1,290 | $157.57 | โ |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 16 | 1,290 | $475.31 | 11 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 15 | 810 | $364.25 | โ |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 15 | 616 | $1,436.33 | โ |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 15 | 1,350 | $226.08 | 11 |
| Olanzapine | Olanzapine | 15 | 513 | $164.86 | โ |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 14 | 990 | $61.63 | โ |
(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
NUCC 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.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physical Therapist
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Dermatology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated February 14, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Internal Medicine Providers in Walla Walla
- Dr. Cynthia Rasch, MD
- Dr. Karen Geheb, MD
- Dr. Bruce Barga, MD
- Dr. Stevie Mazyck, MD
- Dr. Haris Zaheer, MD
- Dr. Eric Jauhiainen, MD
Mailing Address
55 W Tietan St
Walla Walla, WA 993624445
Phone: 5095253720