Dr. Robert Blakeslee Ballard , MD
Surgery - Vascular Surgery โข Appleton, WI
2000 E Milestone Dr
Appleton, WI 549136701
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Dr. Robert Ballard is listed in NPPES under Surgery - Vascular Surgery.
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NPI assigned on August 16, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 276 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99152 โ Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older): 73 service units.
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 48 service units.
- 99231 โ Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day: 20 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ 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 13 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 455 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:
- Clopidogrel (Clopidogrel Bisulfate) โ 335 prescription fills, including refills.
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) โ 76 prescription fills, including refills.
- Xarelto (Rivaroxaban) โ 25 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 4 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Wisconsin (2024, 58 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 296. Middle half: 184 to 455.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 417 in 2020 to 276 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2000 E Milestone Dr
Appleton, WI 549136701
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 2 distinct group names: Fox Valley Surgical Associates Ltd; Fresenius Access Care Physicians Of Madison 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
Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine
1991
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery - Vascular Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
196 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 โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $36,640 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $28,831 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
833 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
$44,148 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.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $266.82 across 11 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $266.82 across 11 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 7)
- Stryker Corporation: $66.89 across 3 records.
- Inari Medical, Inc.: $60.09 across 2 records.
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation: $55.76 across 2 records.
Research and ownership records are not included in these totals; they are in the table below.
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
35 years (graduated 1991)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1991 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
2005
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, 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.
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 Appleton and Wisconsin
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Wisconsin (2024, 58 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 296. Middle half: 184 to 455.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Appleton have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Wisconsin (2024, 58 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $21,448. Middle half: $13,103 to $43,457.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Appleton have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Wisconsin (2024, 58 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,829. Middle half: $9,466 to $32,432.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Appleton have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Wisconsin (2024, 53 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 100. Middle half: 33 to 162.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Appleton 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 Wisconsin (2024, 53 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $2,311. Middle half: $415 to $20,339.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Appleton have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
4 active clinicians are listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery with a practice address in Appleton, WI (90 in Wisconsin).
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 34% from 417 in 2020 to 276 in 2024.
- 2020: 417
- 2021: 339
- 2022: 349
- 2023: 389
- 2024: 276
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 12% from $41,794 in 2020 to $36,640 in 2024.
- 2020: $41,794
- 2021: $33,358
- 2022: $35,606
- 2023: $52,335
- 2024: $36,640
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 13% from $33,092 in 2020 to $28,831 in 2024.
- 2020: $33,092
- 2021: $26,802
- 2022: $27,806
- 2023: $41,152
- 2024: $28,831
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 11% from 513 in 2020 to 455 in 2024.
- 2020: 513
- 2021: 600
- 2022: 618
- 2023: 554
- 2024: 455
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30-day fills
30-day fills stayed about the same: 826 in 2020 and 833 in 2024.
- 2020: 826
- 2021: 1,019
- 2022: 1,077
- 2023: 948
- 2024: 833
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 258% from $12,329 in 2020 to $44,148 in 2024.
- 2020: $12,329
- 2021: $23,410
- 2022: $32,222
- 2023: $41,889
- 2024: $44,148
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $130.06 in 2021 to $15,266.35 in 2025.
- 2021: $130.06
- 2022: $425.47
- 2023: $6,798.13
- 2024: $268.68
- 2025: $15,266.35
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 โ December 31, 2025): 12 records totaling $15,266.35.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Hubly Incorporated |
N/A
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โ | Ownership | $14,999.53 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S | General | $44.12 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S | General | $32.92 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LEQVIO | General | $32.18 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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EMBOLD Fibered | General | $25.31 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LEQVIO | General | $23.58 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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LifeVest | General | $22.25 |
| Phraxis, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $21.78 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ARTIX MT | General | $18.63 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S | General | $15.97 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INTHRILL THROMBECTOMY CATHETER | General | $15.34 |
| Cook Medical LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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COOK | General | $14.74 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016โ2023 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 โ by Provider and Service data, 2017โ2024; 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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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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73 | 63 | $125.60 | $10.97 |
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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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48 | 45 | $364.00 | $120.37 |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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20 | 11 | $199.00 | $45.34 |
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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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17 | 17 | $541.00 | $146.90 |
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75625
Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image
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16 | 14 | $512.00 | $59.86 |
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36832
Revision of hemodialysis graft
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15 | 14 | $4759.60 | $626.26 |
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36821
Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery for hemodialysis
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14 | 14 | $2544.57 | $561.86 |
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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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14 | 13 | $237.00 | $85.05 |
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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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13 | 13 | $359.00 | $103.83 |
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43239
Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope
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12 | 11 | $2157.00 | $73.06 |
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75710
Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image
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12 | 11 | $932.00 | $73.72 |
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36901
Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit with review by radiologist
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11 | 11 | $1932.00 | $147.00 |
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45385
Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare
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11 | 11 | $3426.00 | $229.18 |
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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| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 335 | 20,400 | $3,382.37 | 121 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 76 | 132 | $238.39 | 62 |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 25 | 1,230 | $23,076.00 | โ |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 19 | 960 | $17,451.44 | โ |
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: 2025-07-22NUCC 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: 208600000X
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.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0127X
Trauma surgery is a recognized subspecialty of general surgery. Trauma surgeons are physicians who have completed a five-year general surgery residency and usually continue with a one to two year fellowship in trauma and/or surgical critical care, typically leading to additional board certification in surgical critical care. There is no trauma surgery board certification at this point. To obtain board certification in surgical critical care, a fellowship in surgical critical care or anesthesiology critical care must be completed during or after general surgery residency.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20050414001186
WI
5890769178
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
Fox Valley Surgical Associates Ltd
2000 E Milestone Dr, Appleton, WI 549136701
Phone: 9207318131
Fresenius Access Care Physicians Of Madison Llc
5020 American Family Dr, Madison, WI 537188304
Phone: 6086212001
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Nurse Practitioner - Adult Health
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 2000 E MILESTONE DR, APPLETON, WI 549136701 (Tel: 9207318289)
Registered at 2000 E MILESTONE DR, APPLETON, WI 549136701 (Tel: 9207318289)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1818 N MEADE ST, SUITE 240 WEST, APPLETON, WI 549113454 (Tel: 9207318289)
Registered at 1818 N MEADE ST, SUITE 240 WEST, APPLETON, WI 549113454 (Tel: 9207318289)
Recorded as ROBERT BALLARD, MD
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: WI 41244 020)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery - Vascular Surgery Specialists in Appleton
Healthcare providers in AppletonMailing Address
2000 E Milestone Dr
Appleton, WI 549136701
Phone: 9207318289