Australas J Dermatol
Dr. Sally S. Ball, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,559
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 432
- Part D claims, 2024
- 8,898
- Publications
- 3
- MIPS score, 2024
- 92
- Practice address
- 8001 Youree Dr, Shreveport, LA 71115
- Practice phone
- Call (318) 212-3456
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Willis Knighton Pierremont
Shreveport, Louisiana
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Dr. Sally S. Ball is an internist in Shreveport, Louisiana
Dr. Ball practices at Willis Knighton Pierremont in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Dr. Ball's NPI, 1568441251, was assigned on January 11, 2006. Dr. Ball graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in 1995. Dr. Ball holds Louisiana license 022535.
- NPI
- 1568441251NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8022919729
- NPI enumeration date
- January 11, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (318) 212-3456
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 57
- Medical school graduation
- 1995
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Sally S. Ball practices at Willis Knighton Pierremont in Shreveport, Louisiana
Dr. Ball's primary practice is Willis Knighton Pierremont, at 8001 Youree Dr, Shreveport, LA 71115 in Caddo Parish. The practice phone is (318) 212-3456.
- Willis Knighton Pierremont8001 Youree Dr, Shreveport, LA 71115 · Caddo ParishPhone(318) 212-3456
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Sally S. Ball is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Ball's primary practice is Willis Knighton Pierremont in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Ball is also affiliated with Willis Knighton North. The medical group on file is Internal Medicine Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ball to 1 more hospital, 2 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Sally S. Ball's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ball practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Willis Knighton Pierremont | Available with a free account |
| +5 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Sally S. Ball is one of 1,571 internists in Louisiana
Internal medicine is Dr. Ball's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Ball is licensed in Louisiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, LouisianaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute mini-stroke (TIA), acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, adjustment disease, alcohol use disorders, aneurysm and ankle or foot injury among the conditions Dr. Ball treats.
Internists near Dr. Ball
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Sally S. Ball billed Medicare for 2,559 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,559 Medicare services from Dr. Ball across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 432 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $146,846 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Ball's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2,0372024: 1,68217%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 7462024: 33355%
- Other services
- 2023: 4792024: 29039%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 4282024: 19754%
- Imaging
- 2023: 972024: 5741%
Dr. Ball compared with the Louisiana median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Ball
- Louisiana median
- Medicare services
- 2,559vs 4216.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 432vs 1602.7 times
- Part D claims
- 8,118vs 40819.9 times
Medians across 1,561 internists in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Ball's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Sally S. Ball treated 432 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 432 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ball in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 176 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.02, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ball's median patient age at 72, with 74% women.
Dr. Ball's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Ball's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women33778%
- Men9522%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ball's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis55%
- Diabetes31%
- Mood disorders28%
- Depression27%
- Ischemic heart disease27%
- Osteoporosis27%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Ball's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women74%
- Men24%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Sally S. Ball wrote 8,898 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ball wrote 8,898 Medicare Part D claims for 626 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 8,118 of them, across 125 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $550,905 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 7,358 claims across 118 drugs.
Dr. Ball's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic7,805 claims88%
- Brand-name1,029 claims12%
- Other64 claims1%
Dr. Ball's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Ball's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%45 of 8,898 claims
- Antibiotics1%82 of 8,898 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%56 of 8,898 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 7,3582024: 8,11810%
Drugs named by CMS: 125 in 2024, 118 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Sally S. Ball scored 92 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Ball for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Ball accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Ball's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 92of 100Final score
- 81.4of 100Quality
- 95of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Sally S. Ball has 3 publications on record
Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Ball, published from 2021 to 2023. Dr. Ball has published most often in Australas J Dermatol.
Dr. Ball's papers by year, 2021 to 2023
Recent publications by Dr. Ball
Australas J Dermatol
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Sally S. Ball received $7,140 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 461 general payments to Dr. Ball from 49 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Daiichi Sankyo Inc. paid the most, $2,027.
General payments to Dr. Ball by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Ball by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$7,120100%
- Education$200%
Companies that paid Dr. Ball the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Sally S. Ball has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Ball, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Ball
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Sally S. Ball graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Dr. Ball graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in 1995.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Sally S. Ball accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers
Dr. Ball is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Humana
- +7 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Ball accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO11
- Medicare9
- HMO6
- POS6
- EPO3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Sally S. Ball's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Sally S. Ball's NPI number?
Dr. Sally S. Ball's NPI number is 1568441251. It was assigned on January 11, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Sally S. Ball?
Dr. Sally S. Ball is an internist in Shreveport, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Sally S. Ball practice?
Dr. Ball practices at 8001 Youree Dr, Shreveport, LA 71115. Dr. Ball's primary practice is Willis Knighton Pierremont in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ball to 1 hospital, 2 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Sally S. Ball's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ball is (318) 212-3456.
What is Dr. Sally S. Ball's medical license number?
Dr. Ball holds Louisiana license 022535.
Which hospitals is Dr. Sally S. Ball affiliated with?
Dr. Ball is affiliated with Willis Knighton North. Dmand AI links Dr. Ball to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Sally S. Ball part of?
Dr. Ball is linked to Internal Medicine Associates.
Does Dr. Sally S. Ball accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ball billed Medicare for 2,559 services in 2024, and Dr. Ball accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Sally S. Ball's MIPS score?
Dr. Ball's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 92 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Sally S. Ball see?
CMS counts 432 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ball in 2024, with an average age of 76.
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What services does Dr. Sally S. Ball bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ball's most billed Medicare services were care management and other visits (99490), office visit, established patient (99214) and care management and other visits (99439).
Where did Dr. Sally S. Ball go to medical school?
Dr. Ball graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in 1995.
What drugs does Dr. Sally S. Ball prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ball's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium and Metformin HCl.
Has Dr. Sally S. Ball received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $7,140 in general payments to Dr. Ball from 49 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
How long has Dr. Sally S. Ball been practicing?
Dr. Ball graduated from medical school in 1995, 31 years ago.
Does Dr. Sally S. Ball do research?
Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Ball, published from 2021 to 2023.
What insurance does Dr. Sally S. Ball accept?
Dr. Ball is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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