Dr. Stuart R. Ball, MD

  • Ocean Springs, MS
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1528479987PAC ID0648585646
Medicare services, 2024
21,338
Medicare patients, 2024
775
Part D claims, 2024
717
MIPS score, 2024
81
Industry payments
$4,341
Practice address
3631 Bienville Blvd, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
Practice phone
Call (251) 473-1900
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Primary practice

Premier Health Management, Inc.

Ocean Springs, Mississippi

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Dr. Stuart R. Ball is an ophthalmologist in Ocean Springs, Mississippi

Dr. Ball practices at Premier Health Management, Inc. in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.

Dr. Ball's NPI, 1528479987, was assigned on May 19, 2014. Dr. Ball graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2014. Dr. Ball holds Alabama license 40751.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0648585646
NPI enumeration date
May 19, 2014
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(251) 473-1900
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
38
Medical school graduation
2014

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Stuart R. Ball practices at Premier Health Management, Inc. in Ocean Springs, Mississippi

Dr. Ball's primary practice is Premier Health Management, Inc., at 3631 Bienville Blvd, Ocean Springs, MS 39564 in Jackson County. The practice phone is (251) 473-1900.

  • Premier Health Management, Inc.
    3631 Bienville Blvd, Ocean Springs, MS 39564 · Jackson CountyPhone(251) 473-1900

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Stuart R. Ball is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Ball's primary practice is Premier Health Management, Inc. in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The medical group on file is Premier Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ball to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Stuart R. Ball's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ball practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Premier Health Management, Inc.Available with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Stuart R. Ball is one of 123 ophthalmologists in Mississippi

Ophthalmology is Dr. Ball's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Ball's licenses on file in 2 states: Alabama and Kentucky.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, AlabamaPrimaryLicense 40751 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • Kentucky licenseLicense 51449

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Ball

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123ophthalmologists in Mississippi
6ophthalmologists in Ocean Springs

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Stuart R. Ball billed Medicare for 21,338 services in 2024

CMS data shows 21,338 Medicare services from Dr. Ball across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 775 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,447,850 for them.

Medicare services, 202421,338
Medicare patients775
Paid by Medicare$1.4M
Procedure codes11

Dr. Ball's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 6,7552024: 17,090153%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,9622024: 1,9942%
Surgery
2023: 1,1762024: 1,1334%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,1142024: 1,1211%

Where Dr. Ball's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office21,325100%
  • In a facility130%

Dr. Ball compared with the Mississippi median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Ball
  • Mississippi median
Medicare services
21,338vs 2,4008.9 times
Medicare patients
775vs 97721% below
Part D claims
662vs 1,05237% below

Medians across 136 ophthalmologists in Mississippi 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. Stuart R. Ball treated 775 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 775 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ball in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 306 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.53, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ball's median patient age at 73, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 2024775
Average age77
Average risk score1.53
Also on Medicaid6%

Dr. Ball's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Ball's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women45659%
  • Men31941%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Ball's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis44%
  4. Diabetes44%
  5. Ischemic heart disease40%
  6. Chronic kidney disease35%
  7. Atrial fibrillation23%
  8. Heart failure23%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Ball's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men43%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Stuart R. Ball wrote 717 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ball wrote 717 Medicare Part D claims for 230 patients. 57% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 662 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $32,941 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 496 claims across 11 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024717
Drugs named by CMS14
Total drug cost$32,941
Part D patients230

Dr. Ball's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic410 claims57%
  • Brand-name307 claims43%

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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 4962024: 66233%

Drugs named by CMS: 14 in 2024, 11 in 2023.

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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. Stuart R. Ball scored 81 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 out of 100 for Dr. Ball for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. 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

  • 81of 100Final score
  • 81.7of 100Quality
  • 77of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 76of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Cataract surgery: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Stuart R. Ball received $4,341 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 105 general payments to Dr. Ball from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 81% of the total. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $1,447.

General payments to Dr. Ball by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Ball by kind, 2016 to 2025

$4.3Kin total
  • Food and beverage$3,52381%
  • Travel and lodging$70516%
  • Education$1133%

Companies that paid Dr. Ball the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Stuart R. Ball graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine

Dr. Ball graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2014.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Alabama School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Stuart R. Ball's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Stuart R. Ball's NPI number?

Dr. Stuart R. Ball's NPI number is 1528479987. It was assigned on May 19, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Stuart R. Ball?

Dr. Stuart R. Ball is an ophthalmologist in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Stuart R. Ball practice?

Dr. Ball practices at 3631 Bienville Blvd, Ocean Springs, MS 39564. Dr. Ball's primary practice is Premier Health Management, Inc. in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ball to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Stuart R. Ball's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ball is (251) 473-1900.

What is Dr. Stuart R. Ball's medical license number?

Dr. Ball holds Alabama license 40751, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Stuart R. Ball been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ball in Alabama and Kentucky.

What medical group is Dr. Stuart R. Ball part of?

Dr. Ball is linked to Premier Medical Group.

Does Dr. Stuart R. Ball accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ball billed Medicare for 21,338 services in 2024, and Dr. Ball accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Stuart R. Ball's MIPS score?

Dr. Ball's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 81 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Stuart R. Ball see?

CMS counts 775 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ball in 2024, with an average age of 77.

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What services does Dr. Stuart R. Ball bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ball's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J2777), eye exam or test (92134) and injected or infused drug (J0178).

Where did Dr. Stuart R. Ball go to medical school?

Dr. Ball graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2014.

What drugs does Dr. Stuart R. Ball prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ball's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate, Gentamicin Sulfate and Latanoprost.

Has Dr. Stuart R. Ball received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,341 in general payments to Dr. Ball from 21 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. Stuart R. Ball been practicing?

Dr. Ball graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.

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