Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou, MD

  • Cleveland, OH
  • Rheumatologist
NPI1316975105
Medicare services, 2024
199
Medicare patients, 2024
129
Part D claims, 2024
2,285
Publications
33
Clinical trials
3
Practice address
2500 Metrohealth Drive, Cleveland, OH 44109
Practice phone
Call (216) 778-7089
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Primary practice

MetroHealth Main Campus Medical Center

Hospital · Cleveland, Ohio

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Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou is a rheumatologist in Cleveland, Ohio

Dr. Ballou practices at MetroHealth Main Campus Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, part of Cuyahoga County.

Dr. Ballou's NPI, 1316975105, was assigned on June 29, 2006. Dr. Ballou graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1973. Dr. Ballou holds Ohio license 35-03-7255-B.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
June 29, 2006
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(216) 778-7089
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
79
Medical school graduation
1973

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

Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou practices at MetroHealth Main Campus Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio

Dr. Ballou's primary practice is MetroHealth Main Campus Medical Center, at 2500 Metrohealth Drive, Cleveland, OH 44109 in Cuyahoga County. The practice phone is (216) 778-7089.

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Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Ballou's primary practice is MetroHealth Main Campus Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, part of Cuyahoga County. The medical group on file is MetroHealth Professional Group.

Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
MetroHealth Main Campus Medical CenterAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou is one of 258 rheumatologists in Ohio

Rheumatology is Dr. Ballou's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Ballou is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Ballou is licensed in Ohio.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Rheumatology, OhioPrimaryLicense 35-03-7255-B · 1974 to 2027 · taxonomy 207RR0500X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists arteritis, arthritis, gout, joint arthropathy, joint pain, lupus, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain and osteoporosis among the conditions Dr. Ballou treats.

Rheumatologists near Dr. Ballou

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Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou billed Medicare for 199 services in 2024

CMS data shows 199 Medicare services from Dr. Ballou across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 129 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $9,159 for them.

Medicare services, 2024199
Medicare patients129
Paid by Medicare$9,159
Procedure codes4

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1852024: 15118%
Other services
2023: 02024: 48

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

  • In an office10653%
  • In a facility9347%

Dr. Ballou compared with the Ohio median for rheumatologists, 2024

  • Dr. Ballou
  • Ohio median
Medicare services
199vs 61468% below
Medicare patients
129vs 21339% below
Part D claims
2,087vs 1,13784% above

Medians across 259 rheumatologists in Ohio with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Ballou's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou treated 129 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 129 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ballou in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 67 patients. 74% of them have arthritis, and 69% have high cholesterol. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.43, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ballou's median patient age at 69, with 78% women.

Medicare patients, 2024129
Average age72
Average risk score1.43
Also on Medicaid19%

Dr. Ballou's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Ballou's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women10279%
  • Men2721%

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

  1. Arthritis74%
  2. High cholesterol69%
  3. High blood pressure68%
  4. Osteoporosis47%
  5. Chronic kidney disease27%
  6. Mood disorders27%
  7. Diabetes25%
  8. Depression24%

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

Dr. Ballou's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women78%
  • Men21%

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

Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou wrote 2,285 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ballou wrote 2,285 Medicare Part D claims for 320 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,087 of them, across 37 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,907,733 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,090 claims across 36 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,285
Drugs named by CMS37
Total drug cost$1.9M
Part D patients320

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

  • Generic1,806 claims79%
  • Brand-name and other479 claims21%

Dr. Ballou'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: 2,0902024: 2,087No change

Drugs named by CMS: 37 in 2024, 36 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

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Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou has 33 publications on record

Dmand AI links 33 papers to Dr. Ballou, published from 2009 to 2023. 2014 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic, Arthritis, Rheumatoid and C-Reactive Protein. Dr. Ballou has published most often in J Rheumatol. Dr. Ballou's most frequent co-authors are Douglas Einstadter, MD, Leila Muhieddine, MD and Yael Sarah Ross, MD.

Papers33
Years published2009 to 2023

Dr. Ballou's papers by year, 2009 to 2023

Topics Dr. Ballou writes about most

  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid
  • C-Reactive Protein
  • Antibodies, Antinuclear
  • Cells, Cultured
  • DNA
  • Interleukin-1
  • Lipopolysaccharides

Dr. Ballou's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Ballou

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Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou has worked on 3 clinical trials

Dmand AI links Dr. Ballou to 3 clinical trials. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic, Connective Tissue Diseases and Negative rheumatoid factor polyarthritis. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Ballou that name 1 trial.

Conditions in Dr. Ballou's trials

  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
  • Connective Tissue Diseases
  • Negative rheumatoid factor polyarthritis
  • Arthritis, Juvenile

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Ballou

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Ballou

Sources: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026; Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou received $3,504 in industry payments from 2016 to 2022

CMS Open Payments shows 40 general payments to Dr. Ballou from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 64% of the total. Celgene Corporation paid the most, $1,534. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $2,227 in 2021, naming 1 clinical trial.

General payments to Dr. Ballou by program year, 2016 to 2022

General payments to Dr. Ballou by kind, 2016 to 2022

$3.5Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$2,25564%
  • Food and beverage$1,24836%

Companies that paid Dr. Ballou the most, 2016 to 2022

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Ballou.

Awards and honors for Dr. Ballou

  1. Undated
    • ACR Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Dr. Ballou graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1973. Dr. Ballou is a member of ACR.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in rheumatologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou accepts plans from 11 insurance carriers

Dr. Ballou is in network with 11 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Cigna and Molina. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Cigna
  • Molina
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • CareSource
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
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Plan types Dr. Ballou accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare9
  2. HMO6
  3. PPO5
  4. Medicaid2
  5. POS2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou's NPI number?

Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou's NPI number is 1316975105. It was assigned on June 29, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou?

Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou is a rheumatologist in Cleveland, Ohio. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).

Where does Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou practice?

Dr. Ballou practices at 2500 Metrohealth Drive, Cleveland, OH 44109. Dr. Ballou's primary practice is MetroHealth Main Campus Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, part of Cuyahoga County.

What is Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ballou is (216) 778-7089.

What is Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou's medical license number?

Dr. Ballou holds Ohio license 35-03-7255-B.

Which hospitals is Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou affiliated with?

Dr. Ballou practices at MetroHealth Main Campus Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

What medical group is Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou part of?

Dr. Ballou is linked to MetroHealth Professional Group.

Does Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ballou billed Medicare for 199 services in 2024.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou see?

CMS counts 129 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ballou in 2024, with an average age of 72.

Is Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou board certified?

Yes. Dr. Ballou is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

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What services does Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ballou's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and medicare service (G2211).

Where did Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou go to medical school?

Dr. Ballou graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1973.

What drugs does Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ballou's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, Methotrexate and Prednisone.

Has Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $3,504 in general payments to Dr. Ballou from 14 companies from 2016 to 2022. The largest total came from Celgene Corporation.

How long has Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou been practicing?

Dr. Ballou graduated from medical school in 1973, 53 years ago.

Does Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou do research?

Dmand AI links 33 publications to Dr. Ballou, published from 2009 to 2023. Dr. Ballou has worked on 3 clinical trials.

Who does Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou publish with?

Dr. Ballou's most frequent co-authors are Douglas Einstadter, MD (2 shared papers), Leila Muhieddine, MD (2 shared papers) and Yael Sarah Ross, MD (2 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Stanley Paul Ballou accept?

Dr. Ballou is in network with 11 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Cigna and Molina. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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