Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD

  • Chattanooga, TN
  • Pain medicine physician
NPI1609832229PAC ID1456263847
Medicare services, 2024
2,254
Medicare patients, 2024
285
Part D claims, 2024
2,337
MIPS score, 2024
84
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
5959 Shallowford Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37421
Practice phone
Call (423) 648-8480
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Primary practice

Consultants in Pain Management

Chattanooga, Tennessee

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Dr. Gregory N. Ball is a pain medicine physician in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Dr. Ball practices at Consultants in Pain Management in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Dr. Ball's NPI, 1609832229, was assigned on April 22, 2006. Dr. Ball graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Ball holds Tennessee license 000026097.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1456263847
NPI enumeration date
April 22, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(423) 648-8480
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
59
Medical school graduation
1993

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

Dr. Gregory N. Ball practices at Consultants in Pain Management in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Dr. Ball's primary practice is Consultants in Pain Management, at 5959 Shallowford Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37421 in Hamilton County. The practice phone is (423) 648-8480.

  • Consultants in Pain Management
    5959 Shallowford Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37421 · Hamilton CountyPhone(423) 648-8480

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

Dr. Gregory N. Ball is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Ball's primary practice is Consultants in Pain Management in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Ball is also affiliated with CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga. The medical group on file is Consultants In Pain Management. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ball to 1 more physician office and 1 group practice or clinic, each 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. Gregory N. Ball's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ball practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Consultants in Pain ManagementAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Gregory N. Ball is one of 16 pain medicine physicians in Tennessee

Pain medicine is Dr. Ball's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208VP0000X. The record also lists pain medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Ball's licenses on file in 2 states: Tennessee and Georgia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Pain medicine, TennesseePrimaryLicense 26097 · taxonomy 208VP0000X
  • Georgia licenseLicense 046733

Pain medicine physicians near Dr. Ball

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Dr. Gregory N. Ball billed Medicare for 2,254 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,254 Medicare services from Dr. Ball across 50 procedure codes in 2024, for 285 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $102,870 for them.

Medicare services, 20242,254
Medicare patients285
Paid by Medicare$102,870
Procedure codes50

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Lab and pathology
2023: 6452024: 91342%
Surgery
2023: 6552024: 53718%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 2,4142024: 50279%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2392024: 2218%
Other services
2023: 2322024: 8265%
Imaging
2023: 132024: 0100%
Tests and treatments
2023: 922024: 0100%

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

  • In an office1,76878%
  • In a facility48722%

Dr. Ball compared with the Tennessee median for pain medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Ball
  • Tennessee median
Medicare services
2,254vs 5783.9 times
Medicare patients
285vs 2715% above
Part D claims
2,148vs 7472.9 times

Medians across 19 pain medicine physicians in Tennessee 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. Gregory N. Ball treated 285 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 285 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ball in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 120 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.46, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ball's median patient age at 67, with 63% women.

Medicare patients, 2024285
Average age72
Average risk score1.46
Also on Medicaid13%

Dr. Ball's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Ball's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women18665%
  • Men9935%

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

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol73%
  4. Anxiety46%
  5. Mood disorders43%
  6. Depression42%
  7. Diabetes37%
  8. Ischemic heart disease34%

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 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women63%
  • Men37%

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

Dr. Gregory N. Ball wrote 2,337 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ball wrote 2,337 Medicare Part D claims for 491 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,148 of them, across 38 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $145,050 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,738 claims across 34 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,337
Drugs named by CMS38
Total drug cost$145,050
Part D patients491

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

  • Generic2,091 claims89%
  • Brand-name246 claims11%

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

  • Opioids54%1,261 of 2,337 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%22 of 2,337 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: 1,7382024: 2,14824%

Drugs named by CMS: 38 in 2024, 34 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. Gregory N. Ball scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Ball for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Ball accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ball as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Ball's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 84of 100Final score
  • 94.3of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 49of 100Cost

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. Gregory N. Ball received $58,758 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 1,100 general payments to Dr. Ball from 71 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 60% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $12,059.

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

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

$58.8Kin total
  • Food and beverage$35,24460%
  • Travel and lodging$9,91917%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$7,50013%
  • Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$6,07510%
  • Education$200%

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. Gregory N. Ball graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine

Dr. Ball graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 1993.

  1. Medical schoolMedical College of Georgia School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Gregory N. 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)
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. Gregory N. Ball's NPI number?

Dr. Gregory N. Ball's NPI number is 1609832229. It was assigned on April 22, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Gregory N. Ball?

Dr. Gregory N. Ball is a pain medicine physician in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pain Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 208VP0000X).

Where does Dr. Gregory N. Ball practice?

Dr. Ball practices at 5959 Shallowford Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37421. Dr. Ball's primary practice is Consultants in Pain Management in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ball to 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Gregory N. Ball's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ball is (423) 648-8480.

What is Dr. Gregory N. Ball's medical license number?

Dr. Ball holds Tennessee license 000026097, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Gregory N. Ball been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ball in Tennessee and Georgia.

Which hospitals is Dr. Gregory N. Ball affiliated with?

Dr. Ball is affiliated with CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga.

What medical group is Dr. Gregory N. Ball part of?

Dr. Ball is linked to Consultants In Pain Management.

Does Dr. Gregory N. Ball accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ball billed Medicare for 2,254 services in 2024, and Dr. Ball accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Gregory N. Ball offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Ball as offering telehealth services.

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What is Dr. Gregory N. Ball's MIPS score?

Dr. Ball's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Gregory N. Ball see?

CMS counts 285 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ball in 2024, with an average age of 72.

What services does Dr. Gregory N. Ball bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ball's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J2919), office visit, established patient (99214) and injected or infused drug (J3301).

Where did Dr. Gregory N. Ball go to medical school?

Dr. Ball graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 1993.

What drugs does Dr. Gregory N. Ball prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ball's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Gabapentin.

Has Dr. Gregory N. Ball received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $58,758 in general payments to Dr. Ball from 71 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbott Laboratories.

How long has Dr. Gregory N. Ball been practicing?

Dr. Ball graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.

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