Dr. James R. Ballard, MD

  • Madison, WI
  • Interventional cardiologist
NPI1508209354PAC ID6204059199
Medicare services, 2024
1,263
Medicare patients, 2024
780
Part D claims, 2024
1,887
Hospital affiliations
5
Industry payments
$8,229
Practice address
700 South Park St, Madison, WI 53715
Practice phone
Call (608) 251-6100
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Primary practice

SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison

Hospital · Madison, Wisconsin

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Dr. James R. Ballard is an interventional cardiologist in Madison, Wisconsin

Dr. Ballard practices at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison in Madison, Wisconsin, part of SSM Health Care.

Dr. Ballard's NPI, 1508209354, was assigned on April 11, 2013. Dr. Ballard holds Wisconsin license 62920.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6204059199
NPI enumeration date
April 11, 2013
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(608) 251-6100
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
39
Medical school graduation
2013

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

Dr. James R. Ballard practices at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison in Madison, Wisconsin

Dr. Ballard's primary practice is SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison, at 700 South Park St, Madison, WI 53715 in Dane County. The practice phone is (608) 251-6100.

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Dr. James R. Ballard is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Ballard's primary practice is SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison in Madison, Wisconsin, part of SSM Health Care. Dr. Ballard is also affiliated with SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo. The medical group on file is SSM Health Dean Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ballard to 3 more hospitals and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James R. Ballard's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ballard practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - MadisonAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. James R. Ballard is one of 120 interventional cardiologists in Wisconsin

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Ballard's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Ballard is licensed in Wisconsin.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Interventional cardiology, WisconsinPrimaryLicense 62920 · taxonomy 207RI0011X

Interventional cardiologists near Dr. Ballard

Counts of interventional cardiologists 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. James R. Ballard billed Medicare for 1,263 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,263 Medicare services from Dr. Ballard across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 780 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $112,939 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,263
Medicare patients780
Paid by Medicare$112,939
Procedure codes17

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 9832024: 80518%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4852024: 32234%
Surgery
2023: 1282024: 1243%
Lab and pathology
2023: 02024: 12

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

  • In an office30124%
  • In a facility96276%

Dr. Ballard compared with the Wisconsin median for interventional cardiologists, 2024

  • Dr. Ballard
  • Wisconsin median
Medicare services
1,263vs 1,287Close to median
Medicare patients
780vs 67216% above
Part D claims
1,713vs 1,8206% below

Medians across 120 interventional cardiologists in Wisconsin with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Ballard'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. James R. Ballard treated 780 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 780 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ballard in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 314 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% 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. Ballard's median patient age at 73, with 48% women.

Medicare patients, 2024780
Average age75
Average risk score1.53
Also on Medicaid13%

Dr. Ballard's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Ballard's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women36547%
  • Men41553%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease55%
  4. Heart failure42%
  5. Atrial fibrillation40%
  6. Diabetes38%
  7. Arthritis36%
  8. Chronic kidney disease31%

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

Dr. Ballard's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women48%
  • Men51%

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

Dr. James R. Ballard wrote 1,887 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ballard wrote 1,887 Medicare Part D claims for 430 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,713 of them, across 26 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $183,264 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,648 claims across 29 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,887
Drugs named by CMS26
Total drug cost$183,264
Part D patients430

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

  • Generic1,704 claims90%
  • Brand-name183 claims10%

Dr. Ballard'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. Ballard's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics1%28 of 1,887 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: 1,6482024: 1,7134%

Drugs named by CMS: 26 in 2024, 29 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. James R. Ballard ranks in the 74th percentile for coronary angioplasty and stenting in Medicare

Dr. Ballard accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 38 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Ballard, more than 74% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Ballard ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Coronary angioplasty and stenting
74th percentile38 procedures

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Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. James R. Ballard received $8,229 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 50 general payments to Dr. Ballard from 11 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 50% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $5,891.

General payments to Dr. Ballard by program year, 2017 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Ballard by kind, 2017 to 2025

$8.2Kin total
  • Consulting fees$4,08550%
  • Travel and lodging$2,13026%
  • Food and beverage$1,94524%
  • Education$421%
  • Grants$270%

Companies that paid Dr. Ballard the most, 2017 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

Sources for Dr. James R. Ballard'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)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (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)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. James R. Ballard's NPI number?

Dr. James R. Ballard's NPI number is 1508209354. It was assigned on April 11, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. James R. Ballard?

Dr. James R. Ballard is an interventional cardiologist in Madison, Wisconsin. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Interventional Cardiology Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0011X).

Where does Dr. James R. Ballard practice?

Dr. Ballard practices at 700 South Park St, Madison, WI 53715. Dr. Ballard's primary practice is SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison in Madison, Wisconsin, part of SSM Health Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ballard to 3 hospitals and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. James R. Ballard's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ballard is (608) 251-6100.

What is Dr. James R. Ballard's medical license number?

Dr. Ballard holds Wisconsin license 62920.

Which hospitals is Dr. James R. Ballard affiliated with?

Dr. Ballard practices at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison in Madison, Wisconsin. Dr. Ballard is also affiliated with SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo. Dmand AI links Dr. Ballard to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. James R. Ballard part of?

Dr. Ballard is linked to SSM Health Dean Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Ballard to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. James R. Ballard accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ballard billed Medicare for 1,263 services in 2024, and Dr. Ballard accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. James R. Ballard see?

CMS counts 780 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ballard in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Dr. James R. Ballard bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ballard's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93010), office visit, established patient (99214) and special service (99152).

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What drugs does Dr. James R. Ballard prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ballard's most prescribed drugs by claims were Metoprolol Succinate, Carvedilol and Atorvastatin Calcium.

Has Dr. James R. Ballard received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $8,229 in general payments to Dr. Ballard from 11 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Edwards Lifesciences Corporation.

How long has Dr. James R. Ballard been practicing?

Dr. Ballard graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.

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