Physician

Erica Embry Ballard, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Erica Ballard, MD (NPI: 1922447853) practices ophthalmology in the Springfield, MO market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Greene, MO. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is MERCY CLINIC SPRINGFIELD COMMUNITIES (NPI: 1245277631; TIN: 431560263) and primary practice location at 65804-2227. Ballard is affiliated with the Mercy Health ACO, LLC (ACO ID: A2616), participating under the MSSP model.

Ballard's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 725 traditional Medicare patients, billed 15,854 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,635,016 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 92004 (New patient complete exam of visual system). Part D data shows 758 prescription claims across 247 beneficiaries totaling $19,030 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). No Open Payments records. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved sharply higher in recent years, from $3,397 to $1,635,016. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $13,464 to $19,030. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$818K$1.6M2017 Medicare payment: $3,397 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $15,176 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $136,186 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $438,486 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $653,218 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $1,030,094 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $1,473,372 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $1,635,016 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
20175079$3,397
2018109135$15,176
20192241,204$136,186
20203913,483$438,486
20214535,004$653,218
20226707,070$1,030,094
202365714,279$1,473,372
202472515,854$1,635,016

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$13K$25K2015 Drug cost: $13,464 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $9,957 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $15,445 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $12,413 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $15,001 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $15,256 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $16,098 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $24,089 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $25,185 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $19,030 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015101183$13,464
201647105$9,957
201756146$15,445
201851130$12,413
201979196$15,001
2020101337$15,256
2021134383$16,098
2022196542$24,089
2023218719$25,185
2024247758$19,030

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
92004New patient complete exam of visual system177177$91
67028Injection of drug into eye2821,415$85
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system535800$75
J9035Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg160611$54
92134Imaging of retina6852,147$26

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate2658,736$8,811
Polymyxin B Sul-TrimethoprimPolymyxin B Sulf/Trimethoprim1805,549$1,229
Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat654,597$839
Dorzolamide HclDorzolamide Hcl211,588$364
Brimonidine TartrateBrimonidine Tartrate532,966$357

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Erica Embry Ballard, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Erica Embry Ballard, MD (NPI 1922447853), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Erica Embry Ballard, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Erica Embry Ballard, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Mercy Health ACO, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A2616).

What billing organization is linked to Erica Embry Ballard, MD?

Erica Embry Ballard, MD is linked to MERCY CLINIC SPRINGFIELD COMMUNITIES (billing NPI 1245277631) in the available physician profile data.

Does Erica Embry Ballard, MD have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.