Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Robert Ball, D.O.
Pain Medicine · Port Charlotte, FL
Practice pattern: Mixed Practice
— Diverse clinical practice across multiple procedure types
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating.
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What this data tells you about Dr. Ball
Dr. Robert Ball is a pain medicine specialist in Port Charlotte, FL, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ball performed 10,331 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ball received a total of $222,634 from 40 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 552 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Ball is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 18 years of NPI registration
▲ Top 9% volume in FL
$222,634 industry payments
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA1
Active license
None
Board action on record
0
Recent admin complaints
| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osteopathic Physician | 11245 | Clear | March 31, 2028 | — |
Data from Florida Department of Health Medical Quality Assurance.
License records are public under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes.
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Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗10,331
Medicare services
Top 9% in FL for pain medicine
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$51
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midazolam injection, per 1 mg Administration of midazolam hydrochloride, a sedative medication, measured in 1 mg increments. |
1,699 | $0 | $5 |
| Betamethasone steroid injection An injection containing a combination of betamethasone acetate and betamethasone sodium phosphate. |
1,247 | $5 | $13 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
1,169 | $63 | $263 |
| Contrast dye for imaging, lower concentration | 1,155 | $0 | $15 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) An injection of dexamethasone sodium phosphate, a corticosteroid medication, administered in a dose of 1 milligram. |
1,030 | $0 | $2 |
| Methylprednisolone acetate injection, 80 mg An injection of 80 mg of methylprednisolone acetate, a corticosteroid medication. |
683 | $9 | $55 |
| Drug screening test A laboratory test that uses a chemistry analyzer to detect the presence of drugs in a sample. |
354 | $61 | $238 |
| Sedation by physician, initial 15 minutes Administration of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by the physician performing a procedure. This code covers the initial 15 minutes of sedation for patients aged 5 years or older. |
354 | $38 | $146 |
| Spine facet joint injection with imaging guidance, single level An injection is administered into a single facet joint of the lower or sacral spine while using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
227 | $177 | $683 |
| Additional sedation, per 15 minutes Administration of a drug to deepen sedation during a procedure. This code covers each additional 15-minute increment of sedation beyond the initial period. |
227 | $9 | $32 |
| Facet joint injection, second level, with imaging guidance An injection into a lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance for the second level treated. |
217 | $95 | $355 |
| Injection into lower spine canal with imaging guidance A procedure where a substance is injected into the lower part of the spinal canal. The injection is performed using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
150 | $192 | $756 |
| Facet joint nerve destruction, single joint A procedure to destroy nerves in a single lower or sacral spinal facet joint using imaging guidance to target pain signals. |
150 | $449 | $1,739 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 146 | $6 | $55 |
| Facet joint nerve destruction, additional joint This procedure uses imaging guidance to destroy nerves in an additional lower or sacral spinal facet joint. |
144 | $251 | $942 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
130 | $125 | $497 |
| Sacral spine nerve root injection with imaging guidance An injection of anesthetic and/or steroid medication into a sacral spine nerve root. The procedure uses imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
123 | $208 | $801 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into sacroiliac joint with imaging guidance This procedure involves injecting an anesthetic or steroid medication into the joint connecting the lower spine and hip bone. Imaging guidance is used to ensure accurate placement of the injection. |
121 | $141 | $590 |
| Spine facet joint injection with imaging guidance, single level An injection is administered into a single facet joint of the upper or middle spine while using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
106 | $176 | $694 |
| Facet joint injection, second level, with imaging An injection into a second spinal facet joint in the upper or middle spine, guided by imaging to ensure accurate placement. |
104 | $94 | $354 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) A 10 mg injection of triamcinolone acetonide, a corticosteroid medication. This code specifies the drug and dosage administered. |
104 | $1 | $5 |
| Joint injection, major joint Removal of fluid from a large joint and/or injection of medication into the joint space. |
91 | $53 | $211 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement Use of real-time X-ray imaging to guide the precise placement of a needle during a medical procedure. |
87 | $87 | $338 |
| Additional sacral spine nerve root injection with imaging An injection of anesthetic and/or steroid medication into an additional sacral spine nerve root level, guided by imaging. |
85 | $87 | $330 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 58 | $168 | $656 |
| Nerve destruction for spine-pelvis joint pain A procedure that destroys the nerves supplying the joint between the spine and pelvis to relieve pain. Imaging guidance is used to ensure accurate placement. |
54 | $344 | $1,366 |
| Facet joint nerve destruction, single joint This procedure uses imaging guidance to destroy the nerves supplying a single upper or middle spinal facet joint. It is performed to interrupt pain signals from that specific joint. |
49 | $350 | $1,363 |
| Facet joint nerve destruction, additional joint This procedure uses imaging guidance to destroy nerves in an additional upper or middle spinal facet joint. |
49 | $210 | $795 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
40 | $96 | $378 |
| Trigger point injection, 1-2 muscles A procedure involving the injection of medication into one or two specific muscles to treat trigger points. |
37 | $39 | $164 |
| Spinal injection with imaging guidance A procedure where medication is injected into the middle or upper part of the spinal canal. Imaging technology is used to guide the needle to the correct location. |
29 | $196 | $765 |
| Spinal nerve root injection with imaging guidance An injection of anesthetic or steroid medication into a single nerve root in the upper or middle spine. The procedure uses imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
25 | $242 | $911 |
| Heat destruction of intraosseous basivertebral nerve in bones of spine in lower back, first two bones | 25 | $362 | $1,416 |
| Trigger point injection, 3 or more muscles Injection of medication into three or more specific muscle trigger points to relieve pain. |
19 | $46 | $197 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter. |
16 | $136 | $525 |
| Minimally invasive spine decompression, lower spine A minimally invasive procedure to remove bone from the lower spine to relieve pressure on nerve tissue, guided by imaging and accessed through the skin. |
14 | $758 | $3,200 |
| Intraosseous basivertebral nerve ablation, lower back A procedure that uses heat to destroy the basivertebral nerve located within the bone of the lower spine. This is performed on additional vertebral levels beyond the initial treatment site. |
13 | $175 | $667 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
0.1% high complexity
71.6% medium
28.3% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$222,634
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $31,805/year across 7 years
Top 1% in FL for pain medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
40
Companies
552
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$50,454
2023
$85,560
2022
$42,078
2021
$9,251
2020
$4,279
2019
$2,923
2018
$28,089
Payments by company (2024)
Boston Scientific Corporation
$48,753
PAINTEQ LLC
$411
Abbott Laboratories
$347
MML US, Inc.
$275
Vertos Medical, Inc.
$266
Nevro Corp.
$175
SI-BONE, INC.
$43
Lundbeck LLC
$38
Averitas Pharma Inc.
$26
ABBVIE INC.
$24
SPR Therapeutics, Inc
$24
Medtronic, Inc.
$24
Nalu Medical, Inc.
$23
Curonix LLC
$16
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.
$9
Top 3 companies account for 98.1% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
$134,688
Boston Scientific Corporation
$49,054
Abbott Laboratories
$17,207
Vertiflex, Inc.
$7,664
Nevro Corp.
$7,061
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$2,072
Stryker Corporation
$841
PAINTEQ LLC
$738
Vertos Medical, Inc.
$508
Medtronic, Inc.
$454
VGI Medical, LLC
$387
MML US, Inc.
$288
Nalu Medical, Inc.
$272
Stimwave Technologies Incorporated
$223
Flowonix Medical Incorporated
$155
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$121
AbbVie Inc.
$83
Allergan, Inc.
$71
ABBVIE INC.
$70
SI-BONE, INC.
$61
Merit Medical Systems Inc
$53
Allergan Inc.
$53
US WorldMeds, LLC
$51
SPR Therapeutics, Inc
$43
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.
$43
Curonix LLC
$40
Lundbeck LLC
$38
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$33
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$33
Almatica Pharma LLC
$32
Avanos Medical
$28
Averitas Pharma Inc.
$26
PFIZER INC.
$26
Amgen Inc.
$20
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$19
Spinal Simplicity, LLC
$19
Shionogi Inc
$19
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$17
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$14
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.
$9
Top 3 companies account for 90.3% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AJOVY · Axium INS DRG IPG · BOTOX · BOTOX THERAPEUTIC · COOLIEF* COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY · DRG IPGs · DRG leads · ETERNA · Evoke · G4 RF Generator · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERATOR · GRALISE · General - Pain Management · HA MINUTEMAN G3-R · INTELLIS · INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM · IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS · Intracept · KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty · LYRICA · MYOBLOC · Morphabond ER · Nalu Neurostimulation System · Neuromodulation Dspsbls and Accs · OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION · Omnia · PAINTEQ · PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A · PROCLAIM · Prialt · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · Proclaim IPG · Prometra II · Protege Family of SCS IPGs · QUTENZA · RELISTOR ORAL · ReActiv8 · SCS IPGs · SCS leads · SPRINT PNS System · SUPERION · SYNCHROMED · Senza · Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · SiJoin · StabiliT · Superion · Superion ISS · Superion Indirect Decompression System · Symproic · UBRELVY · VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM · VYEPTI · WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 · Zilretta · mild Device Kit
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
Geographic Context
Pain medicines in nearby ZIP areas
4
County median income
$66,154
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
Adventhealth Port Charlotte
3.4 mi
3.4 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | NPPES snapshot; verify current record |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | PECOS snapshot |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not included | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Ball is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in FL), with 18 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Ball experienced with midazolam injection, per 1 mg?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Ball performed 1,699 midazolam injection, per 1 mg services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Ball receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Ball received a total of $222,634 from 40 companies across 552 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Ball's costs compare to other pain medicines in Port Charlotte?
Dr. Ball's average Medicare payment per service is $51. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Ball) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
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This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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