In 2023, Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Illinois. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Fairfield, IL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	62
hospital care	371
injections	62
inpatient care	329
outpatient care	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Fairfield, IL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	414
inpatient care	348
outpatient care	66

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	144

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	72
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	42
Dementia	39
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Fairfield, IL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	272
inpatient care	244
outpatient care	28

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	157
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	46
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	43
Dementia	27
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Fairfield, IL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	206
inpatient care	169
outpatient care	37

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	146

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	74
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	44
Dementia	29
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Fairfield, IL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	129
doctor visit	44
excision	129
hospital care	218
inpatient care	159
outpatient care	59

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	85

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	47
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	42
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	47
Dementia	26
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Fairfield, IL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	238
inpatient care	190
outpatient care	48

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	66

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	28
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	37
Dementia	25
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Fairfield, IL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	176
inpatient care	124
outpatient care	52

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	59

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	41
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	45
Dementia	43
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Fairfield, IL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	106
hospital care	146
inpatient care	95
outpatient care	51

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	106

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	41
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	46
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Fairfield, IL during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	530
inpatient care	463
outpatient care	67

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	152

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	56
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	41
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Fairfield, IL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	69
hospital care	623
inpatient care	540
outpatient care	83

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	167

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	56
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	42
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Fairfield, IL during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	504
inpatient care	431
outpatient care	73

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	131

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	73
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	43
Dementia	22
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Fairfield, IL were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

aspiration	62
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	129
doctor visit	73
excision	129
hospital care	336
injections	62
inpatient care	281
outpatient care	55

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD.

**Gender**
Female	104
Male	81

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	14
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	48
75 to 84	55
Less than 65	23
65 to 74	55

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Dementia	25
Cancer	14

Education & Training

He has a state license in Illinois.

Licensed In: Illinois

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$296 FARXIGA $176	CRESTOR $38	BYDUREON PEN $33	BYDUREON $24	BYDUREON WEEKLY $13	Other $12
Novo Nordisk Inc	$172 Tresiba $82	Victoza $65	NovoLog $14	$11
Pfizer Inc.	$166 ELIQUIS $111	CHANTIX $22	VIAGRA $12	TOVIAZ $11	LYRICA $11
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$95 STIOLTO $30	TRADJENTA $22	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $18	Spiriva $15	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $10
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$88 XIFAXAN $88
Other	$513 Repatha $65	TOUJEO $47	XARELTO $46	DALVANCE $45	BUTRANS $25	Other $286

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,332

Biography

Dr. Christopher Ballard works as a family medicine. He studied medicine at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD in 2018

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher W. Ballard, MD From 2012 - 2022

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