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Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH

(6 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

5401 Norris Canyon Road Suite 206
San Ramon, CA 94583

(925) 838-8830

Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH is a spine surgeon in San Ramon, CA specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

5401 Norris Canyon Road Suite 206
San Ramon, CA 94583

(925) 838-8830

(925) 838-8836

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH treated as a spine surgeon in San Ramon, CA during 2012 were X-rays, spinal procedures and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	184
pelvic imaging	24
spinal procedures	66
X-rays	90

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH treated as a spine surgeon in San Ramon, CA during 2013 were X-rays, spinal procedures and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	243
pelvic imaging	31
spinal procedures	71
X-rays	102

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	98
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	13
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	22
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH treated as a spine surgeon in San Ramon, CA during 2014 were X-rays and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	141
pelvic imaging	11
X-rays	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	69
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	158

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	122
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH treated as a spine surgeon in San Ramon, CA during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	273
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	15
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	44
X-rays	18

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	80
Black	12
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	11
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH treated as a spine surgeon in San Ramon, CA during 2017 were spinal procedures, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	234
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	20
spinal procedures	36
X-rays	16

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH treated as a spine surgeon in San Ramon, CA during 2018 were spinal procedures, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), X-rays and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	208
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	19
nerve procedures	16
spinal procedures	53
X-rays	18

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	64
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH treated as a spine surgeon in San Ramon, CA during 2019 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	186
nerve procedures	14
spinal procedures	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	77
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH treated as a spine surgeon in San Ramon, CA during 2020 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	230
nerve procedures	12
spinal procedures	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	69
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH in 2020

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH treated as a spine surgeon in San Ramon, CA during 2021 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	230
nerve procedures	16
spinal procedures	16

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	80
Black	11
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH in 2021

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	233

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	19
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH treated as a spine surgeon in San Ramon, CA were X-rays, spinal procedures, pelvic imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	210
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	18
nerve procedures	13
pelvic imaging	22
spinal procedures	39
X-rays	42

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	75
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	6
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	25
85 and over	3
Less than 65	10
65 to 74	42

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Dementia	1
Cancer	5

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH has a high overall rating with an average of 3.67 out of 5 stars based on 6 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Hieu Ball, MD, MPH from all over the web to help you find the right in San Ramon, CA.

3.67

Overall Rating

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$275,778 Avenue L $46,671	Spine $42,088	Timberline $37,647	Mobi C $34,529	InterBRIDGE $14,163	Other $100,680
LDR SPINE USA, INC	$125,825 Spinal Implant $125,825
DePuy Synthes Products LLC	$69,947 Spine $26,780	ORACLE Spacer $25,057	Trauma $10,187	Oracle $7,923
BIOMET SPINE, LLC	$60,319 Spine $60,231	BSBHT - SPINE $88
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.	$19,975 Oracle $19,975
Other	$47,631 Spinal Fusion Device $11,398	VALEO INTERBODY $8,187	Mobi-C $5,980	Other - Miscellaneous $1,830	Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $1,812	Other $18,424

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$417,880
Royalty or License	$89,922
Travel and Lodging	$71,123
Food and Beverage	$18,957
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$1,199
Other	$395

Biography

Dr. Hieu Ball works as a spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Ball has a 3.5 out of 5 star average patient rating. He is a graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine.