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Dr. Darren Ballard, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology

Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine (2007)

1 Ingalls Drive
Harvey, IL 60426

1-855-826-3878

Dr. Darren Ballard, MD is a gastroenterologist in Harvey, IL specializing in adult gastroenterology. He graduated from Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine in 2007 and has 18 years of experience. Dr. Darren Ballard, MD is affiliated with Advocate South Suburban Hospital, Advocate Health Care, Advocate Christ Medical Center, The University of Chicago Medicine and ILLINOIS GASTROENTEROLOGY GROUP LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

1 Ingalls Drive
Harvey, IL 60426

Address:

17901 Governors Highway Suite 106
Homewood, IL 60430

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

diagnostic procedures	49
gastrointestinal procedures	40
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21
minimally invasive procedures	40
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	49

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	182
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	56

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	17

diagnostic procedures	136
doctor visit	52
gastrointestinal procedures	209
hospital care	23
inpatient care	23
minimally invasive procedures	209
preventive care	10
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	136
stent placement (stenting)	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	191
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	15
Less than 65	76

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

aspiration	24
diagnostic procedures	146
doctor visit	65
gastrointestinal procedures	176
hospital care	25
image guided procedures	24
inpatient care	25
minimally invasive procedures	176
minor procedures	24
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	146
stent placement (stenting)	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	23

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	42
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	24
Less than 65	60

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

anastomosis	16
aspiration	13
catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	220
doctor visit	271
gastrointestinal procedures	316
hospital care	599
image guided procedures	13
inpatient care	599
minimally invasive procedures	316
minor procedures	13
preventive care	23
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	220
stent placement (stenting)	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	29

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	254

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	192
Black	248
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	54
Less than 65	80

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	46
Dementia	24
Cancer	20

anastomosis	11
aspiration	10
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	317
doctor visit	350
gastrointestinal procedures	424
hospital care	632
image guided procedures	10
inpatient care	632
minimally invasive procedures	424
minor procedures	10
preventive care	42
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	317
stent placement (stenting)	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	9

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	350

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	248
Black	319
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	199
85 and over	67
Less than 65	87

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	52
Dementia	20
Cancer	20

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	271

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	272
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	79
Less than 65	74

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	50
Dementia	28
Cancer	23

anastomosis	14
aspiration	13
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	392
doctor visit	537
gastrointestinal procedures	503
hospital care	807
image guided procedures	13
inpatient care	807
minimally invasive procedures	503
minor procedures	13
preventive care	9
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	392
stent placement (stenting)	10
ultrasound (sonogram)	12

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2014 - 2021

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Darren Ballard, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Harvey, IL were inpatient care, hospital care, gastrointestinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

anastomosis	13
aspiration	14
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	207
doctor visit	243
gastrointestinal procedures	282
hospital care	389
image guided procedures	14
inpatient care	389
minimally invasive procedures	282
minor procedures	14
preventive care	20
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	207
stent placement (stenting)	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2014 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darren Ballard, MD.

**Gender**
Female	128
Male	100

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	92
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	116
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	23
75 to 84	56
Less than 65	43
65 to 74	99

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darren Ballard, MD From 2014 - 2021

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

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Darren Ballard, MD graduated from Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine in 2007. He completed residency at Michigan Medicine. He is certified by the Board Certification: Gastroenterology and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine (2007)

Residency: Michigan Medicine

Board Certification: Board Certification: Gastroenterology

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Darren Ballard, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Advocate South Suburban Hospital

Advocate Health Care

Advocate Christ Medical Center

The University of Chicago Medicine

ILLINOIS GASTROENTEROLOGY GROUP LLC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Darren Ballard, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, United Healthcare Select Plus POS, United Healthcare Options PPO, Humana HMO Premier, United Healthcare Indemnity, United Healthcare Choice Plus POS, Humana National POS - Open Access, Humana Platinum HMO, Humana HMO, Unicare PPO, Aetna POS, Aetna QPOS, TRICARE Prime, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Aetna Open Access HMO, Golden Rule, TRICARE, Community Care Network (CCN), Coventry, Aetna Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Select, Aetna Choice POS, Aetna EPO, Humana National HMO, Humana National EPO, Aetna PPO, Aetna HMO, Humana ChoiceCare PPO, Blue Advantage PPO, CIGNA PPO, CIGNA POS, CIGNA HMO, Aetna Medicare PPO, Aetna Choice POS II, United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO, AARP, Medicare Advantage, Blue Cross PPO, Blue Advantage HMO, Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO, Coventry PPO, United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, Medicare, Humana, Cigna, United Healthcare Navigate HMO, First Health, HealthLink PPO, HFN EPO, HFN PPO, HFN Platinum EPO, Humana PPO, HFN, Aetna, PHCS PPO, MultiPlan PPO, SEIU - Local 4 PPO, Union Medical (Local 1546) HMO, United Choice HMO (specialists only), Union Medical Care PPO, AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan, University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP), HST Care Connect EPO, BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only), United Surest (previously Bind), CountyCare *see insurance page, Blue Cross HMO Illinois, Union Health Services, Inc., BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only), Blue Precision HMO, United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only), Health Alliance Employee EPO, AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan, SEIU - Local 4 HMO, United W500 Emergent Wrap, Meridian, HST Care Connect PPO, Blue Cross Community MMAI, BlueCare Direct HMO, United Choice Plus POS/PPO, United Options (PPO) and Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Darren Ballard, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA Choice Fund PPO

United Healthcare Select Plus POS

United Healthcare Options PPO

Humana HMO Premier

United Healthcare Indemnity

United Healthcare Choice Plus POS

Humana National POS - Open Access

Humana Platinum HMO

Humana HMO

Unicare PPO

Aetna POS

Aetna QPOS

TRICARE Prime

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Aetna Open Access HMO

Golden Rule

TRICARE

Community Care Network (CCN)

Coventry

Aetna Open Access Aetna Select

Aetna Select

Aetna Choice POS

Aetna EPO

Humana National HMO

Humana National EPO

Aetna PPO

Aetna HMO

Humana ChoiceCare PPO

Blue Advantage PPO

CIGNA PPO

CIGNA POS

CIGNA HMO

Aetna Medicare PPO

Aetna Choice POS II

United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO

AARP

Medicare Advantage

Blue Cross PPO

Blue Advantage HMO

Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO

Coventry PPO

United Healthcare

Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO

Medicare

Humana

Cigna

United Healthcare Navigate HMO

First Health

HealthLink PPO

HFN EPO

HFN PPO

HFN Platinum EPO

Humana PPO

HFN

Aetna

PHCS PPO

MultiPlan PPO

SEIU - Local 4 PPO

Union Medical (Local 1546) HMO

United Choice HMO (specialists only)

Union Medical Care PPO

AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan

University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)

HST Care Connect EPO

BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)

United Surest (previously Bind)

CountyCare *see insurance page

Blue Cross HMO Illinois

Union Health Services, Inc.

BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)

Blue Precision HMO

United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)

Health Alliance Employee EPO

AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan

SEIU - Local 4 HMO

United W500 Emergent Wrap

Meridian

HST Care Connect PPO

Blue Cross Community MMAI

BlueCare Direct HMO

United Choice Plus POS/PPO

United Options (PPO)

Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$494 GENERAL BILIARY DEVICES $163	SPYGLASS $141	RESOLUTION CLIP $128	Biliary Devices $37	SPYSCOPE $25
Covidien LP	$487 Beacon $220	Manometry $134	Barrx $104	$29
Olympus Corporation of the Americas	$280 Respiratory Products $280
AbbVie, Inc.	$239 Mavyret $145	Humira $54	Creon $40
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$203 STELARA $203
Other	$1,709 XIFAXAN $242	ENTYVIO $150	Humira $135	Gastroenterology $129	STELARA $125	Other $928

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,275
Travel and Lodging	$124
Consulting Fee	$13

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Darren Ballard, MD.

GastroGPO, LLC	2023	$5,188.32	Physician Covered Recipient	Common Stock
GastroGPO, LLC	2021	$353.37	Physician Covered Recipient	Common Stock
GastroGPO, LLC	2022	$325.91	Physician Covered Recipient	Common Stock

Biography

Dr. Darren Ballard's specialty is adult gastroenterology. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Advocate Christ Medical Center, The University of Chicago Medicine, and Advocate South Suburban Hospital. Dr. Ballard is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine. He usually honors Aetna EPO, Blue California, and Coventry, in addition to other insurance carriers.