Christopher Ballard MD in Fairfield, Illinois

Medical School: Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1997
The Primary Medical Specialty for Christopher Ballard MD is listed as: Family Practice
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 27
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2062498447
NPI #: 1164428165
NPI Created On: 06/23/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/03/2021
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X
License Number:
036110162
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Hospital observation care on day of discharge
2. Hospital observation care, typically 50 minutes
3. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
4. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
5. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
6. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
7. Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less
8. Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).

They took part in the Million Hearts Initiative, which was deigned to improve cardiac outcomes.