In 2023, Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD had a list price for blood count tests, complete blood count (CBC), metabolic panel, and sed rate (ESR) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee. 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

lab tests

In 2023, Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD performed more lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee.

Top 25%

By Volume:

injections

minimally invasive lumbar decompression

nerve procedures

percutaneous procedures

sacroiliac joint injection

spinal decompression surgery

In 2012, Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD performed more injections, minimally invasive lumbar decompression (MILD), nerve procedures, percutaneous procedures, sacroiliac (SI) joint injection, and spinal decompression surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Athens, TN during 2012 were pain management, injections, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	18
blood draw	69
diagnostic procedures	118
doctor visit	2024
injections	945
lab tests	731
minimally invasive procedures	154
nerve block	878
nerve procedures	129
neurostimulator lead placement	25
pain management	1056
spinal procedures	866

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Athens, TN during 2013 were lab tests, pain management, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	73
doctor visit	1833
implant surgery	12
injections	623
lab tests	17466
minimally invasive procedures	113
nerve block	596
nerve procedures	113
pain management	707
spinal procedures	524

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD.

**Gender**
Male	553
Female	894

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1311
Black	111
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	392
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	42
Less than 65	845

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Athens, TN during 2014 were lab tests, pain management, injections and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	734
implant surgery	12
injections	525
lab tests	8155
minimally invasive procedures	99
nerve block	411
nerve procedures	99
pain management	596
spinal procedures	431

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD.

**Gender**
Male	382
Female	600

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	883
Black	79
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	261
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	27
Less than 65	566

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD in 2014

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Athens, TN during 2015 were lab tests, pain management, injections and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
catheterization	12
doctor visit	455
implant surgery	16
injections	607
lab tests	2827
minimally invasive procedures	124
nerve block	383
nerve procedures	86
neurostimulator lead placement	38
pain management	639
spinal procedures	506
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	12
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	12

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD.

**Gender**
Male	424
Female	718

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1036
Black	78
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	318
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	38
Less than 65	640

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Athens, TN during 2016 were pain management, spinal procedures, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
doctor visit	489
implant surgery	37
injections	419
lab tests	52
minimally invasive procedures	217
nerve block	258
nerve procedures	125
neurostimulator lead placement	92
neurostimulator replacement	25
pain management	524
spinal procedures	494

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	350

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	503
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	12
Less than 65	276

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Athens, TN during 2017 were pain management, lab tests, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
diabetes management	18
doctor visit	464
implant surgery	39
injections	281
lab tests	363
minimally invasive procedures	164
nerve block	116
nerve procedures	101
neurostimulator lead placement	63
neurostimulator replacement	23
pain management	367
preventive care	18
spinal procedures	333
thyroid function tests	58

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	454
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	17
Less than 65	258

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	56
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Athens, TN during 2018 were lab tests, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	43
blood draw	118
diabetes management	50
doctor visit	1020
implant surgery	31
injections	311
lab tests	1291
minimally invasive procedures	191
nerve block	127
nerve procedures	137
neurostimulator lead placement	54
neurostimulator replacement	20
pain management	405
preventive care	50
spinal procedures	342
thyroid function tests	169

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD.

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	444

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	618
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	18
Less than 65	315

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	33
Dementia	6
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Athens, TN during 2019 were pain management, spinal procedures, lab tests and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
blood draw	24
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	352
implant surgery	18
injections	273
lab tests	277
minimally invasive procedures	242
nerve block	103
nerve procedures	192
neurostimulator lead placement	50
neurostimulator replacement	18
pain management	399
spinal procedures	328
thyroid function tests	18

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD.

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	410
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	167

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Athens, TN during 2020 were lab tests, spinal procedures, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
blood draw	33
decompression surgery	30
diabetes management	19
doctor visit	459
implant surgery	19
injections	194
lab tests	408
minimally invasive procedures	192
nerve block	56
nerve procedures	131
neurostimulator lead placement	61
neurostimulator replacement	19
pain management	276
preventive care	19
spinal procedures	285
thyroid function tests	65

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	379
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	15
Less than 65	144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Athens, TN during 2021 were lab tests, pain management, spinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	21
blood draw	38
decompression surgery	21
diabetes management	24
doctor visit	384
implant surgery	15
injections	156
lab tests	529
minimally invasive procedures	179
nerve block	42
nerve procedures	135
neurostimulator lead placement	44
neurostimulator replacement	15
pain management	249
preventive care	24
spinal procedures	215
thyroid function tests	85

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	373
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	23
Less than 65	113

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Athens, TN during 2022 were lab tests, spinal procedures, pain management and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
blood draw	38
decompression surgery	28
diabetes management	25
doctor visit	297
implant surgery	19
injections	156
lab tests	636
minimally invasive procedures	206
nerve block	49
nerve procedures	134
neurostimulator lead placement	72
neurostimulator replacement	19
pain management	243
preventive care	25
spinal procedures	256
thyroid function tests	96

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	357
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	28
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Athens, TN were lab tests, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

aspiration	23
blood draw	56
catheterization	12
decompression surgery	28
diabetes management	27
diagnostic procedures	118
doctor visit	773
implant surgery	21
injections	408
lab tests	2975
minimally invasive procedures	171
nerve block	274
nerve procedures	125
neurostimulator lead placement	55
neurostimulator replacement	19
pain management	496
preventive care	27
spinal procedures	416
thyroid function tests	81
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	12
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD.

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	395

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	37
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	574
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	90
85 and over	20
Less than 65	310
65 to 74	200

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

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

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	6
Cancer	5

Education & Training

He has a state license in Georgia.

Licensed In: Georgia

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$15,126 EMBEDA $14,443	LYRICA $452	FLECTOR PATCH $154	FLECTOR $35	CELEBREX $10	Other $32
Boston Scientific Corporation	$7,401 PAIN MANAGEMENT $3,022	WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 $985	PRECISION PLUS SCS SYSTEM $732	GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $432	Spectra IPG $346	Other $1,885
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$4,889 Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $1,476	RESTORE $1,148	VECTRIS $907	INTELLIS $576	Drug Infusion Systems - Neuro $210	Other $572
Abbott Laboratories	$3,935 DRG leads $773	PROCLAIM $740	Neuromodulation-Research only $589	Axium INS DRG IPG $526	Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $513	Other $794
MML US, Inc.	$2,747 ReActiv8 $2,747
Other	$18,966 Intracept $1,945	INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM $1,515	mild Device Kit $1,244	Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $1,021	Neuromodulation-Research only $1,010	Other $12,231

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$32,315
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$11,250
Travel and Lodging	$7,674
Consulting Fee	$1,750
Entertainment	$55
Other	$20

Biography

Dr. Gregory Ball is an anesthesiology and pain medicine specialist in Chattanooga, TN, Athens, TN, and Jasper, TN. He studied medicine at Medical College of Georgia.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD in 2015

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Ball, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

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