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Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD

(Dr. Morris Robert Ballard, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

Loma Linda University School of Medicine (1963)

1115 Whiskeytown Court Suite B
Redding, CA 96001

(530) 244-9750

Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Redding, CA specializing in family medicine. He graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1963 and has 63 years of experience. Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD is affiliated with Shasta Regional Medical Center.

Office Locations

Shasta Regional Medical Center

1115 Whiskeytown Court Suite B
Redding, CA 96001

(530) 244-9750

(530) 244-0960

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In The News

“Adam said his family doctor in Redding, Morris Ballard, suggested that he get a second opinion.”—"Haggard Says Heart Didn't Need Fixin'", Los Angeles Times, November 2002

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

nursing home care

shoulder arthroplasty

shoulder reconstruction

shoulder replacement

shoulder surgery

total joint replacement

total shoulder replacement

In 2023, Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD had a list price for nursing home care, shoulder arthroplasty, shoulder reconstruction, shoulder replacement, shoulder surgery, total joint replacement, and total shoulder replacement that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within California. 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 25%

By Affordability:

knee replacement

total knee replacement

In 2012, Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD had a list price for knee replacement, and total knee replacement that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within California. 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. Morris R. Ballard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Redding, CA during 2012 were nursing home care, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

blood draw	295
doctor visit	1186
hospital care	283
inpatient care	283
joint surgery	65
lower extremity surgery	65
nursing home care	696
preventive care	49
reconstructive surgery	65
vaccines	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Redding, CA during 2013 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

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

blood draw	382
doctor visit	1237
hospital care	459
inpatient care	459
joint surgery	72
lower extremity surgery	72
nursing home care	923
preventive care	58
reconstructive surgery	72
vaccines	58

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	287
Female	364

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	618
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	274
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	114
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD in 2013

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Redding, CA during 2014 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

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

blood draw	91
doctor visit	1268
hospital care	140
inpatient care	140
joint surgery	70
lower extremity surgery	59
nursing home care	1064
preventive care	45
reconstructive surgery	70
upper extremity surgery	11
vaccines	45

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	311
Female	391

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	664
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	139
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD in 2014

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Redding, CA during 2015 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and reconstructive surgery.

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

doctor visit	1292
hospital care	123
inpatient care	123
joint surgery	71
lower extremity surgery	60
nursing home care	990
preventive care	55
reconstructive surgery	71
upper extremity surgery	11
vaccines	55

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	572
Female	744

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1228
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	564
From 75 to 84	404
85 and over	232
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD in 2015

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Redding, CA during 2016 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and reconstructive surgery.

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

doctor visit	1258
hospital care	74
inpatient care	74
joint surgery	55
lower extremity surgery	55
nursing home care	1310
preventive care	36
reconstructive surgery	55
vaccines	36

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	393

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	648
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	278
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	131
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD in 2016

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	19
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Redding, CA during 2017 were nursing home care, reconstructive surgery, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

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

doctor visit	1257
joint surgery	73
lower extremity surgery	73
nursing home care	1428
preventive care	48
reconstructive surgery	73
vaccines	48

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	318
Female	417

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	685
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	289
From 75 to 84	243
85 and over	140
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD in 2017

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	21
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Redding, CA during 2018 were nursing home care, reconstructive surgery, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

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

doctor visit	1139
joint surgery	90
lower extremity surgery	76
nursing home care	1354
reconstructive surgery	90
upper extremity surgery	14

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	303
Female	386

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	642
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	243
85 and over	121
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD in 2018

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	19
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Redding, CA during 2019 were nursing home care, reconstructive surgery, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

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

doctor visit	1172
joint surgery	104
lower extremity surgery	86
nursing home care	816
reconstructive surgery	104
upper extremity surgery	18

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	288
Female	383

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	627
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	263
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	111
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD in 2019

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	17
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Redding, CA during 2020 were nursing home care, reconstructive surgery, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

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

doctor visit	1073
joint surgery	87
lower extremity surgery	68
nursing home care	621
reconstructive surgery	87
upper extremity surgery	19

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	249
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	510
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	226
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	78
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD in 2020

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	21
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Redding, CA during 2021 were nursing home care, reconstructive surgery, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

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

doctor visit	1072
joint surgery	69
lower extremity surgery	57
nursing home care	635
reconstructive surgery	69
upper extremity surgery	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	228
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	523
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	217
From 75 to 84	213
85 and over	83
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD in 2021

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	2
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	35
Dementia	19
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Redding, CA during 2022 were nursing home care, reconstructive surgery, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

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

doctor visit	1044
joint surgery	75
lower extremity surgery	61
nursing home care	1010
reconstructive surgery	75
upper extremity surgery	14

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	339

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	551
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	213
From 75 to 84	249
85 and over	101
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD in 2022

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	37
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Redding, CA were nursing home care, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

blood draw	256
doctor visit	1181
hospital care	215
inpatient care	215
joint surgery	75
lower extremity surgery	66
nursing home care	986
preventive care	48
reconstructive surgery	75
upper extremity surgery	14
vaccines	48

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	281
Female	367

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	608
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	18
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	222
85 and over	113
Less than 65	50
65 to 74	261

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

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

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	16
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Morris R. Ballard, MD graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1963. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine (1963)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Shasta Regional Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$1,218 Victoza $404	Ozempic $252	Tresiba $167	Levemir $163	NovoLog $109	Other $124
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,066 FARXIGA $587	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $135	BREZTRI AEROSPHERE $119	LOKELMA $70	CRESTOR $70	Other $84
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$597 JARDIANCE $293	GLYXAMBI $112	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $85	SYNJARDY XR $41	SYNJARDY $18	Other $48
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$486 XARELTO $327	INVOKANA $159
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$408 TOUJEO $330	LANTUS $77
Other	$2,022 JARDIANCE $327	Tribenzor $120	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $116	BUTRANS $101	STEGLATRO $96	Other $1,263

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,640
Education	$157

Biography

Dr. Morris Ballard practices family medicine in Redding, CA. Dr. Ballard is professionally affiliated with Shasta Regional Medical Center. He attended medical school at Loma Linda University School of Medicine.