Total Payments
$2,245
2024 Payments
$153.02
Companies
10
Transactions
33
Medicare Patients
793
Medicare Billing
$44,109
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$1,253 (55.8%)
Travel$992.66 (44.2%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,253 | 28 | 55.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $992.66 | 5 | 44.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcon Laboratories Inc | $1,013 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $385.44 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| Shire North American Group Inc | $322.60 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | $236.35 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $111.04 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $60.73 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $45.00 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
| Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. | $34.37 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | $21.36 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC | $15.02 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $153.02 | 6 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. ($92.29) |
| 2023 | $95.88 | 4 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. ($95.88) |
| 2022 | $120.97 | 2 | Alcon Vision LLC ($86.60) |
| 2021 | $16.48 | 1 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC ($16.48) |
| 2020 | $125.14 | 2 | Alcon Vision LLC ($103.78) |
| 2019 | $491.68 | 7 | Alcon Vision LLC ($195.06) |
| 2018 | $1,227 | 10 | Alcon Laboratories Inc ($1,013) |
| 2017 | $15.02 | 1 | Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC ($15.02) |
All Payment Transactions
33 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/17/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.33 | General |
| 09/26/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.26 | General |
| 07/18/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.50 | General |
| 06/25/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | MIEBO (Drug), XIIDRA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $60.73 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.41 | General |
| 05/22/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.79 | General |
| 11/16/2023 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | Acuvue (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.45 | General |
| Category: Soft Contact Lenses | ||||||
| 08/29/2023 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | Acuvue (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.45 | General |
| Category: Soft Contact Lenses | ||||||
| 08/17/2023 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | Acuvue (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.02 | General |
| Category: Soft Contact Lenses | ||||||
| 08/17/2023 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | Acuvue (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.96 | General |
| Category: Soft Contact Lenses | ||||||
| 08/02/2022 | Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. | TYRVAYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.37 | General |
| Category: DRY EYE | ||||||
| 03/04/2022 | Alcon Vision LLC | AcrySof IQ PanOptix UV IOL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.60 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 10/06/2021 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | INFUSE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.48 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 10/30/2020 | Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | CLARUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.36 | General |
| Category: Fundus Camera | ||||||
| 10/20/2020 | Alcon Vision LLC | AcrySof IQ PanOptix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $103.78 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/05/2019 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | Acuvue (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.55 | General |
| Category: Soft Contact Lenses | ||||||
| 09/03/2019 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | ULTRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.61 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 06/20/2019 | Shire North American Group Inc | XIIDRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.41 | General |
| Category: OPTHALMICS | ||||||
| 05/16/2019 | Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Rhopressa (Drug), Rocklatan | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $111.04 | General |
| Category: Glaucoma | ||||||
| 04/26/2019 | Shire North American Group Inc | XIIDRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $122.01 | General |
| Category: OPTHALMICS | ||||||
| 01/14/2019 | Alcon Vision LLC | DAILIES (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $131.12 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 01/14/2019 | Alcon Vision LLC | DAILIES (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $63.94 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 10/26/2018 | Alcon Laboratories Inc | DAILIES (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $420.40 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 10/26/2018 | Alcon Laboratories Inc | DAILIES (Device), AIR OPTIX | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $232.83 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 10/26/2018 | Alcon Laboratories Inc | DAILIES (Device), AIR OPTIX, AIR OPTIX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $215.83 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 191 | 211 | $19,770 | $9,929 |
| 2022 | 7 | 211 | 1,739 | $23,625 | $11,118 |
| 2021 | 7 | 227 | 1,887 | $25,510 | $12,452 |
| 2020 | 6 | 164 | 179 | $18,165 | $10,610 |
Total Patients
793
Total Services
4,016
Medicare Billing
$44,109
Procedure Codes
25
All Medicare Procedures & Services
25 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92014 | Established patient complete exam of visual system | Office | 2023 | 84 | 86 | $10,750 | $6,076 | 56.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 22 | 34 | $2,720 | $1,697 | 62.4% |
| 92250 | Photography of the retina | Office | 2023 | 59 | 61 | $4,575 | $1,301 | 28.4% |
| 92083 | Exam of visual field with extended testing | Office | 2023 | 13 | 15 | $1,050 | $537.96 | 51.2% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 15 | $675.00 | $317.52 | 47.0% |
| 92014 | Established patient complete exam of visual system | Office | 2022 | 72 | 74 | $9,250 | $4,880 | 52.8% |
| 92004 | New patient complete exam of visual system | Office | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $2,250 | $1,376 | 61.1% |
| 66984 | Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | Office | 2022 | 13 | 1,530 | $3,800 | $1,358 | 35.7% |
| 92250 | Photography of the retina | Office | 2022 | 59 | 60 | $4,500 | $1,334 | 29.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 15 | 20 | $1,600 | $1,134 | 70.9% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 21 | 23 | $1,035 | $633.21 | 61.2% |
| 92133 | Imaging of optic nerve | Office | 2022 | 16 | 17 | $1,190 | $402.98 | 33.9% |
| 92014 | Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, established patient, 1 or more visits | Office | 2021 | 80 | 87 | $10,875 | $5,919 | 54.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 24 | 30 | $2,400 | $1,728 | 72.0% |
| 66984 | Removal of cataract with insertion of lens, simple | Office | 2021 | 11 | 1,650 | $4,125 | $1,494 | 36.2% |
| 92250 | Photography of the retina | Office | 2021 | 59 | 62 | $4,650 | $1,470 | 31.6% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 22 | 24 | $1,080 | $756.00 | 70.0% |
| 92083 | Measurement of field of vision during daylight conditions, extended examination | Office | 2021 | 14 | 17 | $1,190 | $650.16 | 54.6% |
| 92133 | Diagnostic imaging of optic nerve of eye | Office | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $1,190 | $435.70 | 36.6% |
| 92014 | Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, established patient, 1 or more visits | Office | 2020 | 63 | 66 | $8,120 | $4,781 | 58.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 37 | 45 | $3,500 | $2,385 | 68.1% |
| 92004 | Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, new patient, 1 or more visits | Office | 2020 | 15 | 15 | $2,230 | $1,286 | 57.7% |
| 92250 | Photography of the retina | Office | 2020 | 26 | 28 | $2,100 | $846.09 | 40.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $1,235 | $662.74 | 53.7% |
| 92083 | Measurement of field of vision during daylight conditions | Office | 2020 | 12 | 14 | $980.00 | $649.30 | 66.3% |
About Dr. Melissa Ball, O.D
Dr. Melissa Ball, O.D is a Optometrist healthcare provider based in London, Kentucky. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/14/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1104842905.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Melissa Ball, O.D has received a total of $2,245 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $153.02 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 33 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,253).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ball has provided services to 793 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,016 services with total Medicare billing of $44,109. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 25 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Optometrist
- Other Specialties Pediatrics
- Location London, KY
- Active Since 07/14/2006
- Last Updated 05/22/2013
- Taxonomy Code 152W00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1104842905
Products in Payments
- DAILIES (Device) $1,208
- XIIDRA (Drug) $322.60
- Acuvue (Device) $144.06
- Rhopressa (Drug) $111.04
- AcrySof IQ PanOptix (Device) $103.78
- AcrySof IQ PanOptix UV IOL (Device) $86.60
- MIEBO (Drug) $60.73
- TYRVAYA (Drug) $34.37
- CLARUS (Device) $21.36
- INFUSE (Device) $16.48
- BIOTRUE (Device) $15.02
- ULTRA (Device) $14.61
- BTOD (Device) $13.91
Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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