Hieu Ball, MD, MPH
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · San Ramon, CA
Hieu Ball, MD, MPH is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in San Ramon, California, and NPI 1568544328, issued on Oct 20, 2006. Check the license (California A72834, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hieu Ball
- Credential
- MD, MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- A72834 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5401 Norris Canyon RD Ste 206, San Ramon, CA 94583
- Phone
- (925) 838-8830
- Enumerated
- Oct 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2024
- Fax
- (925) 838-8836
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040610001366); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5401 Norris Canyon RD Ste 206
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Hieu Ball in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A72834Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
39 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib17 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $3,337.23
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Hieu Ball among 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California
Hieu Ball, MD, MPH is one of 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 226 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in California
There are 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California.
All 314 in California → Every provider in San Ramon → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Grant, M.D.Pleasanton, CA 945881831196435
- Julie Long, MDPleasanton, CA 945881982608733
- Steven Lee, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981699725945
- Abid Qureshi, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981386694602
- Jason Huffman, M.D.Napa, CA 945581144240003
- Michael Tseng, MDEmeryville, CA 946081801002175
- Ravinder-Raj Bains, MDOakland, CA 946111427136217
- Josef Gorek, MDOakland, CA 946111407908205
Common questions
What is Hieu Ball, MD, MPH's NPI number?
Hieu Ball, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568544328, issued on Oct 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hieu Ball, MD, MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5401 Norris Canyon RD Ste 206, San Ramon, CA, 94583. Phone: (925) 838-8830. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hieu Ball, MD, MPH's license?
NPPES lists California license number A72834, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Hieu Ball, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hieu Ball, MD, MPH had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.