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Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

300 Carson Street
Jonesboro, AR 72401

(870) 935-0519

Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD is an orthopedist in Jonesboro, AR specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

300 Carson Street
Jonesboro, AR 72401

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In The News

“At Saint Joseph Hospital in Orange County, with Dr. John Ball, Roy started and directed the surgical residency program, which was affiliated with UC Irvine.”—"Roy E. Lau", The Orange County Register, July 2007

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD treated as an orthopedist in Jonesboro, AR during 2012 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	686
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	1258
emergency care	11
fracture surgery	40
hip imaging	186
hospital care	39
immobilization	17
injections	686
inpatient care	39
joint surgery	69
lower extremity surgery	98
musculoskeletal imaging	212
nerve procedures	26
open surgery	37
pelvic imaging	176
reconstructive surgery	69
spinal procedures	15
upper extremity surgery	26
X-rays	459

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD treated as an orthopedist in Jonesboro, AR during 2013 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	589
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	1210
fracture surgery	58
hip imaging	172
hospital care	74
injections	589
inpatient care	74
joint surgery	89
lower extremity surgery	111
musculoskeletal imaging	211
nerve procedures	18
open surgery	54
pelvic imaging	159
reconstructive surgery	104
upper extremity surgery	46
X-rays	410

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	649

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	897
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	325
From 75 to 84	275
85 and over	124
Less than 65	225

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	36
Dementia	17
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD treated as an orthopedist in Jonesboro, AR during 2014 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	576
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	1064
fracture surgery	40
hip imaging	162
hospital care	87
injections	576
inpatient care	87
joint surgery	84
lower extremity surgery	103
musculoskeletal imaging	210
nerve procedures	12
open surgery	33
pelvic imaging	146
reconstructive surgery	84
upper extremity surgery	12
X-rays	411

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD.

**Gender**
Male	299
Female	594

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	851
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	341
From 75 to 84	251
85 and over	111
Less than 65	190

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	35
Dementia	17
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD treated as an orthopedist in Jonesboro, AR during 2015 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	537
doctor visit	998
fracture surgery	38
hip imaging	168
hospital care	130
injections	537
inpatient care	130
joint surgery	95
lower extremity surgery	115
musculoskeletal imaging	229
open surgery	18
pelvic imaging	143
reconstructive surgery	95
X-rays	435

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD.

**Gender**
Male	558
Female	1192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1632
Black	96
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	602
From 75 to 84	522
85 and over	222
Less than 65	404

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Dementia	20
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD treated as an orthopedist in Jonesboro, AR during 2016 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	588
doctor visit	1019
fracture surgery	48
hospital care	114
injections	588
inpatient care	114
joint surgery	63
lower extremity surgery	92
musculoskeletal imaging	30
open surgery	19
pelvic imaging	19
reconstructive surgery	63
X-rays	69

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD.

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	568

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	772
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	311
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	97
Less than 65	176

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Dementia	23
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD treated as an orthopedist in Jonesboro, AR during 2017 were aspiration, injections, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	579
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	936
fracture surgery	37
hospital care	149
injections	579
inpatient care	149
joint surgery	77
lower extremity surgery	95
musculoskeletal imaging	19
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	32
pelvic imaging	16
reconstructive surgery	77
upper extremity surgery	13
X-rays	35

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD.

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	516

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	742
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	283
From 75 to 84	234
85 and over	105
Less than 65	177

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	35
Dementia	24
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD treated as an orthopedist in Jonesboro, AR during 2018 were aspiration, injections, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD for Medicare patients.

amputation	11
aspiration	533
doctor visit	804
fracture surgery	30
hospital care	96
injections	533
inpatient care	96
joint surgery	49
lower extremity surgery	72
musculoskeletal imaging	41
open surgery	18
pelvic imaging	20
reconstructive surgery	49
X-rays	61

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD.

**Gender**
Male	263
Female	479

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	700
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	270
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	100
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD treated as an orthopedist in Jonesboro, AR during 2019 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	497
doctor visit	663
fracture surgery	19
hospital care	107
injections	497
inpatient care	107
joint surgery	43
lower extremity surgery	62
musculoskeletal imaging	101
pelvic imaging	17
reconstructive surgery	43
X-rays	118

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	411

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	585
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	93
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD treated as an orthopedist in Jonesboro, AR during 2020 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	406
doctor visit	434
fracture surgery	13
hospital care	71
injections	406
inpatient care	71
joint surgery	19
lower extremity surgery	32
musculoskeletal imaging	61
pelvic imaging	17
reconstructive surgery	19
X-rays	78

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	458
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	75
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	38
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD treated as an orthopedist in Jonesboro, AR during 2021 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	317
doctor visit	360
hospital care	19
injections	317
inpatient care	19
joint surgery	15
lower extremity surgery	15
musculoskeletal imaging	22
reconstructive surgery	15
X-rays	22

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	364
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	60
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD treated as an orthopedist in Jonesboro, AR were aspiration, injections, X-rays and hip imaging.

amputation	11
aspiration	530
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	874
emergency care	11
fracture surgery	35
hip imaging	172
hospital care	88
immobilization	17
injections	530
inpatient care	88
joint surgery	60
lower extremity surgery	79
musculoskeletal imaging	113
nerve procedures	17
open surgery	30
pelvic imaging	79
reconstructive surgery	61
spinal procedures	15
upper extremity surgery	24
X-rays	209

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	497

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	17
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	700
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	219
85 and over	98
Less than 65	158
65 to 74	267

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD From 2012 - 2021

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	16
Cancer	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in Arkansas.

Licensed In: Arkansas

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$326 HIPS $170	MAKOplasty $58	RESTORATION $53	Biomaterials $44
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$289 Navio Surgical System $262	Oasis $18	PICO Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy $8
Lilly USA, LLC	$259 FORTEO $259
Amgen Inc.	$126 Prolia $71	Repatha $55
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$96 ABILIFY MAINTENA $80	REXULTI $16
Other	$646 OFIRMEV $61	ELIQUIS $48	Trauma $43	Zembrace $43	Tresiba $34	Other $416

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,722
Education	$20

Biography

Dr. John Ball practices orthopedics/orthopedic surgery in Jonesboro, AR. Dr. Ball has obtained a license to practice in Arkansas.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Ball, MD From 2012 - 2021

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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