Christopher Louis Ball, PA-C
NPI 1265138150ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Parkersburg, IA
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with Covenant Medical Center Inc, practicing in Parkersburg, Iowa. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $117,166 for 1,876 claims, against $22,086 paid for services in 2024. Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $238.31 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Grundy County Memorial Hospital and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1265138150 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Feb 2, 2023 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 5, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | May 5, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | 118519 | IA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (IA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 143 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 718 across 17 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $22,086 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,876 · 3,705 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 237 |
| Total drug cost | $117,166 |
| Generic share | 88% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Covenant Medical Center IncWaterloo, IA · 235 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Grundy County Memorial HospitalGrundy Center, IA
- Mercyone Waterloo Medical CenterWaterloo, IA
- Sartori Memorial Hospital, IncCedar Falls, IA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$238.31 · 13 payments from 7 companies
- 2024$552.78 · 30 payments from 7 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $68.31 | 3 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $52.02 | 3 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $47.59 | 3 |
| Amgen Inc. | $18.21 | 1 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | $17.99 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$238.31 · 13 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records