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Dr. Eric Ballman

General Surgery (Surgery Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
7
In the NPI registry since
2019
Medicare patients seen, 2024
12

Licensed in Colorado since 2021, according to the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2019Medical school: Liberty Univ College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • 2019Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery Physician primary
    CO license DR.0066158 (first issued 2021; active)

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: General Surgery per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Medicare patients and services

Medicare patients, 2024
12
Services billed
20
Patients’ average age
74

Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 6 companies reported 36 payments worth $5,198 in total to this clinician.

By company
Alphatec Spine, Inc$1,938
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.$1,800
Davol Inc.$742
Tela Bio, Inc.$427
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated$257
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$33.53
By type
Travel and Lodging$3,088
Food and Beverage$1,109
Education$1,000

What the payments were for

Largest payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Feb 10, 2025Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Feb 10, 2025
Education
DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind
$1,000
Jul 31, 2025Alphatec Spine, Inc
Jul 31, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Other - Miscellaneous · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery · travel to CARLSBAD, CA · in-kind
$942
Sep 11, 2025Alphatec Spine, Inc
Sep 11, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Other - Miscellaneous · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery · travel to Encinitas, CA
Company’s descriptionAUG 10-11,2025: ROOM CHARGE AT ALILA RESORT
$441
Apr 10, 2025Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Apr 10, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to ALBUQUERQUE, NM · in-kind
$299
Oct 24, 2025Davol Inc.
Oct 24, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Aurora, CO · in-kind
$290
Apr 26, 2025Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Apr 26, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to ALBUQUERQUE, NM · in-kind
$288
Sep 11, 2025Alphatec Spine, Inc
Sep 11, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Other - Miscellaneous · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery · travel to CARLSBAD, CA · in-kind
$182
Feb 11, 2025Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Feb 11, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to CHICAGO, IL · in-kind
$175
Sep 11, 2025Alphatec Spine, Inc
Sep 11, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Other - Miscellaneous · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery · travel to CARLSBAD, CA · in-kind
$174
Sep 11, 2025Alphatec Spine, Inc
Sep 11, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Other - Miscellaneous · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery · travel to CARLSBAD, CA · in-kind
$174
All 15 payments other than meals, newest first
All payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Oct 25, 2025Davol Inc.
Oct 25, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Aurora, CO · in-kind
$16.14
Oct 24, 2025Davol Inc.
Oct 24, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Aurora, CO · in-kind
$290
Oct 24, 2025Davol Inc.
Oct 24, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Aurora, CO · in-kind
$44.11
Sep 11, 2025Alphatec Spine, Inc
Sep 11, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Other - Miscellaneous · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery · travel to Encinitas, CA
Company’s descriptionAUG 10-11,2025: ROOM CHARGE AT ALILA RESORT
$441
Sep 11, 2025Alphatec Spine, Inc
Sep 11, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Other - Miscellaneous · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery · travel to CARLSBAD, CA · in-kind
$182
Sep 11, 2025Alphatec Spine, Inc
Sep 11, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Other - Miscellaneous · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery · travel to CARLSBAD, CA · in-kind
$174
Sep 11, 2025Alphatec Spine, Inc
Sep 11, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Other - Miscellaneous · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery · travel to CARLSBAD, CA · in-kind
$174
Jul 31, 2025Alphatec Spine, Inc
Jul 31, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Other - Miscellaneous · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery · travel to CARLSBAD, CA · in-kind
$942
Jul 31, 2025Alphatec Spine, Inc
Jul 31, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Other - Miscellaneous · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery · travel to CARLSBAD, CA · in-kind
$25.00
Apr 26, 2025Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Apr 26, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to ALBUQUERQUE, NM · in-kind
$288
Apr 10, 2025Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Apr 10, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to ALBUQUERQUE, NM · in-kind
$299
Apr 10, 2025Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Apr 10, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to ALBUQUERQUE, NM · in-kind
$19.00
Feb 11, 2025Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Feb 11, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to CHICAGO, IL · in-kind
$175
Feb 10, 2025Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Feb 10, 2025
Education
DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind
$1,000
Jan 28, 2025Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Jan 28, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to CHICAGO, IL · in-kind
$19.00

Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.

From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.

Who received the most in Colorado →

Other General Surgery clinicians in Denver

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated August 29, 2024), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1467913772. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.