William Ballas
Surgical · Centennial, CONPI 1902844269
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $3,026 of the $4,519 with a category attached, or 67.0%. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 26.8% of the total. Among surgical clinicians in CO with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 135 payments — averaging $33.47 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$1K
- Globus Medical$877
- AbbVie$587
- Lundbeck LLC$308
- Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.$291
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$289
- plus $956 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,43932%
- Food & beverage$3,02667%
- Education$541%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic | 21 | $1,210 |
| Globus Medical | 1 | $877 |
| AbbVie | 24 | $587 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 15 | $308 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | 10 | $291 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 14 | $289 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 11 | $183 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 11 | $182 |
| Tersera Therapeutics LLC | 5 | $137 |
| Pfizer | 8 | $129 |
| Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 4 | $102 |
| Bioventus LLC | 2 | $44 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Spineology Inc. | 1 | $32 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $21 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Gilead | 1 | $18 |
| IBSA Pharma Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Piramal Critical Care | 1 | $15 |
| Curonix LLC | 1 | $14 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- Excelsius Robotics System$877
- SYNCHROMEDII$506
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM$171
- INCEPTIV$139
- QULIPTA$119
- UBRELVY$119
How this compares
$4,519 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 495 surgical providers in Colorado.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| BelbucaBuprenorphine Hcl | 47 | $38,111 |
| Buprenorphine | 83 | $20,001 |
| OxycontinOxycodone Hcl | 21 | $11,467 |
| NucyntaTapentadol Hcl | 11 | $11,268 |
| Xtampza ErOxycodone Myristate | 19 | $6,729 |
| MovantikNaloxegol Oxalate | 11 | $4,478 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 135 | $4,241 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 115 | $4,189 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 176 | $3,918 |
| Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate | 101 | $3,093 |
| Lidocaine | 15 | $1,728 |
| Gabapentin | 85 | $1,446 |
| Morphine Sulfate | 40 | $1,242 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 27 | $961 |
| Buprenorphine Hcl | 23 | $937 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.Belbuca, Nucynta, Xtampza Er | $183 | $56,10877 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 95th percentile of 495 surgical providers in Colorado.
Other surgical in Centennial
- Michael WellsAurora$26K
- Charles EttelsonDenver$24K
- Joshua CrossLakewood$17K
- Mitchell EricksonAurora$16K
- Tim FilzenColorado Springs$13K
- Charles JenningsThornton$9K
- Joshua KatzDenver$8K
- Jordyn AlmeidaDenver$8K
- Nicole KenyonDenver$7K
- Yasmeen BierwirthBoulder$6K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.