April L. Ward, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Lincoln, CA
April L. Ward, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lincoln, California, and NPI 1568561553, issued on Sep 22, 2006. Check the license (California NP13700, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- April L. Ward
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- NP13700 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 685 Twelve Bridges Dr, Lincoln, CA 95648
- Phone
- (916) 408-5915
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 1, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (916) 408-5411
- Medicaid ID
- RN524287 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081210000547); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify April L. Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license NP13700Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
2,029 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 386 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen196 claims
- Eliquis82 claims
- Tramadol Hcl75 claims
- Januvia72 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium71 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl71 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Community Health Centers OF AmericaMariposa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
April L. Ward among 8,223 nurse practitioner records in California
April L. Ward, NP is one of 8,223 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 65% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 42% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2017 among the 3,425 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is April L. Ward, NP's NPI number?
April L. Ward, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568561553, issued on Sep 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is April L. Ward, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 685 Twelve Bridges Dr, Lincoln, CA, 95648. Phone: (916) 408-5915. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify April L. Ward, NP's license?
NPPES lists California license number NP13700, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does April L. Ward, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, April L. Ward, NP had 2,029 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.