Austin Neil Ward, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Lexington, KY
Austin Neil Ward, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1780943274, issued on May 3, 2012. Check the license (Kentucky 53544, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Austin Neil Ward
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 53544 KY
R3061 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Rose St, Lexington, KY 40536
- Phone
- (270) 556-3314
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2012
- Record last updated
- Dec 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200723000861); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 800 Rose St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Austin Neil Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 53544Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
227 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Tartrate35 claims
- Clopidogrel24 claims
- Furosemide17 claims
- Losartan Potassium16 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate16 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium15 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,220.59
45 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Baptist Health Medical Group IncPaducah, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Austin Neil Ward among 109 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Kentucky
Austin Neil Ward, M.D. is one of 109 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 79% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2000 among the 79 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 109 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Kentucky.
All 109 in Kentucky → Every provider in Lexington → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carl Backer, M.D.Lexington, KY 405361760477608
- Edward Cantu, MDLexington, KY 405361558528166
- Alberto De Hoyos, MDLexington, KY 405361851355333
- Victor Ferraris, MDLexington, KY 405361508821455
- Charles Hoopes, M.D.Lexington, KY 405361699717074
- Suresh Keshavamurthy, M.DLexington, KY 405361215101787
- Matthias Loebe, MDLexington, KY 405361740360148
- Shari Meyerson, M.D.Lexington, KY 405361366402992
Common questions
What is Austin Neil Ward, M.D.'s NPI number?
Austin Neil Ward, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780943274, issued on May 3, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Austin Neil Ward, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Rose St, Lexington, KY, 40536. Phone: (270) 556-3314. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Austin Neil Ward, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 53544, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Austin Neil Ward, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Austin Neil Ward, M.D. had 227 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Austin Neil Ward, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.