NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brandon K. Ward, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Prestonsburg, KY

Brandon K. Ward, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, and NPI 1275848145, issued on Aug 16, 2010. Check the license (Kentucky 3006266, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275848145
Name
Brandon K. Ward
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License numbers
3006266 KY
APRN.CRNA.13928 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5000 KY Route 321, Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Phone
(606) 886-8511
Enumerated
Aug 16, 2010
Record last updated
Jan 20, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130116000077); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5000 KY Route 321

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Scott Arnett, MDFamily Medicine Physician1225134489
  2. Andrea Asher, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1780417105
  3. Artour Asrian, M.D.Surgery Physician1841324159
  4. William Billiter, PAPhysician Assistant1639442734
  5. Brady Bowman, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1841821568
  6. Andrew Burchett, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1700175866

Verify Brandon K. Ward in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score58.7
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $68.34

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brandon Ward$68.34
  2. Specialty average$135.08

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Adena Medical Group LLCChillicothe, OH
  2. Premier Anesthesia OF Ohio LLCColumbus, OH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Brandon K. Ward among 1,535 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Kentucky

Brandon K. Ward, CRNA is one of 1,535 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 44% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2014 among the 1,170 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist providers in Kentucky

There are 1,535 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Kentucky.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brady Bowman, CRNAPrestonsburg, KY 416531841821568
  2. Jennifer Jones, CRNAPrestonsburg, KY 416531952553703
  3. Francesca Smith, CRNA, DNAPPrestonsburg, KY 416531013606938
  4. Joseph Stiltner, CRNAPrestonsburg, KY 416531366694119
  5. Brenda Watson, CRNAPrestonsburg, KY 416531689767675
  6. William Montgomery, CRNAMartin, KY 416491538221023
  7. Matthew Williams, RNDana, KY 416151194431809
  8. Kimberly CesareHazard, KY 417011598033086

Common questions

What is Brandon K. Ward, CRNA's NPI number?

Brandon K. Ward, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275848145, issued on Aug 16, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brandon K. Ward, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5000 KY Route 321, Prestonsburg, KY, 41653. Phone: (606) 886-8511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brandon K. Ward, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 3006266, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Brandon K. Ward, CRNA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.3 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.