Brian Christopher Ward, MD/PHD
Surgery Physician · Las Vegas, NV
Brian Christopher Ward, MD/PHD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Las Vegas, Nevada, and NPI 1487944724, issued on Apr 7, 2011. Check the license (Nevada 20087, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Christopher Ward
- Credential
- MD/PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 20087 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1707 W Charleston Blvd Ste 160, Las Vegas, NV 89102
- Phone
- (702) 671-5150
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2011
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (702) 384-6493
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201001001759); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana Medical College, School Of Medicine Of Purdue University, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1707 W Charleston Blvd Ste 160
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Annabel Barber, M.D., F.A.C.S.Surgery Physician1891773446
- Jocelyn Burke, M.D.Surgical Critical Care Physician1538393244
- Shakira Burton, MDSurgical Critical Care Physician1538665724
Verify Brian Christopher Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 20087Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Industry payments in 2024: $471.73
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Unlv MedicineLas Vegas, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Christopher Ward among 236 surgery physician records in Nevada
Brian Christopher Ward, MD/PHD is one of 236 surgery physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 65% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2007 among the 162 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Nevada
There are 236 surgery physician records in Nevada.
All 236 in Nevada → Every provider in Las Vegas → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Apel, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891021518279819
- Annabel Barber, M.D., F.A.C.S.Las Vegas, NV 891021891773446
- Ovunc Bardakcioglu, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891021942428958
- Michael Casey, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891021689615262
- Richard Colquitt, MDLas Vegas, NV 891021457328270
- James Curry, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891021396737953
- George Hahm, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891021467655050
- Craig Iwamoto, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891021588656144
Common questions
What is Brian Christopher Ward, MD/PHD's NPI number?
Brian Christopher Ward, MD/PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487944724, issued on Apr 7, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Christopher Ward, MD/PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1707 W Charleston Blvd Ste 160, Las Vegas, NV, 89102. Phone: (702) 671-5150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Christopher Ward, MD/PHD's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 20087, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian Christopher Ward, MD/PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Christopher Ward, MD/PHD had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.