NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bryan K. Ward, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Nashville, TN

Bryan K. Ward, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1578567210, issued on Jun 10, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 36819, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578567210
Name
Bryan K. Ward
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
36819 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2010 Church St, Nashville, TN 37203
Phone
(615) 284-4672
Enumerated
Jun 10, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 27, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(615) 284-5752
Medicaid ID
38881241 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040217000766); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2000
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 2010 Church St

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

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  4. Dana Bannerman, MDInternal Medicine Physician1649274515
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  6. Jordan Cartwright, PA-CPhysician Assistant1063837813

Verify Bryan K. Ward in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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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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47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

274 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Bryan Ward274
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Cefdinir18 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl16 claims
  3. Potassium Chloride14 claims
  4. Prednisone13 claims
  5. Eliquis12 claims
  6. Carvedilol11 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 2 group practices

  1. Saint Thomas Medical PartnersNashville, TN
  2. Warner Physician Services PCNashville, TN

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

Bryan K. Ward among 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee

Bryan K. Ward, MD is one of 426 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2012 among the 356 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andre D'Souza, MDNashville, TN 372031790434637
  2. Azaria Ehlers, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031235516261
  3. Mallary Hodges, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031740571116
  4. Gena Kluwe, MDNashville, TN 372031578639951
  5. Zohra Malik, MDNashville, TN 372031720546765
  6. Ravi Mishra, MDNashville, TN 372031093058018
  7. Naved Mohyuddin, MDNashville, TN 372031417951278
  8. Arnel Panelo, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031447229935

Common questions

What is Bryan K. Ward, MD's NPI number?

Bryan K. Ward, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578567210, issued on Jun 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bryan K. Ward, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2010 Church St, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 284-4672. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bryan K. Ward, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 36819, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Bryan K. Ward, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bryan K. Ward, MD had 274 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.