NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bryant Alan Ward, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Banner Elk, NC

Bryant Alan Ward, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Banner Elk, North Carolina, and NPI 1407141435, issued on Jun 17, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 2012-01830, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1407141435
Name
Bryant Alan Ward
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
2012-01830 NC
NC2012-0118 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2837 Broadstone Road, Banner Elk, NC 28604
Phone
(828) 260-9255
Enumerated
Jun 17, 2011
Record last updated
Mar 18, 2025
Fax
(833) 972-4752
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20141029002273); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 2011
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 2837 Broadstone Road

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

  1. Taelor Deike, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1962226092

Verify Bryant Alan Ward in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

141 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Bryant Ward141
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Losartan Potassium17 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $20.35

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was TerSera Therapeutics LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bryant Ward$20.35
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Watauga Medical Center IncBoone, NC

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

Bryant Alan Ward among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina

Bryant Alan Ward, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Banner Elk

They are 2 of the 37 NPPES records with a practice address in Banner Elk, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jason Crawford, MDSugar Mountain, NC 286041447513593
  2. Alfred Earwood, MDBanner Elk, NC 286041699760959
  3. Charles Davant, MDBlowing Rock, NC 286051396709176
  4. John Davis, MDBlowing Rock, NC 286051932160652
  5. Cammy Benton, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021508886698
  6. Joseph Dibble, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021710905492
  7. Kayla DillsHickory, NC 286021598383564
  8. David Duralia, M.DHickory, NC 286021972549301

Common questions

What is Bryant Alan Ward, MD's NPI number?

Bryant Alan Ward, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407141435, issued on Jun 17, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bryant Alan Ward, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2837 Broadstone Road, Banner Elk, NC, 28604. Phone: (828) 260-9255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bryant Alan Ward, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2012-01830, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Bryant Alan Ward, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bryant Alan Ward, MD had 141 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.