Caroline E. Ward, PA
Physician Assistant · Knoxville, TN
Caroline E. Ward, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1659136935, issued on Feb 16, 2024. Check the license (Tennessee 5881, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Caroline E. Ward
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 5881 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1600 Accelerator Way Ste 200, Knoxville, TN 37920
- Phone
- (865) 546-2633
- Enumerated
- Feb 16, 2024
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2026
- Fax
- (865) 546-9047
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240301002887); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lincoln Memorial University Medical Department, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Caroline E. Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 5881Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
325 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 190 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl138 claims
- Methocarbamol41 claims
- Meloxicam36 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33 claims
- Tramadol Hcl15 claims
- Amoxicillin11 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
- Champion Physical Therapy LLC HallsKnoxville, TN
- Orthotennessee PCSevierville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Caroline E. Ward among 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee
Caroline E. Ward, PA is one of 3,055 physician assistant records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 80% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2019 among the 2,030 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
399 physician assistant records list a practice address in Knoxville
They are 399 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Caroline E. Ward, PA's NPI number?
Caroline E. Ward, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659136935, issued on Feb 16, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Caroline E. Ward, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 Accelerator Way Ste 200, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 546-2633. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Caroline E. Ward, PA's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 5881, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Caroline E. Ward, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Caroline E. Ward, PA had 325 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.