Chris Ward
Clinical Social Worker · Merrillville, IN
Chris Ward is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Merrillville, Indiana, and NPI 1265227201, issued on Apr 10, 2025. Check the license with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chris Ward
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
- License number
- 149.028942 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8756 Pierce St, Merrillville, IN 46410
- Phone
- (708) 673-8211
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2025
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250716002459); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chris Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Vitae Health Medical Illinois, PLLCGlenwood, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chris Ward among 5,650 clinical social worker records in Indiana
Chris Ward is one of 5,650 clinical social worker records with a practice address in Indiana. 19% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2025, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2025 · 93% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 19% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 25% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2012 among the 1,393 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1041C0700X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
85 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Merrillville
They are 85 of the 1,972 NPPES records with a practice address in Merrillville, and 5,650 clinical social worker records in Indiana.
All 5,650 in Indiana → Every provider in Merrillville → Clinical Social Worker nationwide →
The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Leigh Barnes, MSW, LCSWMerrillville, IN 464101760470694
- Natalie Bauer, L.C.S.W.Merrillville, IN 464101942301890
- Drew Brummell, LCSWMerrillville, IN 464101174565402
- Arma Johnson, LCSWMerrillville, IN 464101417975699
- Laura Moseng, HSPPMerrillville, IN 464101356333587
- Lauren Pellegrini-Hubster, LCSWMerrillville, IN 464101811924798
- Lauren Peterson, LCSWMerrillville, IN 464101891796827
- Cynthia Schiller, LCSW, ACSWMerrillville, IN 464101194760892
Common questions
What is Chris Ward's NPI number?
Chris Ward's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265227201, issued on Apr 10, 2025. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chris Ward located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8756 Pierce St, Merrillville, IN, 46410. Phone: (708) 673-8211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chris Ward's license?
Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.