Demming Morton Ward, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Salisbury, NC
Demming Morton Ward, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Salisbury, North Carolina, and NPI 1144230202, issued on Aug 9, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 19422, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Demming Morton Ward
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 19422 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 319 Mocksville Ave, Salisbury, NC 28144
- Phone
- (704) 637-3538
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (704) 637-7793
- Medicaid ID
- 8985617 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120314000296); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1974
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Demming Morton Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 19422Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,262 Medicare Part D claims for 362 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 60 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium234 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate203 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium197 claims
- Metformin Hcl190 claims
- Lorazepam168 claims
- Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide159 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 29 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Demming Morton Ward among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Demming Morton Ward, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
36 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Salisbury
They are 36 of the 1,654 NPPES records with a practice address in Salisbury, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Demming Morton Ward, MD's NPI number?
Demming Morton Ward, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144230202, issued on Aug 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Demming Morton Ward, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 319 Mocksville Ave, Salisbury, NC, 28144. Phone: (704) 637-3538. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Demming Morton Ward, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 19422, 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 Demming Morton Ward, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Demming Morton Ward, MD had 4,262 Medicare Part D claims for 362 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Demming Morton Ward, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 29 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.