Derek Thomas Ward, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · San Francisco, CA
Derek Thomas Ward, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1649596933, issued on Apr 13, 2010. Check the license (California A119788, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derek Thomas Ward
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- A119788 CA
25MA09697700 NJ
MD454724 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 Owens St, San Francisco, CA 94158
- Phone
- (415) 353-2508
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jun 5, 2026
- Fax
- (415) 476-1304
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160923001439); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1500 Owens St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Timothy Baldwin, ATC, CFOAthletic Trainer1730590100
- Gina Biviano, MA, ATCAthletic Trainer1023430634
- Andrew Blood, ATCAthletic Trainer1881126191
- Hunter Bohlen, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1336763598
Verify Derek Thomas Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A119788Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
155 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 36 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam44 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl26 claims
- Celecoxib19 claims
- Gabapentin19 claims
- Famotidine15 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: $87,724.90
61 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Regents Univ OF California UcsfSan Francisco, CA
- Ucsf Medical Group Business ServicesSan Francisco, CA
- University OF California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Derek Thomas Ward among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Derek Thomas Ward, M.D. is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hunter Bohlen, MDSan Francisco, CA 941581336763598
- Per Rickard BraanemarkSan Francisco, CA 941581710345210
- Avilash Das, MDSan Francisco, CA 941581467031302
- Gregory Elia, MDSan Francisco, CA 941581033597687
- Erik HansenSan Francisco, CA 941581023149044
- Jennifer Liu, MDSan Francisco, CA 941581447837869
- Kirstina Olson, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941581215108709
- Lauren ShapiroSan Francisco, CA 941581104210046
Common questions
What is Derek Thomas Ward, M.D.'s NPI number?
Derek Thomas Ward, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649596933, issued on Apr 13, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek Thomas Ward, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Owens St, San Francisco, CA, 94158. Phone: (415) 353-2508. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek Thomas Ward, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A119788, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Derek Thomas Ward, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derek Thomas Ward, M.D. had 155 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.