Donald R. Ward, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Hattiesburg, MS
Donald R. Ward, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and NPI 1316916869, issued on Mar 16, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 17322, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald R. Ward
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 17322 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3688 Veterans Memorial Dr., Hattiesburg, MS 39401
- Phone
- (601) 554-7400
- Enumerated
- Mar 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 27, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (601) 554-7499
- Medicaid ID
- 00124180 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110216000273); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3688 Veterans Memorial Dr.
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Blen Blackwell, PA-CPhysician Assistant1811217409
- George Robertson, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1801026141
Verify Donald R. Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 17322Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,017 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 312 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam232 claims
- Tramadol Hcl153 claims
- Cephalexin96 claims
- Ondansetron Odt84 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen74 claims
- Famotidine57 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $170.37
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, 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 one group practice
- Southern Bone And Joint Specialists, PAHattiesburg, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Donald R. Ward among 197 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Mississippi
Donald R. Ward, MD is one of 197 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 131 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 51% 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi
There are 197 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Mississippi.
All 197 in Mississippi → Every provider in Hattiesburg → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Justin Badon, MDHattiesburg, MS 394011831686328
- Mark Barron, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394011255576377
- David Bomboy, MDHattiesburg, MS 394011033123716
- Michael Cox, MDHattiesburg, MS 394011356514988
- Robert Dews, MDHattlesburg, MS 394011194926766
- Sergey Dzugan, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394011861683203
- Frederick Gregg, D.O.Hattiesburg, MS 394011952523607
- George Robertson, MDHattiesburg, MS 394011801026141
Common questions
What is Donald R. Ward, MD's NPI number?
Donald R. Ward, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316916869, issued on Mar 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald R. Ward, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3688 Veterans Memorial Dr., Hattiesburg, MS, 39401. Phone: (601) 554-7400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald R. Ward, MD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 17322, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Donald R. Ward, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald R. Ward, MD had 1,017 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Donald R. Ward, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.