NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edward Ward, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL

Edward Ward, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1780650663, issued on Feb 28, 2006. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780650663
Name
Edward Ward
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
Practice location
1653 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60612
Phone
(312) 942-8149
Enumerated
Feb 28, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050412000033); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1994
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1653 W Congress Pkwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  6. Laila Abdulla Al-Harthy, RNRegistered Nurse1619832722

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

158 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Edward Ward158
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ibuprofen27 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass16 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt14 claims
  4. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim12 claims
  5. Prednisone11 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: $22.75

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Edward Ward$22.75
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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

  1. Illinois Emergency Medicine Specialists LLCBolingbrook, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Edward Ward among 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois

Edward Ward, M.D. is one of 3,291 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 68% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2012 among the 1,867 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,310 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 1,310 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois.

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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

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  3. Galeta Clayton, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121588630743
  4. Jennifer Fleming, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121912973975
  5. Jeffrey Grassle, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121205802147
  6. Marilyn Hallock, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121336110691
  7. Mumtaz Husain, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121891761953
  8. Paula Oldeg, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121568438687

Common questions

What is Edward Ward, M.D.'s NPI number?

Edward Ward, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780650663, issued on Feb 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edward Ward, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1653 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 942-8149. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edward Ward, M.D.'s license?

Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Edward Ward, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edward Ward, M.D. had 158 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.

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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.