Grace Lucta Ward, MD
Surgery Physician · Kingsport, TN
Grace Lucta Ward, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Kingsport, Tennessee, and NPI 1407299324, issued on Apr 10, 2013. Check the license (Tennessee 57975, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Grace Lucta Ward
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 57975 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 105 W Stone Dr, Kingsport, TN 37660
- Phone
- (423) 392-6265
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2013
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180905000652); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 105 W Stone Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Tony Bleckley, PTPhysical Therapist1619971207
- Samuel Breeding, MDOccupational Medicine Physician1316941230
Verify Grace Lucta Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 57975Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
178 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 60 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl57 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl22 claims
- Naloxone Hcl19 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: $296.25
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Holston Medical Group PCKingsport, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
23 surgery physician records list a practice address in Kingsport
They are 23 of the 1,986 NPPES records with a practice address in Kingsport, and 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 23 in Kingsport → All 631 in Tennessee → Every provider in Kingsport →
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Common questions
What is Grace Lucta Ward, MD's NPI number?
Grace Lucta Ward, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407299324, issued on Apr 10, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Grace Lucta Ward, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 105 W Stone Dr, Kingsport, TN, 37660. Phone: (423) 392-6265. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Grace Lucta Ward, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 57975, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Grace Lucta Ward, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Grace Lucta Ward, MD had 178 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.