Howard Lee Ward, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · El Paso, TX
Howard Lee Ward, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1518599034, issued on Feb 12, 2020. Check the license (Texas U8604, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Lee Ward
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- U8604 TX
0101273657 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18511 Highlander Medics St, El Paso, TX 79906
- Phone
- (915) 569-3167
- Enumerated
- Feb 12, 2020
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240724002566); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Lee Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U8604Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
53 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Naproxen12 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Bluff Creek Emergency Medicine Associates, PAEl Paso, TX
- Pearsall Emergency Medicine Associates, PAEl Paso, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Lee Ward among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas
Howard Lee Ward, MD is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 84% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2013 among the 2,779 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 55% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
179 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in El Paso
They are 179 of the 11,091 NPPES records with a practice address in El Paso, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Howard Lee Ward, MD's NPI number?
Howard Lee Ward, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518599034, issued on Feb 12, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Lee Ward, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18511 Highlander Medics St, El Paso, TX, 79906. Phone: (915) 569-3167. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Lee Ward, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U8604, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard Lee Ward, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Lee Ward, MD had 53 Medicare Part D claims for 41 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.
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.