NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Irving Benjamin Ward, DO

Anesthesiology Physician · Fort Worth, TX

Irving Benjamin Ward, DO is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Fort Worth, Texas, and NPI 1578580114, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas Q5602, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578580114
Name
Irving Benjamin Ward
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License numbers
Q5602 TX
2003015186 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1400 8TH Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Phone
(816) 769-3774
Enumerated
Jul 17, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 25, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160331002010); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
At Still University Of Health Sciences, College Of Osteo Med, Kirksville, 2002
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 1400 8TH Ave

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

  1. Abeer Abdelrahim, MD, MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1548838345
  2. Pardis Abdollahi ZarandiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457055816
  3. Akhil Abraham, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1710681960
  4. David Addepalli, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932969227
  5. Brianna AdkinsCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1578324463
  6. Aarushi Aggarwal, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972243822

Verify Irving Benjamin Ward in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Northstar Anesthesia III PAFort Worth, TX
  2. Sound Physicians Anesthesiology OF Texas PLLCFort Worth, TX

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

Irving Benjamin Ward among 4,635 anesthesiology physician records in Texas

Irving Benjamin Ward, DO is one of 4,635 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 79% 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 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 3,293 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anesthesiology Physician providers in Texas

There are 4,635 anesthesiology physician records in Texas.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jon Badgwell, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041053315010
  2. Joseph Caero, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041457338659
  3. Kristina Deason, MDFort Worth, TX 761041285606699
  4. Tasneem Dohadwala, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041891097564
  5. Christopher Estrada, MDFort Worth, TX 761041184942054
  6. Kimble Horak, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041023251493
  7. Mythili Paladugu, MDFort Worth, TX 761041528139060
  8. Laura Riehm, MDFort Worth, TX 761041962489161

Common questions

What is Irving Benjamin Ward, DO's NPI number?

Irving Benjamin Ward, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578580114, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Irving Benjamin Ward, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 8TH Ave, Fort Worth, TX, 76104. Phone: (816) 769-3774. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Irving Benjamin Ward, DO's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q5602, 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.

What is Irving Benjamin Ward, DO's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.