Jennifer D. Ward, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Chico, CA
Jennifer D. Ward, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Chico, California, and NPI 1669672770, issued on Jul 18, 2007. Check the license (California A98548, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jennifer D. Ward
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A98548 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1531 Esplanade, Chico, CA 95926
- Phone
- (530) 332-5557
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2023
- Medicaid ID
- 00A985480 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071109000360); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jennifer D. Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A98548Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
274 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium18 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium17 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate12 claims
- Prednisone12 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Enloe Medical CenterChico, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jennifer D. Ward among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Jennifer D. Ward, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 27% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 27% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in California
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- Suresh Kumar Pasya, M.D.Chico, CA 959261871510651
Common questions
What is Jennifer D. Ward, MD's NPI number?
Jennifer D. Ward, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669672770, issued on Jul 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jennifer D. Ward, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1531 Esplanade, Chico, CA, 95926. Phone: (530) 332-5557. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jennifer D. Ward, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A98548, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jennifer D. Ward, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jennifer D. Ward, MD had 274 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jennifer D. Ward, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.