Joel Pitchford Ward, D.O.
Hospitalist Physician · Des Moines, IA
Joel Pitchford Ward, D.O. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1710268115, issued on Aug 30, 2011. Check the license (Iowa DO-04545, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Pitchford Ward
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- DO-04545 IA
ED0227A WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 6TH Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314
- Phone
- (515) 247-4240
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2011
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (515) 247-4239
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel Pitchford Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license DO-04545Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $38.13
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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.
Joel Pitchford Ward among 302 hospitalist physician records in Iowa
Joel Pitchford Ward, D.O. is one of 302 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 30% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 30% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 80% of these records are
- Record last updated2017 · 26% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
84 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 84 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 302 hospitalist physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Joel Pitchford Ward, D.O.'s NPI number?
Joel Pitchford Ward, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710268115, issued on Aug 30, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Pitchford Ward, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 6TH Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50314. Phone: (515) 247-4240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Pitchford Ward, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number DO-04545, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.