John W. Ward, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Mt Pleasant, SC
John W. Ward, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Mt Pleasant, South Carolina, and NPI 1942250758, issued on May 11, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 22826, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John W. Ward
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 22826 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 631 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464
- Phone
- (843) 881-0815
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 15, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 228266 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041005000632); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John W. Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 22826Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
229 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone31 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass23 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate14 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro11 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: $107.92
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Novant Health Urgent Cares LLCMount Pleasant, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John W. Ward among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
John W. Ward, MD is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
35 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Mt Pleasant
They are 35 of the 1,043 NPPES records with a practice address in Mt Pleasant, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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- Patrick Lovegrove, DOMt Pleasant, SC 294641417945171
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Common questions
What is John W. Ward, MD's NPI number?
John W. Ward, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942250758, issued on May 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John W. Ward, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 631 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, Mt Pleasant, SC, 29464. Phone: (843) 881-0815. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John W. Ward, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 22826, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John W. Ward, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John W. Ward, MD had 229 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.