John L. Ward, DDS
Dentist · Ruston, LA
John L. Ward, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Ruston, Louisiana, and NPI 1790844124, issued on Dec 8, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 4016, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John L. Ward
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 4016 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 106 E Mississippi Ave, Ruston, LA 71270
- Phone
- (318) 251-9600
- Enumerated
- Dec 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 251-9612
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 106 E Mississippi Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John L. Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 4016Check 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: $101.29
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimvie Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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.
John L. Ward among 898 dentist records in Louisiana
John L. Ward, DDS is one of 898 dentist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 70% 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 under 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 dentist records list a practice address in Ruston
They are 8 of the 752 NPPES records with a practice address in Ruston, and 898 dentist records in Louisiana.
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The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carson Dahl, DDSRuston, LA 712701962997379
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- Jerry Johnston, D.D.S.Ruston, LA 712701124148689
- Susann McMahen, DDSRuston, LA 712701154772051
- Shawn Murphy, DDSRuston, LA 712701164047304
- Patrick Stuckey, D.D.S.Ruston, LA 712701427102656
- Cynthia VolentineRuston, LA 712701306995881
- Karla Robertson, DDSOak Grove, LA 712631376670059
Common questions
What is John L. Ward, DDS's NPI number?
John L. Ward, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790844124, issued on Dec 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John L. Ward, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 106 E Mississippi Ave, Ruston, LA, 71270. Phone: (318) 251-9600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John L. Ward, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 4016, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.