John Arthur Ward, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
John Arthur Ward, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1669489019, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 13511, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Arthur Ward
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 13511 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2010 Brookwood Medical Center Drive, Birmingham, AL 35209
- Phone
- (205) 877-1000
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 009906835 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040621001063); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Arthur Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 13511Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
228 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methocarbamol22 claims
- Eliquis17 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen14 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 24.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
John Arthur Ward among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
John Arthur Ward, MD is one of 1,705 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
487 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 487 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is John Arthur Ward, MD's NPI number?
John Arthur Ward, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669489019, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Arthur Ward, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2010 Brookwood Medical Center Drive, Birmingham, AL, 35209. Phone: (205) 877-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Arthur Ward, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 13511, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Arthur Ward, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Arthur Ward, MD had 228 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Arthur Ward, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 24.7 of 100. 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.