Joshua William Ward, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Wilmington, NC
Joshua William Ward, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1477060614, issued on Jan 9, 2018. Check the license with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua William Ward
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- Practice location
- 2208 S 17TH St Ste 201, Wilmington, NC 28401
- Phone
- (910) 763-3333
- Enumerated
- Jan 9, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jan 9, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180411001786); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2208 S 17TH St Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jeffrey Beecher, DONeurological Surgery Physician1205068186
- Chase Whelan, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1023590502
Verify Joshua William Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
23 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 98.3 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $24.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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 2 group practices
- Novant Health Medical Group Coastal Region LLCWilmington, NC
- Vidant Medical Group LLCGreenville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua William Ward among 372 surgical physician assistant records in North Carolina
Joshua William Ward, PA-C is one of 372 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2014 among the 235 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in North Carolina
There are 372 surgical physician assistant records in North Carolina.
All 372 in North Carolina → Every provider in Wilmington → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sheila Anderson, PA-CWilmington, NC 284011942621628
- Yvonne Desmet, P.A.-CWilmington, NC 284011154386340
- Tracy Helm, PAWilmington, NC 284011205069119
- Crystal Hill, PA-CWilmington, NC 284011003804030
- Lawrence Landrigan, PA-CWilmington, NC 284011922194596
- Jeffrey Probst, PA-CWilmington, NC 284011417912007
- Chase Whelan, PA-CWilmington, NC 284011023590502
- Ryan Dougherty, PA-CWilmington, NC 284031467173443
Common questions
What is Joshua William Ward, PA-C's NPI number?
Joshua William Ward, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477060614, issued on Jan 9, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua William Ward, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2208 S 17TH St Ste 201, Wilmington, NC, 28401. Phone: (910) 763-3333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua William Ward, PA-C's license?
Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joshua William Ward, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua William Ward, PA-C had 23 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joshua William Ward, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 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.