Joshua R. Ward, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Lakewood, CO
Joshua R. Ward, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Lakewood, Colorado, and NPI 1013357292, issued on Jul 2, 2013. Check the license (Colorado DR.0057552, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua R. Ward
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- DR.0057552 CO
191614 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11600 W 2ND PL, Lakewood, CO 80228
- Phone
- (303) 731-9782
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2013
- Record last updated
- Sep 27, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (720) 321-1759
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180921002558); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joshua R. Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0057552Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
224 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Magnesium Sulfate12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Duke University Health System, IncRaleigh, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua R. Ward among 806 hospitalist physician records in Colorado
Joshua R. Ward, MD is one of 806 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 51% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2012 among the 622 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 38% 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 Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Colorado
There are 806 hospitalist physician records in Colorado.
All 806 in Colorado → Every provider in Lakewood → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michelle Chiang, MDLakewood, CO 802281871620450
- Shelley Clyne, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281093794984
- Nelu Cojanu, MDLakewood, CO 802281629260161
- Sujata Fretz, MDLakewood, CO 802281093821795
- Kathryn Goeke, MDLakewood, CO 802281003019043
- Diane Gomez, MDLakewood, CO 802281285836304
- Zoran Lesic, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281184945438
- Robert McClay, MDLakewood, CO 802281972570554
Common questions
What is Joshua R. Ward, MD's NPI number?
Joshua R. Ward, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013357292, issued on Jul 2, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua R. Ward, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11600 W 2ND PL, Lakewood, CO, 80228. Phone: (303) 731-9782. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua R. Ward, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0057552, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joshua R. Ward, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua R. Ward, MD had 224 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.