Julie J. Ward, CNM
Advanced Practice Midwife · Columbus, GA
Julie J. Ward, CNM is an advanced practice midwife with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1528238193, issued on Mar 10, 2008. Check the license (Georgia RN148659, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Julie J. Ward
- Credential
- CNM
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Practice Midwife 367A00000X
- License numbers
- RN148659 GA
APN0000012963 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1900 10TH Ave Ste 300, Columbus, GA 31901
- Phone
- (706) 341-3311
- Enumerated
- Mar 10, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 26, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 341-3096
- Medicaid ID
- 747370346A GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101116000321); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1900 10TH Ave Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Elizabeth Kempson, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1710639174
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Verify Julie J. Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license RN148659Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced practice midwife in 2024
40 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 72 among the 2,776 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Valacyclovir11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $14,908.85
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program; the largest payer was Organon Llc. The 3,833 providers of this specialty with any payment received $204.49 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
- Columbus Ambulatory Healthcare Services, Inc.Columbus, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Julie J. Ward among 533 advanced practice midwife records in Georgia
Julie J. Ward, CNM is one of 533 advanced practice midwife records with a practice address in Georgia. 55% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 34% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 55% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 24% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2016 among the 125 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 367A00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Practice Midwife providers in Georgia
There are 533 advanced practice midwife records in Georgia.
All 533 in Georgia → Every provider in Columbus → Advanced Practice Midwife nationwide →
The 8 advanced practice midwife records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Melissa Brewer, CNMColumbus, GA 319011073253050
- Christa Cicora, CNMColumbus, GA 319011962007476
- Cathy Schneider, CNMColumbus, GA 319011023811775
- Ashley Brinkley, FNP-CColumbus, GA 319041891145116
- Bettina Fairley, CNMColumbus, GA 319041578806220
- Melissa Fish, CNMColumbus, GA 319041952308371
- Nicole Taylor, CNMColumbus, GA 319041518301860
- Antoinette Lee-Gregory, CNMFort Moore, GA 319051891073763
Common questions
What is Julie J. Ward, CNM's NPI number?
Julie J. Ward, CNM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528238193, issued on Mar 10, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Julie J. Ward, CNM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1900 10TH Ave Ste 300, Columbus, GA, 31901. Phone: (706) 341-3311. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Julie J. Ward, CNM's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number RN148659, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Julie J. Ward, CNM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Julie J. Ward, CNM had 40 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among advanced practice midwife prescribers was 72. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Julie J. Ward, CNM's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.