Kari Lynn Ward, CNP
Nurse Practitioner · Portsmouth, OH
Kari Lynn Ward, CNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Portsmouth, Ohio, and NPI 1285917096, issued on Sep 28, 2011. Check the license (Ohio APRN.CNP.12709, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kari Lynn Ward
- Credential
- CNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- APRN.CNP.12709 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1611 27TH St Ste 201, Portsmouth, OH 45662
- Phone
- (740) 353-4143
- Enumerated
- Sep 28, 2011
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (740) 353-1714
- Medicaid ID
- 0054559 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120306001003); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1611 27TH St Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kari Lynn Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license APRN.CNP.12709Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024
6,590 Medicare Part D claims for 260 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 167 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium283 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium277 claims
- Lisinopril232 claims
- Potassium Chloride232 claims
- Furosemide179 claims
- Simvastatin164 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): 76.1 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Premier Therapy And Health Centers IncWheelersburg, OH
- Somc Medical Care Foundation, Inc.Portsmouth, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kari Lynn Ward among 4,254 nurse practitioner records in Ohio
Kari Lynn Ward, CNP is one of 4,254 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Ohio. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 27% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 27% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2018 among the 2,416 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
64 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Portsmouth
They are 64 of the 1,937 NPPES records with a practice address in Portsmouth, and 4,254 nurse practitioner records in Ohio.
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Common questions
What is Kari Lynn Ward, CNP's NPI number?
Kari Lynn Ward, CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285917096, issued on Sep 28, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kari Lynn Ward, CNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1611 27TH St Ste 201, Portsmouth, OH, 45662. Phone: (740) 353-4143. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kari Lynn Ward, CNP's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number APRN.CNP.12709, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kari Lynn Ward, CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kari Lynn Ward, CNP had 6,590 Medicare Part D claims for 260 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kari Lynn Ward, CNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.1 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.