NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kelly P. Ward, PA

Physician Assistant · Athens, GA

Kelly P. Ward, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1073595104, issued on Nov 15, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 003050, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1073595104
Name
Kelly P. Ward
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
003050 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1500 Oglethorpe Ave Ste 500B, Athens, GA 30606
Phone
(706) 369-5440
Enumerated
Nov 15, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Medicaid ID
139754792A GA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051222000385); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Emory University School Of Medicine, 1997
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1500 Oglethorpe Ave Ste 500B

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Christopher Gaunder, M.DOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1811133101
  2. Eric Gordon, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1598102253
  3. Robert Hancock, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1194708347
  4. Joseph Kilzi, PASurgical Physician Assistant1801878137

Verify Kelly P. Ward in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

76 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Kelly Ward76
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Celecoxib51 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities20 of 40 points · 15%50.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $355.37

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Team 1, Llc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kelly Ward$355.37
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. Piedmont Athens Specialty Care LLCWatkinsville, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kelly P. Ward among 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia

Kelly P. Ward, PA is one of 4,662 physician assistant records with a practice address in Georgia. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 97% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2018 among the 2,761 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

97 physician assistant records list a practice address in Athens

They are 97 of the 3,160 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Skye Barrett, PA-CAthens, GA 306061366535155
  2. Sarah Carey, PAAthens, GA 306061881613131
  3. Henry Curran, PAAthens, GA 306061952381204
  4. Torra Elder, PA-CAthens, GA 306061740391051
  5. Bryan Green, PA-CAthens, GA 306061750311221
  6. Joseph Hale, PA-CAthens, GA 306061003899253
  7. David Joslyn, PA-CAthens, GA 306061891911517
  8. Erin Kilzi, PACAthens, GA 306061114914207

Common questions

What is Kelly P. Ward, PA's NPI number?

Kelly P. Ward, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073595104, issued on Nov 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kelly P. Ward, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Oglethorpe Ave Ste 500B, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 369-5440. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kelly P. Ward, PA's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 003050, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kelly P. Ward, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kelly P. Ward, PA had 76 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kelly P. Ward, PA'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.