Kenneth Mario Ward, APRN
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX
Kenneth Mario Ward, APRN is a gerontology nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1386012086, issued on Sep 11, 2015. Check the license (Texas AP127988, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth Mario Ward
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Gerontology Nurse Practitioner 363LG0600X
- License number
- AP127988 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 792-6161
- Enumerated
- Sep 11, 2015
- Record last updated
- Dec 23, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 351228701 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151027000844); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kenneth Mario Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP127988Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gerontology nurse practitioner in 2024
50 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,369 among the 6,165 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Allopurinol12 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): 81.4 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: $261.36
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. The 3,903 providers of this specialty with any payment received $742.05 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
- Physicians Referral ServiceHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth Mario Ward among 954 gerontology nurse practitioner records in Texas
Kenneth Mario Ward, APRN is one of 954 gerontology nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 23% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 23% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2019 among the 577 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LG0600X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner providers in Texas
There are 954 gerontology nurse practitioner records in Texas.
All 954 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Gerontology Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 gerontology nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cynthia Abarado, RN, GNPHouston, TX 770301851471049
- Maxine Burnett, RN, ANP, GNPHouston, TX 770301326136664
- Debbie Colvin, GNPHouston, TX 770301891809687
- Oliva Delossantos, ANP/GNPHouston, TX 770301255372173
- Susan Gorman, GNPHouston, TX 770301588844641
- Matthelon Green, NPHouston, TX 770301346331873
- Mary Hernandez, RN, CNS, GNPHouston, TX 770301548358724
- Robert Martin, GNP-BCHouston, TX 770301609011634
Common questions
What is Kenneth Mario Ward, APRN's NPI number?
Kenneth Mario Ward, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386012086, issued on Sep 11, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth Mario Ward, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth Mario Ward, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP127988, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kenneth Mario Ward, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth Mario Ward, APRN had 50 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among gerontology nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,369. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kenneth Mario Ward, APRN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 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.