NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kent E. Ward, MD

Pediatric Cardiology Physician · Oklahoma City, OK

Kent E. Ward, MD is a pediatric cardiology physician with a practice address in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and NPI 1295703411, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (Oklahoma 12940, as entered in NPPES) on the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1295703411
Name
Kent E. Ward
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatric Cardiology Physician 2080P0202X
License number
12940 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1200 N Phillips Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone
(405) 271-2006
Enumerated
Mar 14, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 14, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060126001017); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1979
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 1200 N Phillips Ave

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

  1. Jill Adler, MDPediatrics Physician1184877045
  2. Muhammad Altaf, M.D.Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician1871511733
  3. Ashley Baker, MDPediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician1518100882
  4. Sherri Baker, MDPediatric Cardiology Physician1710955026
  5. Piers Blackett, MDPediatric Endocrinology Physician1730157348
  6. Karen Bowlware, MDPediatrics Physician1881662419

Verify Kent E. Ward in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
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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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3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatric cardiology physician in 2024

72 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 74 among the 518 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kent Ward72
  2. Specialty average74

Most prescribed

  1. Digoxin27 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa13 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $34.00

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 1,156 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,864.57 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kent Ward$34.00
  2. Specialty average$2,864.57

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. OU Health Partners IncOklahoma City, OK

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

Kent E. Ward among 23 pediatric cardiology physician records in Oklahoma

Kent E. Ward, MD is one of 23 pediatric cardiology physician records with a practice address in Oklahoma. 96% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1979 · median 2008 among the 16 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 78% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0202X and a Oklahoma practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatric Cardiology Physician providers in Oklahoma

There are 23 pediatric cardiology physician records in Oklahoma.

The 8 pediatric cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sherri Baker, MDOklahoma City, OK 731041710955026
  2. Shashank Behere, M.D.Oklahoma City, OK 731041124382148
  3. Andrew Cave, M.D.Oklahoma City, OK 731041700142155
  4. R. Edens, MDOklahoma City, OK 731041568552065
  5. Tiffany Hamilton, MDOklahoma City, OK 731041164747481
  6. Elizabeth Makil, M.D.Oklahoma City, OK 731041164684189
  7. Arshid Majeed Mir, M.DOklahoma City, OK 731041164630737
  8. Edward Overholt, MDOklahoma City, OK 731041457329773

Common questions

What is Kent E. Ward, MD's NPI number?

Kent E. Ward, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295703411, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kent E. Ward, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 N Phillips Ave, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104. Phone: (405) 271-2006. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kent E. Ward, MD's license?

NPPES lists Oklahoma license number 12940, as entered by the provider. Search the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision at https://www.okmedicalboard.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kent E. Ward, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kent E. Ward, MD had 72 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatric cardiology physician prescribers was 74. 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.