Leslie D. Ward, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Hot Springs, AR
Leslie D. Ward, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and NPI 1861695132, issued on Jun 6, 2007. Check the license (Arkansas E-6296, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leslie D. Ward
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- E-6296 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3604 Central Ave Ste D, Hot Springs, AR 71913
- Phone
- (888) 710-8220
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2026
- Fax
- (877) 573-0761
- Medicaid ID
- 179413001 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091007000142); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Leslie D. Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-6296Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,030 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 50 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin192 claims
- Omeprazole155 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium111 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium98 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate97 claims
- Lisinopril88 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: $294.90
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Healthy Connections IncorporatedMalvern, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leslie D. Ward among 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas
Leslie D. Ward, M.D. is one of 1,681 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 53% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 1,156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
46 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hot Springs
They are 46 of the 2,042 NPPES records with a practice address in Hot Springs, and 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.
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Common questions
What is Leslie D. Ward, M.D.'s NPI number?
Leslie D. Ward, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861695132, issued on Jun 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leslie D. Ward, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3604 Central Ave Ste D, Hot Springs, AR, 71913. Phone: (888) 710-8220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leslie D. Ward, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-6296, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Leslie D. Ward, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leslie D. Ward, M.D. had 4,030 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.