Matthew Ward, MD
Surgery Physician · Blackfoot, ID
Matthew Ward, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Blackfoot, Idaho, and NPI 1255968913, issued on Mar 24, 2020. Check the license (Idaho 5271451, as entered in NPPES) on the Idaho Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew Ward
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 5271451 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 98 Poplar St, Blackfoot, ID 83221
- Phone
- (208) 785-4100
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2020
- Record last updated
- Nov 12, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250722000557); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 179 in Idaho → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 98 Poplar St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Shandra Averett, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1720580848
- Eduardo Avila, MDSurgery Physician1760430367
- Heather Barndt, APRN-CNPNurse Practitioner1750194379
- Shad Bateman, DOFamily Medicine Physician1104478007
- Alan Bell, PHARMDPharmacist1982847372
Verify Matthew Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIdaho Board of Medicine
Search for license 5271451Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
44 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl28 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Bingham Memorial HospitalBlackfoot, ID · Critical Access Hospitals
- Bmh IncBlackfoot, ID
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew Ward among 179 surgery physician records in Idaho
Matthew Ward, MD is one of 179 surgery physician records with a practice address in Idaho. 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 2020, is newer than 96% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 96% of these records are older, 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2008 among the 119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 surgery physician records list a practice address in Blackfoot
They are 4 of the 330 NPPES records with a practice address in Blackfoot, and 179 surgery physician records in Idaho.
All 179 in Idaho → Every provider in Blackfoot → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eduardo Avila, MDBlackfoot, ID 832211760430367
- Christopher Riley, MDBlackfoot, ID 832211831144757
- Aimee Zhang, MDBlackfoot, ID 832211578927562
- Tammy Fouse, DOPocatello, ID 832041053627216
- Mara Additon, M.D.Pocatello, ID 832011184067613
- Walter Birkenhagen, M.D.Pocatello, ID 832011407849060
- Hannah Caulfield, MDPocatello, ID 832011093003808
- Katie Fritz, M.D.Pocatello, ID 832011700096708
Common questions
What is Matthew Ward, MD's NPI number?
Matthew Ward, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255968913, issued on Mar 24, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew Ward, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 98 Poplar St, Blackfoot, ID, 83221. Phone: (208) 785-4100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew Ward, MD's license?
NPPES lists Idaho license number 5271451, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho Board of Medicine at https://dopl.idaho.gov/bom/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Matthew Ward, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew Ward, MD had 44 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.