NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mellissa Ward, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Columbus, GA

Mellissa Ward, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1891200630, issued on Dec 1, 2017. Check the license (Georgia 90846, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; 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
1891200630
Name
Mellissa Ward
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
90846 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
710 Center St, Columbus, GA 31901
Phone
(706) 571-1454
Enumerated
Dec 1, 2017
Record last updated
May 6, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240429003282); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Dalhousie University, Faculty Of Medicine, 2015
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 710 Center St

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

  1. Nabilah AhmedPharmacist1598378309
  2. Khlood AldossaryPharmacist1750758876
  3. Mohammed Alessa, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1609297274
  4. Sultan AlghadeerPharmacist1558762864
  5. Abdullah Alhifany, PHARMDPharmacist1164890398
  6. Thamer AlmangourPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1174998157

Verify Mellissa Ward in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $557.75

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teleflex LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mellissa Ward$557.75
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Columbus Ambulatory Healthcare Services, Inc.Columbus, GA
  2. Imc-Diagnostic And Medical Clinic LLCMobile, AL

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

Mellissa Ward among 991 surgery physician records in Georgia

Mellissa Ward, M.D. is one of 991 surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 611 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 52% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Georgia

There are 991 surgery physician records in Georgia.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Matthew Barnes, MDColumbus, GA 319011285096420
  2. Blake Barnes, M.D.Columbus, GA 319011467985655
  3. Robert Daniels, M.D.Columbus, GA 319011457333940
  4. Festus Enumah, MDColumbus, GA 319011124093869
  5. Kenneth Goldman, MDColumbus, GA 319011982678785
  6. Richard Hannay, MDColumbus, GA 319011801862917
  7. Robert Jenks, MDColumbus, GA 319011588630461
  8. Carmen Lee, MDColumbus, GA 319011912330598

Common questions

What is Mellissa Ward, M.D.'s NPI number?

Mellissa Ward, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891200630, issued on Dec 1, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mellissa Ward, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 710 Center St, Columbus, GA, 31901. Phone: (706) 571-1454. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mellissa Ward, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 90846, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.

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