Merrill Craig Ward, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Camden, SC
Merrill Craig Ward, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Camden, South Carolina, and NPI 1528006483, issued on Jun 3, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 12996, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merrill Craig Ward
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 12996 SC
036-088245 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1315 Roberts St, Camden, SC 29020
- Phone
- (843) 792-1414
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 19, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Merrill Craig Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 12996Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.8 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).
Merrill Craig Ward among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina
Merrill Craig Ward, M.D. is one of 1,244 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207P00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Camden
They are 11 of the 370 NPPES records with a practice address in Camden, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ralph Hess, DOCamden, SC 290201417065681
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- Anthony Mullins, M.D.Columbia, SC 290201861535114
- Quoc Nguyen, MDCamden, SC 290201043298789
- Narendra Patel, MDCamden, SC 290201750369518
- Samuel Polen, M.D.Camden, SC 290201194721076
- Robert Razick, MDCamden, SC 290201619498920
- Abhijit Singh, MDCamden, SC 290201245492958
Common questions
What is Merrill Craig Ward, M.D.'s NPI number?
Merrill Craig Ward, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528006483, issued on Jun 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merrill Craig Ward, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1315 Roberts St, Camden, SC, 29020. Phone: (843) 792-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merrill Craig Ward, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 12996, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Merrill Craig Ward, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.8 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.