NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael M. Ward, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Placerville, CA

Michael M. Ward, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Placerville, California, and NPI 1033430582, issued on Jun 18, 2010. Check the license (California A123523, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1033430582
Name
Michael M. Ward
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
A123523 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1100 Marshall Way, Placerville, CA 95667
Phone
(530) 622-1441
Enumerated
Jun 18, 2010
Record last updated
Oct 26, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140220000911); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1100 Marshall Way

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

  1. William AbrahamSpecialist1366817330
  2. Ketan Ajudia, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1114934866
  3. Jerry Arnold, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1811984859
  4. Ranjit Bajwa, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1285732701
  5. Algimantas Balciunas, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1881664050
  6. Vyas BallalEmergency Medicine Physician1144359100

Verify Michael M. Ward in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

263 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Ward263
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin26 claims
  2. Prednisone17 claims
  3. Levofloxacin12 claims
  4. Tamsulosin Hcl12 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%97.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cep America - CaliforniaSelma, CA

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

Michael M. Ward among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Michael M. Ward, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 58% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 59% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

13 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Placerville

They are 13 of the 989 NPPES records with a practice address in Placerville, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vyas BallalPlacerville, CA 956671144359100
  2. Michael Dorso, MDPlacerville, CA 956671588704498
  3. Richard Dunning, MDPlacerville, CA 956671396885208
  4. Grant Gwinup, MDPlacerville, CA 956671669463964
  5. Allison Harvey, MDPlacerville, CA 956671063159184
  6. David Hellerstein, MDPlacerville, CA 956671649469263
  7. Rochelle Jagdeo, M.D.Placerville, CA 956671134530108
  8. Alexis Long, MDPlacerville, CA 956671831426345

Common questions

What is Michael M. Ward, MD's NPI number?

Michael M. Ward, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033430582, issued on Jun 18, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael M. Ward, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 Marshall Way, Placerville, CA, 95667. Phone: (530) 622-1441. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael M. Ward, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A123523, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Michael M. Ward, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael M. Ward, MD had 263 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Michael M. Ward, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 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.