NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Minor E. Ward, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Grass Valley, CA

Minor E. Ward, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Grass Valley, California, and NPI 1487696464, issued on Jun 12, 2006. Check the license (California G23027, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487696464
Name
Minor E. Ward
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
G23027 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
150 Catherine LN, Grass Valley, CA 95945
Phone
(530) 272-2257
Enumerated
Jun 12, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 6, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(530) 272-6977
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 150 Catherine LN

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  6. Daniel Greenberg, LACAcupuncturist1861868226

Verify Minor E. 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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Minor E. Ward among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

Minor E. Ward, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
  • Record last updated2015 · 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 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Boyle, MDGrass Valley, CA 959451467483966
  2. Asfandyar Khan, M.DGrass Valley, CA 959451750765392
  3. Nelson Maldonado, M.D.Grass Valley, CA 959451508921305
  4. Robert Michelin, M.D.Grass Valley, CA 959451154478055
  5. Stephen Waterbrook, M.D.Grass Valley, CA 959451558564872
  6. Federico Gregorio, M.D.Colusa, CA 959321437184876
  7. Lawrence Highman, MDColusa, CA 959321316992068
  8. Marcella McLarty, M.D.Chico, CA 959281841295706

Common questions

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

Minor E. Ward, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487696464, issued on Jun 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Minor E. Ward, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 Catherine LN, Grass Valley, CA, 95945. Phone: (530) 272-2257. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number G23027, 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.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.