Rachel E. Ward, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner · Gloucester, MA
Rachel E. Ward, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and NPI 1154900082, issued on Apr 7, 2021. Check the license (Massachusetts 2021000900, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rachel E. Ward
- Credential
- MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 2021000900 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Gloucester Family Health Center, Gloucester, MA 01930
- Phone
- (978) 282-8899
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2023
- Medicaid ID
- 110174607A MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211007001144); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rachel E. Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 2021000900Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
830 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone72 claims
- Gabapentin48 claims
- Furosemide27 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate26 claims
- Lorazepam25 claims
- Omeprazole25 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $27.70
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- North Shore Community Health IncSalem, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rachel E. Ward among 4,724 family nurse practitioner records in Massachusetts
Rachel E. Ward, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC is one of 4,724 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 67% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2019 among the 2,704 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Gloucester
They are 9 of the 530 NPPES records with a practice address in Gloucester, and 4,724 family nurse practitioner records in Massachusetts.
All 4,724 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Gloucester → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Emily Doucette, NPGloucester, MA 019301700127263
- Alia Macpherson, FNP-BCGloucester, MA 019301144627829
- Catherine McDonough, R.N., FNP-BCGloucester, MA 019301801916218
- Rachel Pozzar, MSN, FNP-BCGloucester, MA 019301770821506
- Ellen Reece, FNPGloucester, MA 019301306140280
- Heather Sowell, FNP-CGloucester, MA 019301578267548
- Hannah Stcyr, FNPGloucester, MA 019301518893627
- Meghan TupperGloucester, MA 019301639944093
Common questions
What is Rachel E. Ward, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Rachel E. Ward, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154900082, issued on Apr 7, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rachel E. Ward, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Gloucester Family Health Center, Gloucester, MA, 01930. Phone: (978) 282-8899. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rachel E. Ward, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 2021000900, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rachel E. Ward, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rachel E. Ward, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC had 830 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.