Richard B. Ward, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · San Francisco, CA
Richard B. Ward, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1407938731, issued on Oct 19, 2006. Check the license (California G61934, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard B. Ward
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- G61934 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 909 Hyde St, San Francisco, CA 94109
- Phone
- (415) 885-4971
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 5, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (415) 885-2183
- Medicaid ID
- 00G619340 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard B. Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G61934Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,636 Medicare Part D claims for 323 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 110 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium338 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate179 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium120 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide115 claims
- Losartan Potassium113 claims
- Lisinopril105 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.
Richard B. Ward among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Richard B. Ward, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,318 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Francisco
They are 1,318 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a practice address in San Francisco, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Richard B. Ward, MD's NPI number?
Richard B. Ward, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407938731, issued on Oct 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard B. Ward, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 909 Hyde St, San Francisco, CA, 94109. Phone: (415) 885-4971. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard B. Ward, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G61934, 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 Richard B. Ward, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard B. Ward, MD had 3,636 Medicare Part D claims for 323 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.