Robert William Ward, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Flat Rock, NC
Robert William Ward, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Flat Rock, North Carolina, and NPI 1558337501, issued on Feb 28, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 38571, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert William Ward
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 38571 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 571 S Allen RD, Flat Rock, NC 28731
- Phone
- (828) 692-6178
- Enumerated
- Feb 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 18, 2022
- Fax
- (828) 692-2365
- Medicaid ID
- 891145C NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040607000457); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1988
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 571 S Allen RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Brittany Alexander, FNPNurse Practitioner1750152005
- Bonnie Baker, MDInternal Medicine Physician1245341106
- Emily Baldwin, AGNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1912567579
- Michael Barnett, MDInternal Medicine Physician1326254053
Verify Robert William Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 38571Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
898 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 246 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl60 claims
- Morphine Sulfate44 claims
- Sertraline Hcl42 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl37 claims
- Gabapentin37 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er36 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hospice OF Henderson County IncFlat Rock, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert William Ward among 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina
Robert William Ward, M.D. is one of 429 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in North 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2001 among the 333 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207RP1001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 pulmonary disease physician record lists a practice address in Flat Rock
They are 1 of the 148 NPPES records with a practice address in Flat Rock, and 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina.
All 429 in North Carolina → Every provider in Flat Rock → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Thomas Hooker, D.O.Hendersonville, NC 287391437185204
- Gary Rodberg, MDHendersonville, NC 287391255437117
- Harry Lipham, MDClyde, NC 287211922092352
- Angela Connaughton, MDSylva, NC 287791659456564
- Wael Aljishi, MDHendersonville, NC 287911316105489
- Robert Cook, MDHendersonville, NC 287921356432561
Common questions
What is Robert William Ward, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert William Ward, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558337501, issued on Feb 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert William Ward, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 571 S Allen RD, Flat Rock, NC, 28731. Phone: (828) 692-6178. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert William Ward, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 38571, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert William Ward, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert William Ward, M.D. had 898 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.