Ruby Iva Ward, CRNP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Ferriday, LA
Ruby Iva Ward, CRNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Ferriday, Louisiana, and NPI 1750335782, issued on May 22, 2006. Check the license with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruby Iva Ward
- Credential
- CRNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- R564826 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Serio Blvd, Ferriday, LA 71334
- Phone
- (318) 389-5727
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2023
- Fax
- (318) 389-9943
- Medicaid ID
- 00018211 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111010000091); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 100 Serio Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ruby Iva Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
1,963 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sertraline Hcl164 claims
- Alprazolam134 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate106 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate89 claims
- Lorazepam81 claims
- Clonazepam77 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: $232.87
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 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
- Catahoula Parish Hospital District NO 2Jonesville, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruby Iva Ward among 755 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Ruby Iva Ward, CRNP is one of 755 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 76% 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 under 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2021 among the 475 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner record lists a practice address in Ferriday
They are 1 of the 142 NPPES records with a practice address in Ferriday, and 755 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
All 755 in Louisiana → Every provider in Ferriday → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Ruby Iva Ward, CRNP's NPI number?
Ruby Iva Ward, CRNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750335782, issued on May 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruby Iva Ward, CRNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Serio Blvd, Ferriday, LA, 71334. Phone: (318) 389-5727. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruby Iva Ward, CRNP's license?
Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ruby Iva Ward, CRNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruby Iva Ward, CRNP had 1,963 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.