Sarah Louise Ward
Family Medicine Physician · Southport, NC
Sarah Louise Ward is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Southport, North Carolina, and NPI 1811420029, issued on Apr 5, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 2020-01612, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarah Louise Ward
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 2020-01612 NC
227723 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 819 N Atlantic Ave, Southport, NC 28461
- Phone
- (910) 454-4635
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2017
- Record last updated
- Nov 26, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sarah Louise Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2020-01612Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,276 Medicare Part D claims for 538 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 70 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium488 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium384 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate345 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium281 claims
- Losartan Potassium242 claims
- Lisinopril223 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Sarah Louise Ward among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Sarah Louise Ward is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2017, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Southport
They are 12 of the 237 NPPES records with a practice address in Southport, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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- George Holland, MDSouthport, NC 284611679550305
- John Irvin, MDSouthport, NC 284611043207749
- William Meacham, M.D.Southport, NC 284611932462090
- Domenic Palagruto, D.O.Southport, NC 284611215936356
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Common questions
What is Sarah Louise Ward's NPI number?
Sarah Louise Ward's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811420029, issued on Apr 5, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarah Louise Ward located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 819 N Atlantic Ave, Southport, NC, 28461. Phone: (910) 454-4635. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarah Louise Ward's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2020-01612, 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 Sarah Louise Ward prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarah Louise Ward had 8,276 Medicare Part D claims for 538 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sarah Louise Ward's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.