Scott Christopher Ward, O.D.
Optometrist · Philadelphia, PA
Scott Christopher Ward, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1245461342, issued on Aug 6, 2009. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG002282, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Scott Christopher Ward
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG002282 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1015 Chestnut St 417, Philadelphia, PA 19107
- Phone
- (215) 627-4448
- Enumerated
- Aug 6, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 627-5798
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151216002349); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Scott Christopher Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG002282Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
40 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of 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: $601.79
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Franklin Eye Care PCPhila, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Scott Christopher Ward among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Scott Christopher Ward, O.D. is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Pennsylvania
There are 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Philadelphia → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Duffy, ODPhiladelphia, PA 191071295778124
- Dat Duong, O.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071194825398
- Crystal Gutmann, O.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071245662071
- Elizabeth Huynh, ODPhiladelphia, PA 191071740272905
- Thomas Leonard, O.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071386603546
- Harris Lieberman, O.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071750448973
- Delinda Martell, O.D.Phila, PA 191071639243736
- Erin McConnell, O.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071699905307
Common questions
What is Scott Christopher Ward, O.D.'s NPI number?
Scott Christopher Ward, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245461342, issued on Aug 6, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Scott Christopher Ward, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1015 Chestnut St 417, Philadelphia, PA, 19107. Phone: (215) 627-4448. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Scott Christopher Ward, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG002282, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Scott Christopher Ward, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Scott Christopher Ward, O.D. had 40 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.