Stephen Dennis Ward, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Dayton, OH
Stephen Dennis Ward, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Dayton, Ohio, and NPI 1215964184, issued on Jun 27, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 74465, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Dennis Ward
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 74465 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3017 Wilmington Pike, Dayton, OH 45429
- Phone
- (937) 299-9700
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (937) 299-9778
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110520000272); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3017 Wilmington Pike
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Catherine Rose, MDOphthalmology Physician1376696534
Verify Stephen Dennis Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 74465Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,206 Medicare Part D claims for 311 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost268 claims
- Timolol Maleate132 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate95 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol90 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine85 claims
- Ofloxacin74 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $181.46
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Thea Pharma Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Dr Rose And Ward MD IncDayton, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Dennis Ward among 751 ophthalmology physician records in Ohio
Stephen Dennis Ward, MD is one of 751 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 77% 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 25% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 25% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2002 among the 495 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Ohio
There are 751 ophthalmology physician records in Ohio.
All 751 in Ohio → Every provider in Dayton → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Adam Cloud, M.D.Dayton, OH 454291194989582
- Leah Cloud, M.D.Dayton, OH 454291871738146
- Catherine Rose, MDDayton, OH 454291376696534
- Marshall Wareham, MDDayton, OH 454291114925112
- Jacob Brucker, DOBeavercreek, OH 454311457001489
- Caleb Liles, DOBeavercreek, OH 454311255918736
- Jacqueline Erdahl, DODayton, OH 454321073074266
- Maneesh Mehan, M.D.Dayton, OH 454321386751949
Common questions
What is Stephen Dennis Ward, MD's NPI number?
Stephen Dennis Ward, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215964184, issued on Jun 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Dennis Ward, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3017 Wilmington Pike, Dayton, OH, 45429. Phone: (937) 299-9700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Dennis Ward, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 74465, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Dennis Ward, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Dennis Ward, MD had 1,206 Medicare Part D claims for 311 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Dennis Ward, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.