Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Stephen Ward, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Cheshire, CT

Stephen Ward, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Cheshire, Connecticut, and NPI 1518035468, issued on Nov 30, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 068687, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1518035468
Name
Stephen Ward
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
068687 CT
4301102441 MI
293552 NY
13097-320 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
765 W Johnson Ave # 201, Cheshire, CT 06410
Phone
(203) 271-2120
Enumerated
Nov 30, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Stephen Ward in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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85% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,146 Medicare Part D claims for 852 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 147 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Ward5,146
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium331 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate241 claims
  3. Lisinopril207 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium174 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium159 claims
  6. Alprazolam155 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 93.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Midstate Medical CenterMeriden, CT · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
  2. Hartford Healthcare Medical Group IncSouthington, CT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

15 internal medicine physician records list a Cheshire practice address

They are 15 of the 757 NPPES records with a Cheshire practice address, and 2,830 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut.

Other internal medicine physician records in Connecticut

  1. Christina AbavanaBridgeport, CT1508206574
  2. Hoda Abdel Salam, M.D.New Britain, CT1144509316
  3. Gada Abdelhafiz, MDNew London, CT1467649558
  4. Mahmoud Abdelrahman, MDBridgeport, CT1467072868
  5. Simon Abi-SalehBridgeport, CT1891315529
  6. Gerard Abidor, D.O.Bridgeport, CT1518014539
  7. Richard Abraham, M.D.Canton, CT1023044252
  8. Odaliz Abreu-Lanfranco, MDNew Haven, CT1538276134
  9. Nila Aburto, MDStamford, CT1396325718
  10. Angelo Accomando, M.D.East Haven, CT1063454247

Common questions

What is Stephen Ward, MD's NPI number?

Stephen Ward, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518035468, issued on Nov 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Ward, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 765 W Johnson Ave # 201, Cheshire, CT, 06410. Phone: (203) 271-2120. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Ward, MD's license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 068687, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Stephen Ward, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen Ward, MD had 5,146 Medicare Part D claims for 852 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Stephen Ward, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.