Stephen Ward, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Bluefield, WV
Stephen Ward, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Bluefield, West Virginia, and NPI 1427268911, issued on May 23, 2007. Check the license (West Virginia 23153, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Ward
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- 23153 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 510 Cherry St, Bluefield, WV 24701
- Phone
- (304) 325-1982
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 325-1989
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121023000123); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Ward in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 23153Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
2,081 Medicare Part D claims for 388 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate224 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium179 claims
- Clopidogrel146 claims
- Telmisartan118 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate113 claims
- Eliquis112 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): 90.1 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $530.09
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Princeton Community Hospital Assn. Inc.Princeton, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Ward among 49 interventional cardiology physician records in West Virginia
Stephen Ward, M.D. is one of 49 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 51% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2000 among the 38 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in West Virginia
There are 49 interventional cardiology physician records in West Virginia.
All 49 in West Virginia → Every provider in Bluefield → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Emilee Huffman, APRN, FNP-BCBluefield, WV 247011982143814
- Yoseph Shalev, MDLewisburg, WV 249011821065467
- Bill Harris, MDRonceverte, WV 249701952313942
- Dilip Basu, MDCharleston, WV 253041467565796
- Mark Bates, MDCharleston, WV 253041720076334
- John Goad, MDCharleston, WV 253041588627459
- Samuel Groves, MDCharleston, WV 253041821035304
- Ravi Gurujal, MDCharleston, WV 253041467563957
Common questions
What is Stephen Ward, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Ward, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427268911, issued on May 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Ward, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 510 Cherry St, Bluefield, WV, 24701. Phone: (304) 325-1982. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Ward, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 23153, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Ward, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Ward, M.D. had 2,081 Medicare Part D claims for 388 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Ward, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.1 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.