NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Brandon Ward, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Ottumwa, IA

William Brandon Ward, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ottumwa, Iowa, and NPI 1487229795, issued on May 20, 2021. Check the license (Iowa MD52926, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487229795
Name
William Brandon Ward
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
MD52926 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1001 Pennsylvania Ave, Ottumwa, IA 52501
Phone
(641) 684-2300
Enumerated
May 20, 2021
Record last updated
Jul 1, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240717000083); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 2021
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1001 Pennsylvania Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Shelley Bechtel, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1245601087
  2. Maxwell Bodholdt, DPTPhysical Therapist1639904279
  3. Jonathan Cardon, RNAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1275372955
  4. Donald Conklin, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1285613323
  5. Jennifer Cook, CRNAAnesthesiology Physician1659877066
  6. Lisa Cox, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1861733586

Verify William Brandon Ward in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
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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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

310 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. William Ward310
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium24 claims
  2. Lisinopril22 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl19 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate18 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide12 claims
  6. Gabapentin11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Apogee Medical Group Iowa PCOttumwa, IA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

William Brandon Ward among 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa

William Brandon Ward, MD is one of 2,336 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 87% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 87% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2006 among the 1,367 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 61% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

10 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ottumwa

They are 10 of the 405 NPPES records with a practice address in Ottumwa, and 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Church, MDOttumwa, IA 525011427114354
  2. Shawn Dawson, M.D.Ottumwa, IA 525011306834577
  3. Case Everett, MDOttumwa, IA 525011144481441
  4. Jessica Hicks, D.O.Ottumwa, IA 525011407167869
  5. Stewart Kanis, DOOttumwa, IA 525011447225123
  6. Lonnie Lanferman, DOOttumwa, IA 525011114999810
  7. Brian Quinn, DOOttumwa, IA 525011023048626
  8. Elizabeth Siitari, MDOttumwa, IA 525011548236664

Common questions

What is William Brandon Ward, MD's NPI number?

William Brandon Ward, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487229795, issued on May 20, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Brandon Ward, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Pennsylvania Ave, Ottumwa, IA, 52501. Phone: (641) 684-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Brandon Ward, MD's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number MD52926, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, William Brandon Ward, MD had 310 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.