Dr. Mark Alan Ward, MD

  • San Luis Obispo, CA
  • Family medicine physician
NPI1639110257PAC ID5799699484
Medicare services, 2024
257
Medicare patients, 2024
74
Part D claims, 2024
3,035
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$67
Practice address
47 Santa Rosa St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
Practice phone
Call (805) 542-9596
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Primary practice

Family & Industrial Medical Center, Inc.

San Luis Obispo, California

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Dr. Mark Alan Ward is a family medicine physician in San Luis Obispo, California

Dr. Ward practices at Family & Industrial Medical Center, Inc. in San Luis Obispo, California.

Dr. Ward's NPI, 1639110257, was assigned on June 8, 2006. Dr. Ward graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Ward holds California license A83686.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5799699484
NPI enumeration date
June 8, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(805) 542-9596
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
52
Medical school graduation
2000

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Mark Alan Ward practices at Family & Industrial Medical Center, Inc. in San Luis Obispo, California

Dr. Ward's primary practice is Family & Industrial Medical Center, Inc., at 47 Santa Rosa St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 in San Luis Obispo County. The practice phone is (805) 542-9596.

  • Family & Industrial Medical Center, Inc.
    47 Santa Rosa St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 · San Luis Obispo CountyPhone(805) 542-9596

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Mark Alan Ward is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Ward's primary practice is Family & Industrial Medical Center, Inc. in San Luis Obispo, California. Dr. Ward is also affiliated with Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center. The medical group on file is Family & Industrial Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ward to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Mark Alan Ward's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ward practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Family & Industrial Medical Center, Inc.Available with a free account
+6 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Mark Alan Ward is one of 15,680 family medicine physicians in California

Family medicine is Dr. Ward's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Ward is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Ward's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Florida.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Family medicine, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A83686 · 2003 to 2026 · taxonomy 207Q00000X
  • Florida license2002 to 2017

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, anxiety, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiomyopathy, cerebrovascular disease, chronic diabetes, chronic hypertension and depression among the conditions Dr. Ward treats.

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Dr. Mark Alan Ward billed Medicare for 257 services in 2024

CMS data shows 257 Medicare services from Dr. Ward across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 74 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $13,222 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024257
Medicare patients74
Paid by Medicare$13,222
Procedure codes7

Dr. Ward's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1042024: 13429%
Other services
2023: 192024: 108468%
Tests and treatments
2023: 02024: 15

Dr. Ward compared with the California median for family medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Ward
  • California median
Medicare services
257vs 246Close to median
Medicare patients
74vs 11837% below
Part D claims
2,634vs 8333.2 times

Medians across 15,349 family medicine physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Ward's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Mark Alan Ward treated 74 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 74 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ward in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 33 patients. 68% of them have high cholesterol, and 66% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.93, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ward's median patient age at 61, with 39% women.

Medicare patients, 202474
Average age75
Average risk score0.93

Dr. Ward's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Ward's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women3041%
  • Men4459%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Ward's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol68%
  2. High blood pressure66%
  3. Arthritis43%
  4. Diabetes30%
  5. Atrial fibrillation28%
  6. Ischemic heart disease24%
  7. Anxiety23%
  8. COPD22%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Ward's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 61

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women39%
  • Men61%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Mark Alan Ward wrote 3,035 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ward wrote 3,035 Medicare Part D claims for 123 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,634 of them, across 60 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $48,680 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,012 claims across 69 drugs.

Part D claims, 20243,035
Drugs named by CMS60
Total drug cost$48,680
Part D patients123

Dr. Ward's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic2,702 claims89%
  • Brand-name319 claims11%
  • Other14 claims0%

Dr. Ward's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Ward's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids5%165 of 3,035 claims
  • Antibiotics1%22 of 3,035 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over2%57 of 3,035 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 3,0122024: 2,63413%

Drugs named by CMS: 60 in 2024, 69 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Mark Alan Ward offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Ward accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ward as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Mark Alan Ward received $67 in industry payments from 2017 to 2021

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Ward from 3 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 66% of the total. Alkermes, Inc. paid the most, $28.

General payments to Dr. Ward by program year, 2017 to 2021

General payments to Dr. Ward by kind, 2017 to 2021

$67in total
  • Food and beverage$4466%
  • Debt forgiveness$2334%

Companies that paid Dr. Ward the most, 2017 to 2021

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Mark Alan Ward graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine

Dr. Ward graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Ward is a member of AAFP, AAHPM and AMDA.

  1. Medical schoolDuke University School Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in family medicineAmerican Board of Family Medicine
  3. Board certified in hospice and palliative medicineAmerican Board of Family Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Mark Alan Ward accepts plans from 10 insurance carriers

Dr. Ward is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • CMS Medicare
  • Elevance
  • +2 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Ward accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO6
  2. Medicare5
  3. HMO4
  4. POS4
  5. EPO2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Mark Alan Ward's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Mark Alan Ward's NPI number?

Dr. Mark Alan Ward's NPI number is 1639110257. It was assigned on June 8, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Mark Alan Ward?

Dr. Mark Alan Ward is a family medicine physician in San Luis Obispo, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).

Where does Dr. Mark Alan Ward practice?

Dr. Ward practices at 47 Santa Rosa St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. Dr. Ward's primary practice is Family & Industrial Medical Center, Inc. in San Luis Obispo, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ward to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Mark Alan Ward's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ward is (805) 542-9596.

What is Dr. Mark Alan Ward's medical license number?

Dr. Ward holds California license A83686, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Mark Alan Ward been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ward in California (2003 to 2026) and Florida (2002 to 2017).

Which hospitals is Dr. Mark Alan Ward affiliated with?

Dr. Ward is affiliated with Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Ward to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Mark Alan Ward part of?

Dr. Ward is linked to Family & Industrial Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Ward to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Mark Alan Ward accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ward billed Medicare for 257 services in 2024, and Dr. Ward accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Mark Alan Ward offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Ward as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Mark Alan Ward see?

CMS counts 74 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ward in 2024, with an average age of 75.

Is Dr. Mark Alan Ward board certified?

Yes. Dr. Ward is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine.

What services does Dr. Mark Alan Ward bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ward's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare service (G2211) and care management and other visits (99442).

Where did Dr. Mark Alan Ward go to medical school?

Dr. Ward graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine in 2000.

What drugs does Dr. Mark Alan Ward prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ward's most prescribed drugs by claims were Lisinopril, Carvedilol and Furosemide.

Has Dr. Mark Alan Ward received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $67 in general payments to Dr. Ward from 3 companies from 2017 to 2021. The largest total came from Alkermes, Inc.

How long has Dr. Mark Alan Ward been practicing?

Dr. Ward graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Mark Alan Ward accept?

Dr. Ward is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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