Dr. Derek Thomas Ward, MD

Dr. Ward practices at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health.

Dr. Ward's NPI, 1649596933, was assigned on April 13, 2010. Dr. Ward graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Ward's Pennsylvania license number on file is MD454724.

Dr. Ward's primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights, at 505 Parnassus Ave, Box 0296, San Francisco, CA 94143 in San Francisco County. The practice phone is (415) 353-2733.

Dr. Ward's primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health. Dr. Ward is also affiliated with MarinHealth Medical Center. The medical group on file is UCSF Pediatrics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ward to 2 more hospitals, 5 home health agencies, 4 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ward practices, 13 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Ward's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Ward is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Ward's licenses on file in 3 states: Pennsylvania, California and New Jersey.

Dmand AI lists arthritis, bursitis, hip replacement, joint or bone infection, joint pain, knee injury, knee replacement and lower back pain among the conditions Dr. Ward treats.

CMS data shows 1,426 Medicare services from Dr. Ward across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 548 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $303,046 for them.

CMS counts 548 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ward in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 260 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.09, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ward's median patient age at 71, with 62% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ward wrote 155 Medicare Part D claims for 70 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 123 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $985 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 16 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Dr. Ward for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. CMS lists Dr. Ward as offering telehealth. CMS counts 230 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Ward, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 63 papers to Dr. Ward, published from 2007 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 9. The most frequent topics are Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip and Reoperation. Dr. Ward has published most often in J Arthroplasty. Dr. Ward's most frequent co-authors are Jeffrey James Barry, MD, Alfred C. Kuo, MD and Solmaz Parveen Poorsattar Manuel, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 230 general payments to Dr. Ward from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Royalties and licenses make up the largest share, 50% of the total. DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. paid the most, $266,510.

Dr. Ward graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 2010.

Dr. Ward is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.