Dr. Marcus L. Ware, MD

Dr. Ware practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System.

Dr. Ware's NPI, 1801996442, was assigned on September 24, 2006. Dr. Ware graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2000. Dr. Ware holds Louisiana license MD.201741.

Dr. Ware's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans, at 1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121 in Jefferson Parish. The practice phone is (504) 842-3000.

Dr. Ware's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. Dr. Ware is also affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge. The medical group on file is Ochsner Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ware to 3 more hospitals, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ware practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Ware's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Ware's licenses on file in 3 states: Louisiana, Arkansas and California.

CMS data shows 193 Medicare services from Dr. Ware across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 119 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $43,154 for them.

CMS counts 119 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ware in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 50 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 65% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.73, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ware's median patient age at 65, with 59% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ware wrote 67 Medicare Part D claims for 37 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 29 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $303 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 63 claims across 2 drugs.

Dr. Ware accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ware as offering telehealth. CMS counts 21 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Ware, more than 38% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 12 papers to Dr. Ware, published from 2015 to 2025. 2016 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Brain Neoplasms. Dr. Ware has published most often in Ochsner J. Dr. Ware's most frequent co-authors are Mansour H. Mathkour, MD, Juanita Garces, MD and Bryce W. Beard.

Dmand AI links Dr. Ware to 3 clinical trials. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Central Nervous System Neoplasms, Brain Neoplasms and Nervous System Neoplasms. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Ware that name 1 trial.

CMS Open Payments shows 144 general payments to Dr. Ware from 26 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 63% of the total. Spine Wave, Inc. paid the most, $32,351. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $2,775 in 2019, naming 1 clinical trial.

Dr. Ware graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2000.