Dr. Brent Benson Ward, DDS, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 179
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 116
- Part D claims, 2024
- 18
- Publications
- 74
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Practice address
- 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
- Practice phone
- Call (734) 936-4000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
University Hospital
School-Based Health Center · Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Dr. Brent Benson Ward is a general surgeon in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dr. Ward practices at University Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Dr. Ward's NPI, 1073611794, was assigned on September 20, 2006. Dr. Ward graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 2001. Dr. Ward holds Michigan license 4301078052.
- NPI
- 1073611794NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5799734505
- NPI enumeration date
- September 20, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (734) 936-4000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 51
- Medical school graduation
- 2001
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Brent Benson Ward practices at University Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dr. Ward's primary practice is University Hospital, at 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. The practice phone is (734) 936-4000.
- University Hospital1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109Phone(734) 936-4000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Brent Benson Ward is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Ward's primary practice is University Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Ward is also affiliated with University Hospital. The medical group on file is University of Michigan Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ward to 3 more medical groups, each named with a free account. Dr. Ward's employer is on file too: a school & student health.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Brent Benson Ward's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ward practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| University Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Brent Benson Ward is one of 1,095 general surgeons in Michigan
Surgery is Dr. Ward's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Ward's licenses on file in 2 states: Michigan and California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, MichiganPrimary
- California license
General surgeons near Dr. Ward
Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Brent Benson Ward billed Medicare for 179 services in 2024
CMS data shows 179 Medicare services from Dr. Ward across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 116 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $8,778 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Ward's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1192024: 1288%
- Imaging
- 2023: 262024: 3638%
- Surgery
- 2023: 02024: 15
Dr. Ward compared with the Michigan median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Ward
- Michigan median
- Medicare services
- 179vs 12642% above
- Medicare patients
- 116vs 1078% above
- Part D claims
- 24vs 3020% below
Medians across 1,046 general surgeons in Michigan 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. Brent Benson Ward treated 116 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 116 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ward in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 54 patients. 72% of them have high blood pressure, and 64% have high cholesterol. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.33, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ward's median patient age at 67, with 49% women.
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
- Women6354%
- Men5346%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ward's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure72%
- High cholesterol64%
- Arthritis52%
- Ischemic heart disease30%
- Diabetes25%
- Anxiety22%
- Cancer21%
- Mood disorders21%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Ward's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women49%
- Men51%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Brent Benson Ward wrote 18 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ward wrote 18 Medicare Part D claims for 11 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 2 drugs, with $1,277 in total drug cost.
Dr. Ward's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
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
How Dr. Brent Benson Ward takes part in Medicare
Dr. Ward accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 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. Brent Benson Ward has 74 publications on record
Dmand AI links 74 papers to Dr. Ward, published from 2005 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 12. The most frequent topics are Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Head and Neck Neoplasms and Mouth Neoplasms. Dr. Ward has published most often in J Oral Maxillofac Surg. Dr. Ward's most frequent co-authors are Sean Peter Edwards, DDS, MD, Eric R. Carlson, DMD, MD and Deepak Kademani, MD.
Dr. Ward's papers by year, 2016 to 2025
Topics Dr. Ward writes about most
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Head and Neck Neoplasms
- Mouth Neoplasms
- Neck Dissection
- Analgesics, Opioid
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Lymphatic Metastasis
- Neoplasm Invasiveness
Dr. Ward's most frequent co-authors
- Sean Peter Edwards, DDS, MD4 shared papers
- Eric R. Carlson, DMD, MD3 shared papers
- Deepak Kademani, MD3 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Ward
Atlas Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am
J Oral Maxillofac Surg
JDR Clin Trans Res
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Brent Benson Ward has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Ward to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Personal Satisfaction and Agnosia.
Conditions in Dr. Ward's trials
- Personal Satisfaction
- Agnosia
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Ward
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Ward
Opioid Analgesic Reduction Study (opens in a new tab)
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Brent Benson Ward received $6,458 in industry payments from 2017 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 16 general payments to Dr. Ward from 3 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2023. Accredited education speaker fees make up the largest share, 58% of the total. KLS-Martin L.P. paid the most, $5,787.
General payments to Dr. Ward by program year, 2017 to 2023
General payments to Dr. Ward by kind, 2017 to 2023
- Accredited education speaker fees$3,75058%
- Travel and lodging$2,26335%
- Food and beverage$4457%
Companies that paid Dr. Ward the most, 2017 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Brent Benson Ward has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Ward, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Ward
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
- Undated
- ACS Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Brent Benson Ward graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School
Dr. Ward graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 2001. Dr. Ward is a member of ACS.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Brent Benson Ward accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers
Dr. Ward is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Health Alliance Plan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Health Alliance Plan
- Priority Health
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- HCSC
- United Healthcare
- +11 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Ward accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO12
- Medicare11
- PPO11
- POS9
- EPO5
- Medicaid2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Brent Benson Ward's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Brent Benson Ward's NPI number?
Dr. Brent Benson Ward's NPI number is 1073611794. It was assigned on September 20, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Brent Benson Ward?
Dr. Brent Benson Ward is a general surgeon in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Brent Benson Ward practice?
Dr. Ward practices at 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Dr. Ward's primary practice is University Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ward to 3 medical groups.
What is Dr. Brent Benson Ward's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ward is (734) 936-4000.
What is Dr. Brent Benson Ward's medical license number?
Dr. Ward holds Michigan license 4301078052, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Brent Benson Ward been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ward in Michigan (1999 to 2028) and California (1996 to 2026).
Which hospitals is Dr. Brent Benson Ward affiliated with?
Dr. Ward is affiliated with University Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Brent Benson Ward part of?
Dr. Ward is linked to University of Michigan Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Ward to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Brent Benson Ward accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ward billed Medicare for 179 services in 2024, and Dr. Ward accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Brent Benson Ward see?
CMS counts 116 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ward in 2024, with an average age of 72.
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What services does Dr. Brent Benson Ward bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ward's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), diagnostic imaging (70355) and office visit, new patient (99204).
Where did Dr. Brent Benson Ward go to medical school?
Dr. Ward graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 2001.
What drugs does Dr. Brent Benson Ward prescribe most?
In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ward's most prescribed drugs by claims were Doxycycline Hyclate and Pentoxifylline.
Has Dr. Brent Benson Ward received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $6,458 in general payments to Dr. Ward from 3 companies from 2017 to 2023. The largest total came from KLS-Martin L.P.
How long has Dr. Brent Benson Ward been practicing?
Dr. Ward graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.
Does Dr. Brent Benson Ward do research?
Dmand AI links 74 publications to Dr. Ward, published from 2005 to 2025. Dr. Ward has worked on 1 clinical trial.
Who does Dr. Brent Benson Ward publish with?
Dr. Ward's most frequent co-authors are Sean Peter Edwards, DDS, MD (4 shared papers), Eric R. Carlson, DMD, MD (3 shared papers) and Deepak Kademani, MD (3 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Brent Benson Ward accept?
Dr. Ward is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Health Alliance Plan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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