Dr. Benjamin D. Ward, MD

  • Whitefish, MT
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1285839894PAC ID7517125206
Medicare services, 2024
1,670
Medicare patients, 2024
368
Part D claims, 2024
238
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$13,980
Practice address
1111 Baker Ave, Whitefish, MT 59937
Practice phone
Call (406) 863-1333
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Primary practice

Logan Health Surgical Clinic - Whitefish

Whitefish, Montana

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Dr. Benjamin D. Ward is an orthopedic surgeon in Whitefish, Montana

Dr. Ward practices at Logan Health Surgical Clinic - Whitefish in Whitefish, Montana.

Dr. Ward's NPI, 1285839894, was assigned on June 15, 2007. Dr. Ward graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Ward holds Montana license 26368.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7517125206
NPI enumeration date
June 15, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(406) 863-1333
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
45
Medical school graduation
2007

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

Dr. Benjamin D. Ward practices at Logan Health Surgical Clinic - Whitefish in Whitefish, Montana

Dr. Ward's primary practice is Logan Health Surgical Clinic - Whitefish, at 1111 Baker Ave, Whitefish, MT 59937 in Flathead County. The practice phone is (406) 863-1333.

  • Logan Health Surgical Clinic - Whitefish
    1111 Baker Ave, Whitefish, MT 59937 · Flathead CountyPhone(406) 863-1333

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

Dr. Benjamin D. Ward is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Ward's primary practice is Logan Health Surgical Clinic - Whitefish in Whitefish, Montana. Dr. Ward is also affiliated with Logan Health - Whitefish. The medical group on file is Logan Health Imaging. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ward to 1 more hospital, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Benjamin D. Ward's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Logan Health Surgical Clinic - WhitefishAvailable with a free account
+5 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Benjamin D. Ward is one of 99 orthopedic surgeons in Montana

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Ward's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Ward is licensed in Montana.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, MontanaPrimaryLicense 26368 · taxonomy 207X00000X

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Ward

Counts of orthopedic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

99orthopedic surgeons in Montana
4orthopedic surgeons in Whitefish

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Benjamin D. Ward billed Medicare for 1,670 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,670 Medicare services from Dr. Ward across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 368 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $149,988 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,670
Medicare patients368
Paid by Medicare$149,988
Procedure codes16

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 4092024: 60949%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4282024: 48313%
Surgery
2023: 3262024: 38418%
Imaging
2023: 1462024: 19433%

Where Dr. Ward's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,42886%
  • In a facility24214%

Dr. Ward compared with the Montana median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Ward
  • Montana median
Medicare services
1,670vs 6122.7 times
Medicare patients
368vs 24650% above
Part D claims
221vs 703.2 times

Medians across 104 orthopedic surgeons in Montana 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. Benjamin D. Ward treated 368 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 368 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ward in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 239 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 58% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.82, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ward's median patient age at 65, with 49% women.

Medicare patients, 2024368
Average age72
Average risk score0.82
Also on Medicaid6%

Dr. Ward's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Ward's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women17748%
  • Men19152%

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

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High cholesterol58%
  3. High blood pressure57%
  4. Anxiety22%
  5. Mood disorders21%
  6. Depression19%
  7. Ischemic heart disease18%
  8. Diabetes14%

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 65

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women49%
  • Men50%

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

Dr. Benjamin D. Ward wrote 238 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ward wrote 238 Medicare Part D claims for 163 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 221 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $780 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 125 claims across 3 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024238
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$780
Part D patients163

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

  • Generic236 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other2 claims1%

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

  • Opioids37%87 of 238 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: 1252024: 22177%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 3 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. Benjamin D. Ward ranks in the 98th percentile for upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) in Medicare

Dr. Ward accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 161 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Ward, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Ward ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
98th percentile161 procedures
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
88th percentile15 procedures

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Removal of tissue: 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. Benjamin D. Ward received $13,980 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 111 general payments to Dr. Ward from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 33% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $6,521.

General payments to Dr. Ward by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Ward by kind, 2016 to 2025

$14Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$4,67533%
  • Food and beverage$4,45932%
  • Education$2,59619%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$2,25016%

Companies that paid Dr. Ward the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Benjamin D. Ward graduated from Duke University School of Medicine

Dr. Ward graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2007.

  1. Medical schoolDuke University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Benjamin D. 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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Benjamin D. Ward's NPI number?

Dr. Benjamin D. Ward's NPI number is 1285839894. It was assigned on June 15, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Benjamin D. Ward?

Dr. Benjamin D. Ward is an orthopedic surgeon in Whitefish, Montana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Benjamin D. Ward practice?

Dr. Ward practices at 1111 Baker Ave, Whitefish, MT 59937. Dr. Ward's primary practice is Logan Health Surgical Clinic - Whitefish in Whitefish, Montana. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ward to 1 hospital, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. Benjamin D. Ward's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ward is (406) 863-1333.

What is Dr. Benjamin D. Ward's medical license number?

Dr. Ward holds Montana license 26368.

Which hospitals is Dr. Benjamin D. Ward affiliated with?

Dr. Ward is affiliated with Logan Health - Whitefish. Dmand AI links Dr. Ward to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Benjamin D. Ward part of?

Dr. Ward is linked to Logan Health Imaging. Dmand AI links Dr. Ward to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Benjamin D. Ward accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ward billed Medicare for 1,670 services in 2024, and Dr. Ward accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Benjamin D. Ward see?

CMS counts 368 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ward in 2024, with an average age of 72.

What services does Dr. Benjamin D. Ward bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ward's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).

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Where did Dr. Benjamin D. Ward go to medical school?

Dr. Ward graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2007.

What drugs does Dr. Benjamin D. Ward prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ward's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam, Oxycodone HCl and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Dr. Benjamin D. Ward received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $13,980 in general payments to Dr. Ward from 11 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Arthrex, Inc.

How long has Dr. Benjamin D. Ward been practicing?

Dr. Ward graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.

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