Dr. John D. Ward, MD

  • Richmond, VA
  • Neurosurgeon
NPI1891745774PAC ID4981659745
Medicare services, 2024
999
Medicare patients, 2024
368
Part D claims, 2024
403
Publications
4
MIPS score, 2024
84
Practice address
1250 East Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23298
Practice phone
Call (804) 828-9000
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Primary practice

VCU Medical Center

Hospital · Richmond, Virginia

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Dr. John D. Ward is a neurosurgeon in Richmond, Virginia

Dr. Ward practices at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, part of Commonwealth of Virginia.

Dr. Ward's NPI, 1891745774, was assigned on May 11, 2006. Dr. Ward graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1970. Dr. Ward holds Virginia license 0101027931.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4981659745
NPI enumeration date
May 11, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(804) 828-9000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
82
Medical school graduation
1970

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

Dr. John D. Ward practices at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia

Dr. Ward's primary practice is VCU Medical Center, at 1250 East Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23298 in Richmond City. The practice phone is (804) 828-9000.

  • VCU Medical Center
    1250 East Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23298 · Richmond CityPhone(804) 828-9000

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Dr. John D. Ward is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Ward's primary practice is VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, part of Commonwealth of Virginia. Dr. Ward is also affiliated with Augusta Health. The medical group on file is Legacy Healthcare Services. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ward to 3 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 therapy and rehab clinic, 1 urgent care center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ward practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
VCU Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+7 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. John D. Ward is one of 166 neurosurgeons in Virginia

Neurological surgery is Dr. Ward's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Ward is licensed in Virginia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurological surgery, VirginiaPrimaryLicense 0101027931 · taxonomy 207T00000X

Neurosurgeons near Dr. Ward

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

Dr. John D. Ward billed Medicare for 999 services in 2024

CMS data shows 999 Medicare services from Dr. Ward across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 368 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $50,024 for them.

Medicare services, 2024999
Medicare patients368
Paid by Medicare$50,024
Procedure codes6

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 6232024: 72617%
Surgery
2023: 2712024: 23513%
Other services
2023: 02024: 38

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

  • In an office77177%
  • In a facility22823%

Dr. Ward compared with the Virginia median for neurosurgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Ward
  • Virginia median
Medicare services
999vs 3203.1 times
Medicare patients
368vs 22266% above
Part D claims
321vs 3010.7 times

Medians across 151 neurosurgeons in Virginia 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. John D. Ward treated 368 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 368 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ward in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 160 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.66, 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. Ward's median patient age at 75, with 47% women.

Medicare patients, 2024368
Average age75
Average risk score1.66
Also on Medicaid8%

Dr. Ward's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Ward's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women16745%
  • Men20155%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis61%
  4. Mood disorders47%
  5. Depression43%
  6. Diabetes40%
  7. Anxiety36%
  8. Chronic kidney disease30%

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 75

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women47%
  • Men53%

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

Dr. John D. Ward wrote 403 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ward wrote 403 Medicare Part D claims for 99 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 321 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,127 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 271 claims across 8 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024403
Drugs named by CMS9
Total drug cost$4,127
Part D patients99

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

  • Generic388 claims96%
  • Brand-name15 claims4%

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

  • Opioids4%18 of 403 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: 2712024: 32118%

Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 8 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. John D. Ward scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Ward for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. 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

Dr. Ward's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 84of 100Final score
  • 69.9of 100Quality
  • 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 77of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. John D. Ward has 4 publications on record

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Ward, published from 2013 to 2014. 2014 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Brain Injuries and Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic. Dr. Ward's most frequent co-author is Raj Narayan, MD.

Papers4
Years published2013 to 2014

Topics Dr. Ward writes about most

  • Brain Injuries
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

Dr. Ward's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Ward

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. John D. Ward received $144 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Ward from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $52.

General payments to Dr. Ward by program year, 2016 to 2024

Companies that paid Dr. Ward the most, 2016 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. John D. Ward graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Dr. Ward graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1970.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. John 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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
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. John D. Ward's NPI number?

Dr. John D. Ward's NPI number is 1891745774. It was assigned on May 11, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

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

Dr. John D. Ward is a neurosurgeon in Richmond, Virginia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).

Where does Dr. John D. Ward practice?

Dr. Ward practices at 1250 East Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23298. Dr. Ward's primary practice is VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, part of Commonwealth of Virginia. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ward to 3 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 therapy and rehab clinic, 1 urgent care center and 1 medical group.

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

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ward is (804) 828-9000.

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

Dr. Ward holds Virginia license 0101027931.

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

Dr. Ward practices at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Ward is also affiliated with Augusta Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Ward to 3 more hospitals.

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

Dr. Ward is linked to Legacy Healthcare Services. Dmand AI links Dr. Ward to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. John D. Ward accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ward billed Medicare for 999 services in 2024, and Dr. Ward accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. John D. Ward offer telehealth?

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

What is Dr. John D. Ward's MIPS score?

Dr. Ward's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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

CMS counts 368 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ward in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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

In 2024, Dr. Ward's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: brain, spine and nerves (62252) and office visit, established patient (99214).

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

Dr. Ward graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1970.

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

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ward's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Meloxicam and Baclofen.

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

CMS Open Payments shows $144 in general payments to Dr. Ward from 4 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Medtronic, Inc.

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

Dr. Ward graduated from medical school in 1970, 56 years ago.

Does Dr. John D. Ward do research?

Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Ward, published from 2013 to 2014.

Who does Dr. John D. Ward publish with?

Dr. Ward's most frequent co-authors are Raj Narayan, MD (1 shared paper).

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