What is Donna Ward's specialty?

Donna Ward (NPI 1427091545) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in Dyer, IN.

Where does Donna Ward practice?

Donna Ward practices in Dyer, IN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1427091545.

How much does Medicare pay Donna Ward?

Donna Ward (NPI 1427091545) received approximately $755K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,060 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1427091545

Donna WardMD

DermatologyDyer, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,588

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

8,672

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$741K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 164 Dermatology providers in IN — top quintile (cohort median 3,185).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,164

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$808K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

14.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Triamcinolone Acetonide271 claims

Doxycycline Hyclate120 claims

Clobetasol Propionate85 claims

Hydroxyzine Hcl79 claims

Betamethasone Dipropionate61 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

89.8

Quality

19.5

Cost

79.3

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

88.0

Payment adjustment

0.62%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$3K

Payment records

200

By payment type

Food and Beverage$3K

Education$24

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$3K

Education$24

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Donna Ward's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 10 inbound referrers · 17 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MUNSTER MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC	119	222
Jie Song Pathology · Libertyville, IL	89	113
FRANCISCAN HEALTH MUNSTER	34	52
FRANCISCAN HEALTH CROWN POINT	28	42
FRANCISCAN HEALTH DYER & HAMMOND	16	20
John Gustaitis Diagnostic Radiology · Munster, IN	13	16
Jaime Ruiz Montero Internal Medicine · East Chicago, IN	12	33
Sheldon Lewis Internal Medicine · Highland, IN	11	20
Medstar Laboratory, Inc Clinical Laboratory · Hillside, IL	11	13
THE METHODIST HOSPITALS, INC	11	14

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Alverno Laboratories, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Hammond, IN	154	275
MUNSTER MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC	126	239
FRANCISCAN HEALTH MUNSTER	62	91
FRANCISCAN HEALTH DYER & HAMMOND	47	106
Jie Song Pathology · Libertyville, IL	35	41
Tarun Kukreja Dermatology · Munster, IN	34	76
FRANCISCAN HEALTH CROWN POINT	32	49
Mary Nicholson Diagnostic Radiology · Munster, IN	25	29
Quest Diagnostics Llc Il Clinical Laboratory · Wood Dale, IL	18	27
Cheryl Anthony Worix Internal Medicine · Dyer, IN	16	37
Binh Nguyen Ophthalmology · Munster, IN	16	24
Kathryn Mulligan Internal Medicine · Dyer, IN	14	21

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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