What is Michael Ward's specialty?

Michael Ward (NPI 1609919406) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in West Chester, PA.

Where does Michael Ward practice?

Michael Ward practices in West Chester, PA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1609919406.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Ward?

Michael Ward (NPI 1609919406) received approximately $2.8M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,541 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1609919406

Michael WardMD

PRACTICECHESTER COUNTY EYE CARE ASSOC PCSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyWest Chester, PAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

4,358

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

44,042

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$2.7M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 810 Ophthalmology providers in PA — top quintile (cohort median 1,854).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

415

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$17K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

19.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Ketorolac Tromethamine147 claims

Prednisolone Acetate142 claims

Moxifloxacin Hcl56 claims

Nepafenac24 claims

Latanoprost19 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

93.0

Quality

100.0

Cost

76.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.76%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$790

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$790

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$790

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael 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). 16 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL	145	327
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Norristown, PA	99	198
MAIN LINE HOSPITALS, INC.	51	104
LISS, ROBERT	36	58
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Raritan, NJ	31	37
WEST GROVE HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC	31	71
COATESVILLE HOSPITAL CORPORATION	26	39
Matthew Kane Endocrinology · West Chester, PA	24	74
Barry Smoger Diagnostic Radiology · Philadelphia, PA	21	28
CALLAHAN, DAVID	16	57
Michael Ward Otolaryngology · West Grove, PA	15	23
William Barry Diagnostic Radiology · West Chester, PA	14	18

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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