What is Ward Hamlet's specialty?

Ward Hamlet (NPI 1699773440) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Hand Surgery in Fort Wayne, IN.

Where does Ward Hamlet practice?

Ward Hamlet practices in Fort Wayne, IN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1699773440.

How much does Medicare pay Ward Hamlet?

Ward Hamlet (NPI 1699773440) received approximately $176K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 504 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1699773440

Ward HamletMD

PRACTICEORTHOPAEDICS NORTHEAST PCSee all providers at this practice →

Hand SurgeryFort Wayne, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,325

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,921

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$146K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 39 Hand Surgery providers in IN — above median (cohort median 1,758).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

483

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

59.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen202 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen86 claims

Celecoxib49 claims

Mupirocin32 claims

Gabapentin29 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

87.8

Quality

85.7

Cost

71.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.54%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ward Hamlet'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). 7 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PARKVIEW HOSPITAL, INC.	137	319
Parkview Ortho Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Fort Wayne, IN	56	111
WHITLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.	28	106
IOM HEALTH SYSTEM LP	27	52
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF NOBLE COUNTY, INC.	16	32
Diane Straessle Physical Therapist in Private Practice · Fort Wayne, IN	12	40
Adam Gregory Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Wayne, IN	11	19

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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