What is Leslie Ward's specialty?

Leslie Ward (NPI 1861695132) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Hot Springs, AR.

Where does Leslie Ward practice?

Leslie Ward practices in Hot Springs, AR, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1861695132.

How much does Medicare pay Leslie Ward?

Leslie Ward (NPI 1861695132) received approximately $4K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 152 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1861695132

Leslie WardM. D.

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Family PracticeHot Springs, ARI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

175

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

211

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$2K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,065 Family Practice providers in AR — bottom quintile (cohort median 1,089).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,488

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$874K

Distinct drugs

104

Brand share

21.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin192 claims

Omeprazole155 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium111 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium98 claims

Amlodipine Besylate97 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$1K

Food and Beverage$829

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$1K

Food and Beverage$829

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Leslie 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). 15 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MERCY HOSPITAL OZARK	264	2,477
Franklin County Ems Ambulance Service Provider · Ozark, AR	49	183
Martin Cain Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Smith, AR	42	173
Richard Nelson Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Smith, AR	37	122
David Dias Internal Medicine · Van Buren, AR	31	185
Leo Drolshagen Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Smith, AR	28	83
CARRICK, GARRETH	25	128
David Diment Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Smith, AR	24	88
NPI 1295770261	21	146
Zubin Balsara Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Smith, AR	18	78
John Smith General Surgery · Ozark, AR	16	54
OZARK NURSING HOME, INC.	14	76

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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