Physician

Austin Neil Ward, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Austin Ward, M.D. (NPI: 1780943274) practices thoracic surgery in the Paducah, KY-IL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Mc Cracken, KY. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP INC (NPI: 1922401611; TIN: 205497203) and primary practice location at 42003-3813. Ward is affiliated with the Baptist Health Care Partners, LLC (ACO ID: A2975) and The Rural Advantage LLC (ACO ID: A5257), participating under the MSSP model.

Ward's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 278 traditional Medicare patients, billed 621 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $197,817 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99205 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more). Part D data shows 227 prescription claims across 67 beneficiaries totaling $6,506 in drug costs, led by Metoprolol Succinate (Metoprolol Succinate). 2023 DME data shows 36 claims. Open Payments data shows 45 records totaling $2,221. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $20,200 to $6,506. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	N/R	N/R	N/R
2020	59	129	$25,313
2021	204	578	$164,773
2022	208	545	$140,311
2023	235	608	$174,059
2024	278	621	$197,817

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	64	131	$20,200
2016	49	97	$9,769
2017	31	68	$4,525
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	N/R	N/R	N/R
2020	N/R	28	$302
2021	35	159	$3,373
2022	38	139	$6,111
2023	33	141	$5,786
2024	67	227	$6,506

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	N/R	N/R	N/R
2020	N/R	N/R	N/R
2021	N/R	N/R	N/R
2022	N/R	28	$1,406
2023	N/R	36	$2,328
2024	N/R	N/R	N/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
99205	New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	46	46	$160
99223	Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	33	33	$136
99204	New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	75	75	$122
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	49	51	$95
99232	Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	44	84	$62

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	16	880	$173
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	24	1,380	$120
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	35	1,850	$95
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	16	840	$88
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	12	69	$78

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	45	$2,221	Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Austin Neil Ward, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Austin Neil Ward, M.D. (NPI 1780943274), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Austin Neil Ward, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Austin Neil Ward, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for Baptist Health Care Partners, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A2975) and The Rural Advantage LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5257).

What billing organization is linked to Austin Neil Ward, M.D.?

Austin Neil Ward, M.D. is linked to BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP INC (billing NPI 1922401611) in the available physician profile data.

Does Austin Neil Ward, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Austin Neil Ward, M.D. has 45 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.