Donald Lance Ward
NPI 1154979359ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Maryville, TN
Nurse Practitioner, Family with Blount Memorial Physician Group Inc, practicing in Maryville, Tennessee. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $499,892 for 594 claims, against $18,989 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 13 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,736 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Blount Memorial Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1154979359 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 30, 2019 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 19, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | APN26273 | TN |
| Nurse Practitioner, Family | 363LF0000X | APRN.CNP.0043448 | OH |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (TN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 155 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 330 across 8 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $18,989 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 594 · 1,140 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 195 |
| Total drug cost | $499,892 |
| Generic share | 79% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Blount Memorial Physician Group IncAlcoa, TN · 252 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Blount Memorial HospitalMaryville, TN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,736 · 105 payments from 13 companies
- 2024$2,231 · 143 payments from 14 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $722.79 | 52 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $190.61 | 9 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | $161.39 | 7 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $142.74 | 13 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $115.83 | 6 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,736 · 105 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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