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David Ward Ranson, MD

NPI 1306944335ActiveIndividual· Surgery· South Charleston, WV

Surgery (MD) in South Charleston, West Virginia, trained at West Virginia University School of Medicine (class of 1981). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $99,134 for 185 patients in 2024, with only 20 Part D claims. Tactile Systems Technology Inc was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $515.23 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1306944335
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedSep 21, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJul 11, 2011

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000X13174WV
Specialist174400000X13174WV

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (WV)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients185
Services billed520 across 15 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$99,134

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)20 · 21 30-day fills
Patients12
Total drug cost$2,528
Generic share70% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolWest Virginia University School of Medicine
Graduation year1981
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery
Secondary specialtiesVascular Surgery
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$515.23 · 28 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$870.42 · 50 payments from 4 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$515.23 · 28 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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