Total Payments
$12,217
2024 Payments
$1,845
Companies
31
Transactions
153
Medicare Patients
835
Medicare Billing
$71,034
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$7,000 (57.3%)
Food & Beverage$3,150 (25.8%)
Travel$2,058 (16.8%)
Gifts$8.74 (0.1%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $7,000 | 3 | 57.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,150 | 139 | 25.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,058 | 10 | 16.8% |
| Gift | $8.74 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $10,091 | 25 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $655.40 | 66 | $0 (2022) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $347.97 | 18 | $0 (2022) |
| Endologix, LLC | $276.54 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Mallinckrodt LLC | $104.05 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| Organogenesis Inc. | $101.44 | 5 | $0 (2022) |
| AbbVie Inc. | $97.31 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| TETRAPHASE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $51.21 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| DENTSPLY IH Inc. | $46.68 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Solventum Corporation | $45.32 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,845 | 14 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($1,797) |
| 2023 | $101.40 | 2 | AbbVie Inc. ($83.52) |
| 2022 | $119.25 | 7 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($38.76) |
| 2021 | $234.36 | 10 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($65.69) |
| 2020 | $447.00 | 7 | Endologix, LLC ($276.54) |
| 2019 | $5,643 | 45 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($5,156) |
| 2018 | $3,567 | 53 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($3,000) |
| 2017 | $259.25 | 15 | Allergan Inc. ($118.36) |
All Payment Transactions
153 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.35 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.07 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Advanced Oxygen Therapy Inc. | Topical Oxygen Chamber for extremities (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $2.42 | General |
| Category: Topical Wound Oxygen | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Solventum Corporation | V.A.C. VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.21 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Systems & Dressings | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $129.63 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/11/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $396.88 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/11/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $160.51 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/11/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Gift | In-kind items and services | $8.74 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/09/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $457.60 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/09/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $449.31 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/09/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/09/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/13/2024 | Solventum Corporation | V.A.C. VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.11 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Systems & Dressings | ||||||
| 03/07/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/10/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | DALVANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $83.52 | General |
| Category: ANTI-INFECTIVE | ||||||
| 04/12/2023 | Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.88 | General |
| 06/14/2022 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | RIBFIX BLU ADVANTAGE (Device), RIBFIX BLU ADVANTAGE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.57 | General |
| Category: CMF & Thoracic | ||||||
| 04/12/2022 | Allergan, Inc. | STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.25 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA EMERGENCY, INJURY, SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/07/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | COLLAGENASE SANTYL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.50 | General |
| Category: Pharma Products | ||||||
| 03/08/2022 | Organogenesis Inc. | Puraply (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.43 | General |
| Category: WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 02/23/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SpyGlass (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.93 | General |
| Category: SpyGlass_ENDO | ||||||
| 02/01/2022 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | SURGIMEND (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.31 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
| 01/12/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | COLLAGENASE SANTYL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.26 | General |
| Category: Pharma Products | ||||||
| 11/01/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | PICO7 (Device), PICO 14 | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.58 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 10/13/2021 | ORGANOGENESIS INC. | Puraply Antimicrobial (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.19 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 158 | 175 | $52,346 | $14,482 |
| 2022 | 9 | 192 | 217 | $58,859 | $16,744 |
| 2021 | 9 | 188 | 218 | $86,087 | $20,283 |
| 2020 | 11 | 297 | 367 | $87,474 | $19,524 |
Total Patients
835
Total Services
977
Medicare Billing
$71,034
Procedure Codes
37
All Medicare Procedures & Services
37 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 39 | 39 | $18,897 | $5,151 | 27.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 27 | $5,017 | $1,958 | 39.0% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $3,300 | $1,553 | 47.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 31 | $5,605 | $1,440 | 25.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $2,937 | $1,398 | 47.6% |
| 11043 | Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $9,552 | $1,238 | 13.0% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $2,290 | $1,136 | 49.6% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 27 | $4,747 | $607.20 | 12.8% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 28 | 28 | $13,567 | $4,027 | 29.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 25 | $4,896 | $2,390 | 48.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 38 | 48 | $8,679 | $2,298 | 26.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $3,515 | $1,942 | 55.3% |
| 11043 | Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 17 | $13,532 | $1,734 | 12.8% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $2,290 | $1,489 | 65.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 20 | $3,716 | $1,244 | 33.5% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 33 | $5,802 | $867.79 | 15.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $2,862 | $752.44 | 26.3% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $28,985 | $5,464 | 18.9% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 43 | 43 | $8,420 | $4,181 | 49.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 35 | 47 | $8,499 | $2,397 | 28.2% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $8,722 | $2,352 | 27.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 26 | 32 | $5,946 | $2,211 | 37.2% |
| 11043 | Removal of skin and/or muscle first 20 sq cm or less | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 20 | $15,920 | $2,040 | 12.8% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue first 20 sq cm or less | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $4,500 | $598.11 | 13.3% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $1,755 | $569.38 | 32.4% |
About Dr. Kevin Ward, M.D
Dr. Kevin Ward, M.D is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Meridian, Mississippi. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/12/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1821082322.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Kevin Ward, M.D has received a total of $12,217 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,845 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 153 transactions from 31 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($7,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ward has provided services to 835 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 977 services with total Medicare billing of $71,034. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 37 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Meridian, MS
- Active Since 09/12/2005
- Last Updated 07/10/2017
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1821082322
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $10,091
- Santyl (Drug) $481.67
- Ovation (Device) $276.54
- STRATTICE (Device) $172.38
- DALVANCE (Drug) $157.32
- OFIRMEV (Drug) $104.05
- COLLAGENASE SANTYL (Drug) $77.48
- Puraply Antimicrobial (Medical Supply) $51.91
- Xerava (Drug) $51.21
- SURGIMEND (Device) $50.66
- LoFric (Device) $46.68
- PICO (Device) $46.18
- V.A.C. VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE (Device) $45.32
- STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS (Device) $44.84
- ALLODERM (Device) $43.00
- Acticoat Range (Device) $28.65
- Hemoblast (Device) $28.16
- TEFLARO (Drug) $27.74
- Hyalomatrix Wound Device (Device) $27.27
- Covidien (Device) $25.39
Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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