Dr. Mary Ward, D.O.
What this data tells you about Dr. Ward
Dr. Mary Ward is a family medicine in Irving, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ward performed 2,785 Medicare services across 1,510 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ward received a total of $8,131 from 48 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 435 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Ward is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 467 | $86 | $426 |
| Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 284 | $103 | $309 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 229 | $37 | $154 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 224 | $39 | $195 |
| Automated urinalysis | 157 | $2 | $16 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 156 | $10 | $57 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 100 | $59 | $276 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 94 | $9 | $83 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 83 | $18 | $77 |
| Blood glucose (sugar) level | 70 | $4 | $28 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 66 | $0 | $15 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 61 | $38 | $248 |
| Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument | 61 | $3 | $20 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 56 | $128 | $447 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 55 | $10 | $81 |
| Annual depression screening | 55 | $18 | $76 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | 54 | $6 | $31 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 54 | $5 | $31 |
| Flu vaccine, quadrivalent | 43 | $74 | $110 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 42 | $31 | $96 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza | 36 | $53 | $311 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 32 | $31 | $141 |
| Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 30 | $77 | $651 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 28 | $22 | $97 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 25 | $31 | $128 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 24 | $282 | $1,008 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 23 | $21 | $147 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 23 | $89 | $647 |
| Retinal photography (fundus photo) | 19 | $28 | $253 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 17 | $50 | $472 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function | 17 | $59 | $673 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 17 | $164 | $643 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 15 | $4 | $44 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 12 | $42 | $163 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 12 | $164 | $623 |
| Evaluation of psychological test, first hour | 11 | $95 | $370 |
| Administration and interpretation of patient-focused health risk assessment | 11 | $2 | $8 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 11 | $0 | $0 |
| Alcohol and/or substance (other than tobacco) misuse structured assessment (e.g., audit, dast), and brief intervention 15 to 30 minutes | 11 | $28 | $110 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (85%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 7% for family medicine in TX.
Geographic Context
2.6 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Ward is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 7%), with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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