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Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD

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(Kevin M. Ward, MD)

(73 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery and General Practice

University of Mississippi School of Medicine (1999)

1800 12th Street
Meridian, MS 39301

(601) 483-0011

Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD is a general surgeon in Meridian, MS specializing in general surgery and general practice. He graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1999 and has 27 years of experience. Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD is affiliated with Ochsner Health.

Office Locations

1800 12th Street
Meridian, MS 39301

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD treated as a general surgeon in Meridian, MS during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	25
doctor visit	192
hospital care	149
inpatient care	149

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD treated as a general surgeon in Meridian, MS during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy and debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	18
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	36
doctor visit	229
excision	36
hospital care	164
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	49
inpatient care	153
outpatient care	11

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	161
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	31
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	48
Dementia	22
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD treated as a general surgeon in Meridian, MS during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy and debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	134
doctor visit	213
excision	95
hospital care	181
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	146
inpatient care	181

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	171
Black	131
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	34
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	54
Dementia	24
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD treated as a general surgeon in Meridian, MS during 2015 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy, excision and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	11
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	206
doctor visit	216
excision	114
hospital care	109
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	128
inpatient care	109

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	334

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	244
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	66
Less than 65	194

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	59
Dementia	25
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD treated as a general surgeon in Meridian, MS during 2016 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	11
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	269
doctor visit	344
excision	142
hospital care	115
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	75
inpatient care	115

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	161
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	25
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	57
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD treated as a general surgeon in Meridian, MS during 2017 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	13
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	174
doctor visit	255
excision	174
hospital care	154
inpatient care	142
outpatient care	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	179
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	31
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	48
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD treated as a general surgeon in Meridian, MS during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	14
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	426
doctor visit	426
excision	319
hospital care	441
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	109
inpatient care	441

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	262

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	257
Black	252
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	67
Less than 65	157

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	59
Dementia	33
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD treated as a general surgeon in Meridian, MS during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD for Medicare patients.

amputation	19
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	71
doctor visit	232
excision	71
hospital care	173
inpatient care	173
lower extremity surgery	19

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	184
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	28
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	50
Dementia	28
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD treated as a general surgeon in Meridian, MS during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	11
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	34
doctor visit	148
excision	34
hospital care	110
inpatient care	110

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	122
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	28
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	53
Dementia	31
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD treated as a general surgeon in Meridian, MS during 2021 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	35
doctor visit	159
excision	35
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	16
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	56
Dementia	18
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD treated as a general surgeon in Meridian, MS during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	17
doctor visit	181
excision	17
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	118
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	14
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	48
Dementia	12
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD treated as a general surgeon in Meridian, MS were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

amputation	19
catheterization	14
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	140
doctor visit	235
excision	103
hospital care	148
inpatient care	145
lower extremity surgery	19
outpatient care	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD.

**Gender**
Female	158
Male	141

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	57
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	162
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	30
75 to 84	66
Less than 65	90
65 to 74	111

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	48
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

Education & Training

Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1999. He completed residency at Carraway Methodist Medical Center. He is certified by the Certifications: American Board of Surgery - General Surgery and has a state license in Mississippi.

Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine (1999)

Residency: Carraway Methodist Medical Center (2004)

Board Certification: Certifications: American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Licensed In: Mississippi

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ochsner Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.92 out of 5 stars based on 73 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Meridian, MS.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Kevin M. Ward, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$11,018 Da Vinci Surgical System $11,018
LIFECELL CORPORATION	$478 STRATTICE $279	AlloDerm $199
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$477 Santyl $425	Renasys $17	Pico $15	Allevyn Life $12	Oasis $8
Allergan Inc.	$361 STRATTICE $151	TEFLARO $110	DALVANCE $57	AlloDerm $43
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$335 Santyl $244	COLLAGENASE SANTYL $77	PICO 14 $14
Other	$1,553 OVATION $277	DALVANCE $111	OFIRMEV $96	DALIRESP $83	Puraply Antimicrobial $52	Other $935

**Types of Payments**
Education	$8,500
Food and Beverage	$3,789
Travel and Lodging	$1,934

Biography

Dr. Kevin Ward works as a general practice and general surgery. Patient reviews placed Dr. Ward at an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He attended the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at Carraway Methodist Medical Center. He is affiliated with Ochsner Health. His practice in Meridian, MS is open to new patients as reported by Yext.