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Dr. Robert William Ward, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (1988)

571 S. Allen Road
Flat Rock, NC 28731

(828) 692-6178

Dr. Robert William Ward, MD is a pulmonologist in Flat Rock, NC specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 1988 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. Robert William Ward, MD is affiliated with UNC Health, HOSPICE OF HENDERSON COUNTY INC and UNC Health Pardee.

Office Locations

UNC Health Pardee

571 S. Allen Road
Flat Rock, NC 28731

(828) 692-6178

(828) 233-0355

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Ward, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Flat Rock, NC during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	157
blood draw	26
doctor visit	1394
hospital care	709
inpatient care	709
preventive care	39
pulmonary testing	204
sleep study	164
thoracic (chest) imaging	298
vaccines	39
X-rays	298

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Ward, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Flat Rock, NC during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	111
blood draw	15
bronchoscopy	17
doctor visit	1336
hospital care	655
inpatient care	655
minimally invasive procedures	17
pulmonary testing	200
sleep study	156
thoracic (chest) imaging	302
X-rays	302

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD.

**Gender**
Male	473
Female	461

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	897
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	382
From 75 to 84	322
85 and over	107
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Ward, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Flat Rock, NC during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	53
bronchoscopy	15
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	1082
hospital care	605
inpatient care	605
minimally invasive procedures	15
pulmonary testing	42
sleep study	106
thoracic (chest) imaging	95
X-rays	95

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD.

**Gender**
Male	449
Female	376

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	791
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	353
From 75 to 84	287
85 and over	95
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Ward, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Flat Rock, NC during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	39
doctor visit	866
hospital care	488
inpatient care	488
sleep study	64
thoracic (chest) imaging	217
X-rays	217

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD.

**Gender**
Male	816
Female	674

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1430
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	606
From 75 to 84	536
85 and over	172
Less than 65	176

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Ward, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Flat Rock, NC during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	181
doctor visit	843
hospital care	424
inpatient care	424
pulmonary testing	127
sleep study	350
thoracic (chest) imaging	180
X-rays	180

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD.

**Gender**
Male	474
Female	473

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	883
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	18

**Age**
From 65 to 74	420
From 75 to 84	285
85 and over	95
Less than 65	147

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	46
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Ward, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Flat Rock, NC during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	238
bronchoscopy	11
doctor visit	914
hospital care	689
inpatient care	689
pulmonary testing	333
sleep study	398
thoracic (chest) imaging	57
X-rays	57

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD.

**Gender**
Male	511
Female	544

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	987
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	434
From 75 to 84	358
85 and over	118
Less than 65	145

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Ward, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Flat Rock, NC during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	170
doctor visit	799
hospital care	561
inpatient care	561
pulmonary testing	193
sleep study	307

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD.

**Gender**
Male	454
Female	515

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	909
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	400
From 75 to 84	320
85 and over	122
Less than 65	127

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	32
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Ward, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Flat Rock, NC during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	172
bronchoscopy	14
doctor visit	933
hospital care	384
inpatient care	384
pulmonary testing	82
sleep study	304

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD.

**Gender**
Male	451
Female	558

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	942
Black	21
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	419
From 75 to 84	338
85 and over	119
Less than 65	133

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Ward, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Flat Rock, NC during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	138
doctor visit	769
hospital care	345
inpatient care	345
pulmonary testing	74
sleep study	245

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD.

**Gender**
Male	419
Female	491

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	856
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	377
From 75 to 84	321
85 and over	107
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	32
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert William Ward, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Flat Rock, NC during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	473
hospital care	136
inpatient care	136
pulmonary testing	63
sleep study	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	274

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	445
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	76
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	30
Dementia	19
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	218

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	58

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	36
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	24
Dementia	41
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert William Ward, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Flat Rock, NC were inpatient care, hospital care, sleep study and X-rays.

airway management	139
blood draw	20
bronchoscopy	14
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	875
hospital care	499
inpatient care	499
minimally invasive procedures	16
preventive care	39
pulmonary testing	146
sleep study	210
thoracic (chest) imaging	191
vaccines	39
X-rays	191

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert William Ward, MD.

**Gender**
Male	389
Female	402

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	15
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	740
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	2
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	269
85 and over	95
Less than 65	99
65 to 74	325

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert William Ward, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	19
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Cancer	15
Dementia	14

Education & Training

Dr. Robert William Ward, MD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 1988. He is certified by the Internal Medicine-Sleep Medicine, Board Certified and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (1988)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine-Sleep Medicine, Board Certified

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert William Ward, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

HOSPICE OF HENDERSON COUNTY INC

UNC Health Pardee

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$1,702 ANORO $467	BREO $458	NUCALA $439	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $197	INCRUSE $101	Other $40
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$739 OFEV $503	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $79	STIOLTO $63	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $34	STRIVERDI RESPIMAT $24	Other $37
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$574 XARELTO $551	INVOKANA $23
Philips Electronics North America Corporation	$465 Amara View $130	Sleep and Respiratory Care $87	inCourage $55	Lab Titration System $42	Trilogy 100 $42	Other $109
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$349 UPTRAVI $111	OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $94	VENTAVIS ILOPROST $84	OPSUMIT $60
Other	$2,717 ORENITRAM $260	SMARTVEST $253	Brovana $206	Prolastin-C $183	Xyrem $180	Other $1,635

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,419
Education	$127

Research Payments

Dr. Robert William Ward, MD has received 8 research payments totaling $247,281.

Biography

Dr. Robert Ward is an adult critical care, sleep medicine, and adult pulmonology specialist. He is professionally affiliated with UNC Health. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. According to UNC Health, Dr. Ward is currently accepting new patients at his office in Flat Rock, NC.