Physician Profile
Francisco Ward, DO
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Ward
Francisco Ward, DO is a healthcare provider in Columbia, MD specializing in interventional pain medicine. Francisco is also listed as specializing in physical medicine & rehabilitation, pm&r — pain medicine, and pm&r — neuromuscular medicine. According to Medicare claims data, Francisco cared for 584 Medicare patients across 814 services. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers, and drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/m.
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Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
License numbers are what the provider reported to NPPES when the NPI was issued or updated. NPPES does not verify licensure; confirm current standing with the state licensing board.
Medicare information
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Contact Information
- (443) 917-6500
- Email not available
Practice Locations
8860 COLUMBIA 100 PKWY SUITE 216
Columbia, MD 21045
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Interventional Pain Medicine generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
- Chronic back pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Herniated disc
- Neck pain
- Neuropathy
- Sciatica
Abdominal pain
- Abdominal wall nerve pain
Chest and ribs
- Rib pain
Complex pain
- Cancer pain
Elbow and arm
- Tennis elbow
Foot and ankle
- Achilles Tendon Pain
- Heel pain
- Neuroma In Foot
Head & face
- Migraines
- Occipital neuralgia
- Trigeminal neuralgia
Head and neck
- Cluster Headaches
- Neck-Related Headaches
- Temporomandibular joint disorder
Joints
- Knee osteoarthritis
- Lateral hip pain and trochanteric bursitis
- Shoulder Arthritis Pain
Knee and leg
- Baker's Cyst
Muscle pain
- Muscle knots and spasms
- Muscle Stiffness and Spasticity
Muscles
- Muscle spasms
Nerve pain
- Carpal tunnel
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Foot Numbness and Tingling
- Outer thigh burning and numbness
- Phantom limb pain
- Shingles pain
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
Pelvic and groin
- Groin nerve pain after hernia surgery
- Pudendal nerve pain
Shoulder and arm
- Shoulder Impingement and Rotator Cuff Pain
Spine
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthritis of the spine
- Degenerative disc disease
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Spinal compression fracture
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Upper Back Pain
- Whiplash
Spine & nerve
- Pinched nerve
- Piriformis syndrome
Spine & pelvis
- Chronic pelvic pain
- Sacroiliac joint pain
- Tailbone pain
Surgical pain
- Post-surgical pain
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
- Epidural steroid injection
- Nerve block
- Pain management
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Spinal cord stimulator
Ablation
- Cryoneurolysis
- Shoulder Nerve Burning
Diagnostics
- Discogram
Head & face
- Botox for migraines
- Facial nerve block for headache
- Occipital Nerve Injection
Implants
- Pain pump implant
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
Infusion therapy
- Ketamine infusion therapy
Injections
- Botox Injections For Severe Spasms
- Bursa injection
- Carpal tunnel steroid injection
- Celiac plexus block
- Hip Joint Injection
- Joint injection or aspiration
- Knee Joint Injection
- Lumbar sympathetic block
- Nerve Hydrodissection
- Stellate ganglion block
- Tendon Sheath Injection
- Trigger Point Injections
Muscle procedures
- Dry Needling for Arm and Shoulder Pain
Nerve ablation
- Knee Nerve Burning
- Spinal bone nerve ablation
Nerve blocks
- Groin nerve block
- Pudendal nerve block
- Rib nerve block
Neuromodulation
- Dorsal root ganglion stimulation
Regenerative
- PRP therapy
Regenerative medicine
- Prolotherapy Injections
- Stem Cell Injections For Joint Pain
Spine procedures
- Blood patch for spinal headache
- Epidural Lysis Of Adhesions
- Facet Joint Injections
- Interspinous Spacer
- Kyphoplasty
- Medial branch block
- Mild procedure for spinal stenosis
- Percutaneous disc decompression
- Sacroiliac joint injection
- SI Joint Fusion
- Vertebroplasty
Sympathetic blocks
- Ganglion impar block
- Superior hypogastric plexus block
Targeted drug delivery
- Baclofen Pump Implant
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
814 services · 584 patients · 12 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Procedure | 20610 |
45 | As often as other peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Procedure | 64494 |
43 | As often as other peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Procedure | 64493 |
43 | As often as other peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Procedure | 64483 |
36 | As often as other peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Procedure | 64636 |
21 | Less often than most peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Procedure | 64635 |
21 | Less often than most peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
273 | As often as other peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers | Lab test | 80307 |
105 | As often as other peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/m | Billing code | G0483 |
102 | More often than most peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | Office visit | 99204 |
63 | As often as other peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other interventional pain medicines in Columbia 2
Same specialty, same city.
Also performs Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint 8
Providers in MD who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Dr. Ward specialize in?
Dr. Ward is an interventional pain medicine in Columbia, MD. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Ward located?
Dr. Ward is listed at 8860 Columbia 100 Pkwy Suite 216, Columbia, MD 21045. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Ward's phone number?
The number on file is (443) 917-6500. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Ward's NPI number?
Dr. Ward's National Provider Identifier is 1245225226. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
How long has Dr. Ward been practicing?
Dr. Ward has 21+ years experience. Registered with an NPI since 2005. National Provider Identifiers only began in 2005, so a provider who qualified earlier may have practiced for longer than this.
NPI registry
What does Dr. Ward do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Ward performs procedures including aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint, injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level and injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Ward confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Ward. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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