Individual provider Active NPI

Lela Anne Laseter Ward, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Athens, GA
National Provider Identifier
1902191786
Registry record updated Mar 5, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Internal Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207R00000X
License
71583 Issued in GA
Practice address
1500 Oglethorpe Ave Ste 200C
Athens, GA 30606-2165
Phone
(706) 389-3875
Fax
(706) 389-3876
NPI assigned
Jun 9, 2011
Sex
Female
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Mar 5, 2026

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X 71583 GA Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

1500 Oglethorpe Ave Ste 200C
Athens, GA 30606-2165

Mailing address

PO Box 48089
Athens, GA 30604-8089
Phone (706) 389-3727

Other practice location 1

701 Grove Rd
5th Floor Support Tower
Greenville, SC 29605-5611
Phone (864) 455-7882

Other practice location 2

1230 Baxter St
Athens, GA 30606
Phone (706) 389-3410

Electronic endpoints 2

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
CONNECT URL https://cobiusconnect.cobius.com:8291/Gateway/DocumentSubmission/2_0/NhinService/XDRRequest_Service Other Cobius Healthcare Solutions
Direct Messaging Address lward2018543@direct.trinity-health.org Direct

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in GA
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20150514000805 GA Practitioner - Internal Medicine 5698930220 Reassigns benefits to 3 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Internal Medicine
Education
Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, 2011
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
St. Mary's Medical Group, Inc.Group PAC ID 7113098393, 118 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

1230 Baxter St
Athens, GA 30606-3712
Phone (706) 389-3000

1500 Oglethorpe Ave
Suite 200C
Athens, GA 30606-2165
Phone (706) 389-3875

Hospital & facility affiliations

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
St Mary's Medical Group, Inc Current Accepting new patients
Athens Hospitalist Services PC Hospitalist CurrentSince Feb 12, 2015 Accepting new patients
St. Mary's Medical Group, Inc. Internal Medicine CurrentSince Jul 1, 2021 Accepting new patients
Hospital Physician Services - Southeast Professional Corporation Hospitalist CurrentSince Oct 1, 2023 Accepting new patients
St. Mary's Medical Group, Inc. CurrentSince Jul 1, 2021 Accepting new patients

Locations

1500 Oglethorpe Ave
Ste 200C
Athens, GA 30606
Phone (706) 389-3875

740 Prince Ave
Ste 2
Athens, GA 30606
Phone (706) 548-5488

1230 Baxter St
Athens, GA 30606
Phone (706) 364-3100

501 Redmond Rd NW
Rome, GA 30165
Phone (706) 291-0291

1090 Experiment Station Rd
Unit 529
Watkinsville, GA 30677
Phone (706) 621-4108

Interoperability endpoints

  • FHIR API: https://api.platform.athenahealth.com/7598/brand/1/csg/1/fhir/r4
  • Direct secure messaging: lward2018543@direct.trinity-health.org

Organizations & group practices 5

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

Hospital & facility affiliations 1

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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        "enumeration_date": "2011-06-09",
        "last_updated": "2026-03-05",
        "certification_date": "2026-03-05",
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            "address_1": "2720 Dundee Rd # 302",
            "city": "Northbrook",
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