Physician

Dennis C. Ford, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Dennis Ford, MD (NPI: 1063470045) practices interventional pain management (ipm) in the Cleveland, TN market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Bradley, TN. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is FORD CENTER FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT (NPI: 1619009065; TIN: 05-0526957) and primary practice location at 37311-1351.

Ford's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 289 traditional Medicare patients, billed 27,872 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $184,329 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 5,907 prescription claims across 785 beneficiaries totaling $485,583 in drug costs, led by Belbuca (Buprenorphine Hcl). 2022 DME data shows 11 claims. Open Payments data shows 42 records totaling $1,178. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has declined steadily, from $393,145 to $184,329. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have changed little. In contrast, DME billing represents a smaller volume and moved sharply higher in recent years, from $4,326 to $21,235.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$197K$393K2015 Medicare payment: $393,145 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $331,079 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $365,665 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $297,476 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $268,472 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $231,245 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $245,802 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $246,067 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $235,183 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $184,329 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
201568138,070$393,145
201664935,233$331,079
201769845,013$365,665
201854529,423$297,476
201951420,147$268,472
202044326,627$231,245
202139422,962$245,802
202233730,282$246,067
202331928,946$235,183
202428927,872$184,329

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$245K$491K2015 Drug cost: $412,037 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $371,320 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $448,058 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $461,725 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $383,753 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $364,094 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $345,360 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $434,587 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $490,625 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $485,583 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20158045,401$412,037
20168454,872$371,320
20171,0456,292$448,058
20189296,369$461,725
20197934,719$383,753
20207784,959$364,094
20217644,961$345,360
20227474,596$434,587
20237675,136$490,625
20247855,907$485,583

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$16K$33K2017 Medicare payment: $412 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $12,232 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $32,683 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $369 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/R11$412
2018N/R11$12,232
20192436$32,683
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/R11$369
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more178351$78
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more2451,683$56
80305Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation206417$11
96127Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems209675$3
J3301Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg59565$1

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
BelbucaBuprenorphine Hcl1384,140$120,484
BotoxOnabotulinumtoxina483,858$65,404
RelistorMethylnaltrexone Bromide15450$38,255
BuprenorphineBuprenorphine1123,140$32,876
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen98329,148$27,315

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.42$1,178Medtronic, Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Dennis C. Ford, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Dennis C. Ford, MD (NPI 1063470045), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Dennis C. Ford, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Dennis C. Ford, MD?

Dennis C. Ford, MD is linked to FORD CENTER FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT (billing NPI 1619009065) in the available physician profile data.

Does Dennis C. Ford, MD have Open Payments data?

Dennis C. Ford, MD has 42 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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