Physician

Brian Paul Ford, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Brian Ford, M.D. (NPI: 1326027053) practices dermatology in the Lake Charles, LA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Calcasieu, LA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF SWLA LLC (NPI: 1780663419; TIN: 202411849) and primary practice location at 70605-4171.

Ford's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,788 traditional Medicare patients, billed 9,077 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $362,729 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 12032 (Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm). Part D data shows 1,109 prescription claims across 457 beneficiaries totaling $577,098 in drug costs, led by Cosentyx Sensoready (2 Pens) (Secukinumab). Open Payments data shows 7 records totaling $432. 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 changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $239,968 to $577,098. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	2,270	11,053	$385,279
2016	2,168	11,812	$392,501
2017	2,150	12,458	$395,777
2018	2,076	11,069	$365,623
2019	2,137	12,459	$417,765
2020	1,918	10,466	$348,754
2021	1,889	10,805	$401,694
2022	1,850	10,653	$407,302
2023	1,840	10,052	$380,514
2024	1,788	9,077	$362,729

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	376	878	$239,968
2016	361	761	$261,550
2017	351	758	$232,591
2018	320	667	$235,409
2019	335	630	$175,171
2020	296	631	$238,854
2021	387	811	$210,080
2022	435	944	$353,181
2023	458	1,007	$547,395
2024	457	1,109	$577,098

DME Billing Trend

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

No connected DME records

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

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
12032	Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	168	198	$207
11102	Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth	693	912	$62
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	1,465	2,074	$55
17000	Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth	893	1,321	$36
17003	Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	714	3,464	$4

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Cosentyx Sensoready (2 Pens)	Secukinumab	14	378	$206,650
Taltz Autoinjector	Ixekizumab	15	420	$106,306
Otezla	Apremilast	18	538	$88,711
Dupixent Pen	Dupilumab	21	588	$80,617
Dupixent Syringe	Dupilumab	16	448	$62,677

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	7	$432	Stryker Corporation
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Brian Paul Ford, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Brian Paul Ford, M.D. (NPI 1326027053), 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 Brian Paul Ford, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

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

What billing organization is linked to Brian Paul Ford, M.D.?

Brian Paul Ford, M.D. is linked to DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF SWLA LLC (billing NPI 1780663419) in the available physician profile data.

Does Brian Paul Ford, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Brian Paul Ford, M.D. has 7 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.