Physician

Aaron James Ford, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Aaron Ford, M.D. (NPI: 1740361302) practices cardiology in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Beaufort, SC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is HILTON HEAD REGIONAL PHYSICIAN GROUP LLC (NPI: 1548021694; TIN: 93-4646081) and primary practice location at 29909-4120.

Ford's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 2,000 traditional Medicare patients, billed 8,887 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $600,086 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 93306 (Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function). Part D data shows 7,813 prescription claims across 1,222 beneficiaries totaling $2,087,793 in drug costs, led by Eliquis (Apixaban). 2015 DME data shows 11 claims. Open Payments data shows 30 records totaling $720. 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 moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $125,645 to $600,086. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $49,798 to $2,087,793. 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	934	2,674	$125,645
2016	908	4,286	$228,184
2017	991	5,244	$275,782
2018	1,140	5,820	$307,566
2019	1,285	6,139	$333,047
2020	1,399	6,149	$332,253
2021	1,485	6,497	$390,821
2022	1,651	7,821	$497,381
2023	1,857	8,286	$536,676
2024	2,000	8,887	$600,086

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	214	1,008	$49,798
2016	379	2,481	$233,163
2017	464	2,894	$365,544
2018	525	3,378	$543,835
2019	658	4,048	$745,406
2020	758	4,940	$971,256
2021	881	5,454	$1,232,269
2022	950	6,056	$1,398,533
2023	1,052	6,632	$1,694,743
2024	1,222	7,813	$2,087,793

DME Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	N/R	11	$126
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	N/R	N/R	N/R
2020	N/R	N/R	N/R
2021	N/R	N/R	N/R
2022	N/R	N/R	N/R
2023	N/R	N/R	N/R
2024	N/R	N/R	N/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.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
93306	Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function	1,103	1,154	$125
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	1,409	1,978	$94
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	230	233	$65
93015	Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician	218	218	$50
93000	Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report	1,668	2,414	$10

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Eliquis	Apixaban	829	54,372	$1,030,511
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	236	17,284	$312,769
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	167	10,849	$228,096
Multaq	Dronedarone Hcl	52	4,210	$105,203
Repatha Sureclick	Evolocumab	72	3,851	$73,902

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.	30	$720	Boston Scientific 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 Aaron James Ford, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Aaron James Ford, M.D. (NPI 1740361302), 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 Aaron James 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 Aaron James Ford, M.D.?

Aaron James Ford, M.D. is linked to HILTON HEAD REGIONAL PHYSICIAN GROUP LLC (billing NPI 1548021694) in the available physician profile data.

Does Aaron James Ford, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Aaron James Ford, M.D. has 30 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.