Aaron James Ford, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Hilton Head Island, SC
Aaron James Ford, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and NPI 1740361302, issued on Oct 18, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 37795, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Aaron James Ford
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- 37795 SC
37067 IA
23367 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 25 Hospital Center Blvd Ste 300, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
- Phone
- (843) 682-2800
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 682-2828
- Medicaid ID
- 377951 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150509000014); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cardiovascular disease physician records → All 300 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 25 Hospital Center Blvd Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jonathan Maccabe, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1790739654
- Monica Riley, CNPNurse Practitioner1770864829
Verify Aaron James Ford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 37795Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
7,813 Medicare Part D claims for 1,222 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis829 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate824 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium501 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium488 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate383 claims
- Losartan Potassium352 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 21.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $720.19
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hilton Head Regional Physician Group LLCBluffton, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Aaron James Ford among 300 cardiovascular disease physician records in South Carolina
Aaron James Ford, M.D. is one of 300 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 23% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 1998 among the 208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in Hilton Head Island
They are 7 of the 500 NPPES records with a practice address in Hilton Head Island, and 300 cardiovascular disease physician records in South Carolina.
All 300 in South Carolina → Every provider in Hilton Head Island → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Timothy Alikakos, M.D.Hilton Head Island, SC 299261427043223
- Ravina Balchandani, MDHilton Head, SC 299261669581047
- Dale Daly, MDHilton Head Island, SC 299261851380901
- Jay Kalan, MDHilton Head Island, SC 299261306835541
- Mark Lawton, MDHilton Head, SC 299261497707053
- Mark Liwanag, DO, MPHHilton Head Island, SC 299261932514858
- Jonathan Maccabe, MDHilton Head Island, SC 299261790739654
- John Sharp, MDHilton Head Island, SC 299261780673830
Common questions
What is Aaron James Ford, M.D.'s NPI number?
Aaron James Ford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740361302, issued on Oct 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Aaron James Ford, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25 Hospital Center Blvd Ste 300, Hilton Head Island, SC, 29926. Phone: (843) 682-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Aaron James Ford, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 37795, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Aaron James Ford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Aaron James Ford, M.D. had 7,813 Medicare Part D claims for 1,222 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Aaron James Ford, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 21.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.