NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Barry G. Ford, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Little Rock, AR

Barry G. Ford, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1982698965, issued on Sep 7, 2005. Check the license (Arkansas C-8429, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982698965
Name
Barry G. Ford
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
C-8429 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4208 N Rodney Parham RD, Little Rock, AR 72212
Phone
(501) 228-7200
Enumerated
Sep 7, 2005
Record last updated
May 8, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(501) 228-2285
Medicaid ID
133052001 AR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100319000794); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1993
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4208 N Rodney Parham RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Melinda Ashburn, MDFamily Medicine Physician1497218721
  2. Maurine Crank, RDRegistered Dietitian1154970465
  3. Daniel Felton, MDFamily Medicine Physician1174517056
  4. Harold Hedges, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1558354027
  5. Harold Hedges, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1407849896
  6. Kenneth Johnston, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1245224229

Verify Barry G. Ford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

12,327 Medicare Part D claims for 824 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 135 claims were for opioids.

  1. Barry Ford12,327
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium605 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate567 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium547 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium399 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate388 claims
  6. Meloxicam329 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $899.12

58 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Barry Ford$899.12
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Arkansas Family Care NetworkLittle Rock, AR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Barry G. Ford among 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas

Barry G. Ford, MD is one of 1,681 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 1,156 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

160 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Little Rock

They are 160 of the 13,172 NPPES records with a practice address in Little Rock, and 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Melinda Ashburn, MDLittle Rock, AR 722121497218721
  2. Russell Cranford, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722121811968092
  3. Daniel Felton, MDLittle Rock, AR 722121174517056
  4. Harold Hedges, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722121558354027
  5. Harold Hedges, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722121407849896
  6. Elizabeth Irby, D.O.Little Rock, AR 722121366658346
  7. Kenneth Johnston, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722121245224229
  8. Robert McGowan, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722121205820974

Common questions

What is Barry G. Ford, MD's NPI number?

Barry G. Ford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982698965, issued on Sep 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Barry G. Ford, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4208 N Rodney Parham RD, Little Rock, AR, 72212. Phone: (501) 228-7200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Barry G. Ford, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number C-8429, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Barry G. Ford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Barry G. Ford, MD had 12,327 Medicare Part D claims for 824 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.