Benjamin Robert Ford, MD
Surgery Physician · Summerville, SC
Benjamin Robert Ford, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Summerville, South Carolina, and NPI 1871932749, issued on Jun 24, 2013. Check the license (South Carolina 52505, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Robert Ford
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 52505 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Callen Blvd Ste 330, Summerville, SC 29486
- Phone
- (854) 529-3001
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2013
- Record last updated
- Sep 23, 2025
- Fax
- (843) 606-8113
- Medicaid ID
- 525051 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180815002666); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 647 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 300 Callen Blvd Ste 330
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Natalie Garver, M.D.Surgery Physician1407318025
- Rebekah Henson, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1396296604
Verify Benjamin Robert 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 52505Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
191 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 71 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl61 claims
- Ibuprofen59 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: $1,546.47
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Roper Saint Francis Physicians NetworkCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Robert Ford among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
Benjamin Robert Ford, MD is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 54% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 647 in South Carolina → Every provider in Summerville → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Natalie Garver, M.D.Summerville, SC 294861407318025
- Richard Steadman, M.D.Summerville, SC 294861437562600
- Henry West, M.D.Summerville, SC 294861316059561
- Rebecca Burnham, D.O.Summerville, SC 294851083062525
- Neil McDevitt, MDSummerville, SC 294851649242447
- Michael Michel, M.D.Summerville, SC 294851073794806
- Michael Rawlins, MDSummerville, SC 294851225199441
- Andrew Calcutt, MDWalterboro, SC 294881174588263
Common questions
What is Benjamin Robert Ford, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Robert Ford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871932749, issued on Jun 24, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Robert Ford, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Callen Blvd Ste 330, Summerville, SC, 29486. Phone: (854) 529-3001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Robert Ford, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 52505, 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 Benjamin Robert Ford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Robert Ford, MD had 191 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.