NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Ford, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Georgetown, SC

Benjamin Ford, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Georgetown, South Carolina, and NPI 1225699671, issued on Jun 26, 2019. Check the license (South Carolina 88383, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1225699671
Name
Benjamin Ford
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
88383 SC
125-075006 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
606 Black River RD, Georgetown, SC 29440
Phone
(843) 527-7000
Enumerated
Jun 26, 2019
Record last updated
Oct 3, 2025
Fax
(843) 520-8403
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220912003073); accepts Medicare assignment
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 606 Black River RD

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

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  4. Matthew Bernstein, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1699903898
  5. Anish Brahmbhatt, MDInternal Medicine Physician1437579778
  6. Aaron Brophy, DOInternal Medicine Physician1295409340

Verify Benjamin Ford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license 88383    Check the board
  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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

322 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.

  1. Benjamin Ford322
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Carvedilol19 claims
  2. Levofloxacin17 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass16 claims
  4. Eliquis16 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium16 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate12 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: $102.85

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Conmed Corporation. 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. Benjamin Ford$102.85
  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 2 group practices

  1. Georgetown Memorial HospitalGeorgetown, SC
  2. Waccamaw Community HospitalMurrells Inlet, SC

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

Benjamin Ford among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina

Benjamin Ford, M.D. is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 50% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

16 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Georgetown

They are 16 of the 375 NPPES records with a practice address in Georgetown, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.

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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Henry Adkins, MDGeorgetown, SC 294401578669297
  2. Julia Barton Hulsey, MDGeorgetown, SC 294401811490907
  3. Cornell Caviness, PA CGeorgetown, SC 294401558413435
  4. Luis Chastain, MDGeorgetown, SC 294401467477661
  5. Thomas Crosby, MDGeorgetown, SC 294401285641175
  6. John Denton, MDGeorgetown, SC 294401669635884
  7. Lance Duvall, MDGeorgetown, SC 294401841275138
  8. Alexander Duvall, MDGeorgetown, SC 294401851323448

Common questions

What is Benjamin Ford, M.D.'s NPI number?

Benjamin Ford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225699671, issued on Jun 26, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Ford, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 606 Black River RD, Georgetown, SC, 29440. Phone: (843) 527-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Ford, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 88383, 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 Ford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin Ford, M.D. had 322 Medicare Part D claims for 143 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.