Brian Michael Ford, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Columbia, SC
Brian Michael Ford, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1457731150, issued on Jun 8, 2015. Check the license (South Carolina 38343, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Michael Ford
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 38343 SC
LL38343 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11 Richland Medical Park Dr, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 434-4300
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jan 20, 2023
- Fax
- (803) 434-4351
- Medicaid ID
- 383436 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190610002276); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Michael 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 38343Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
21 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 99.3 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Michael Ford among 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina
Brian Michael Ford, M.D. is one of 891 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 62% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2007 among the 365 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
171 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 171 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.
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- Leslie Frinks, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031699738591
- Marilee Griswold, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031821068719
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- Jo Marturano, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031609875244
Common questions
What is Brian Michael Ford, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brian Michael Ford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457731150, issued on Jun 8, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Michael Ford, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11 Richland Medical Park Dr, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-4300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Michael Ford, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 38343, 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 Brian Michael Ford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Michael Ford, M.D. had 21 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Michael Ford, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 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.