Brian Paul Ford, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · Lake Charles, LA
Brian Paul Ford, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1326027053, issued on Jan 11, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 024190, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Paul Ford
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 024190 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 Tybee St, Lake Charles, LA 70605
- Phone
- (337) 433-7272
- Enumerated
- Jan 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2023
- Fax
- (337) 433-0730
- Medicaid ID
- 1571326 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060126000015); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest dermatology physician records → All 196 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2000 Tybee St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Michael Cormier, M.D.Dermatology Physician1003895756
- Kevin Guidry, M.D.Dermatology Physician1407848146
- Lee Miller, M.D.MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician1063679256
Verify Brian Paul Ford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 024190Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,109 Medicare Part D claims for 457 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide170 claims
- Mupirocin116 claims
- Selenium Sulfide94 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate89 claims
- Hydrocortisone73 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate56 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $431.90
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Dermatology Associates OF Swla LLCLake Charles, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Paul Ford among 196 dermatology physician records in Louisiana
Brian Paul Ford, M.D. is one of 196 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 92% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 160 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 196 dermatology physician records in Louisiana.
All 196 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lake Charles → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Cormier, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051003895756
- Kerri Davis-Fontenot, MDLake Charles, LA 706051932528080
- Kevin Guidry, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051407848146
- Maureen Olivier, MDLake Charles, LA 706051407906928
- Jenna Roach, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051326401183
- Shondra Smith, MDLake Charles, LA 706051134117898
- John Miller, MDLake Charles, LA 706011124588140
- Jennifer Myers, MDYoungsville, LA 705921902007123
Common questions
What is Brian Paul Ford, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brian Paul Ford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326027053, issued on Jan 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Paul Ford, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 Tybee St, Lake Charles, LA, 70605. Phone: (337) 433-7272. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Paul Ford, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 024190, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian Paul Ford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Paul Ford, M.D. had 1,109 Medicare Part D claims for 457 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Paul Ford, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.