NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles D. Ford, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Ripley, TN

Charles D. Ford, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Ripley, Tennessee, and NPI 1831400449, issued on Jun 29, 2010. Check the license (Tennessee 49829, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee 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
1831400449
Name
Charles D. Ford
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
49829 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
326 Asbury Ave, Ripley, TN 38063
Phone
(731) 221-2200
Enumerated
Jun 29, 2010
Record last updated
Aug 29, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(865) 305-8894
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 326 Asbury Ave

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  1. Stephen Goewey, MDFamily Medicine Physician1083651343
  2. Tamara Kent, P.T.Physical Therapist1578778122
  3. Kevin Pridmore, P.T.Physical Therapist1639393283
  4. Jessica Rains, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1144516964
  5. Christy Tipton, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1871916395

Verify Charles D. Ford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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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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64% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

370 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.

  1. Charles Ford370
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Naproxen90 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt38 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone34 claims
  4. Azithromycin23 claims
  5. Ciprofloxacin Hcl16 claims
  6. Clindamycin Hcl15 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.

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee.

All 1,174 in Tennessee → Every provider in Ripley →

Other emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee

  1. John Abercrombie, M.D.Memphis, TN1295761443
  2. Rodolfo Acosta, MDNashville, TN1598467250
  3. Charles Adams, M.D.Knoxville, TN1093810863
  4. Frank Adcock, MDCordova, TN1326312604
  5. Amanda Addington, M.D.Memphis, TN1134573777
  6. Christopher Adelman, M.D.Memphis, TN1134325426
  7. William Adkins, MDMemphis, TN1629575071
  8. Jacob Agner, DOOak Ridge, TN1285212100
  9. Kitan AkinoshoNashville, TN1558005991
  10. Tamer Akoury, MDClarksville, TN1699152280

Common questions

What is Charles D. Ford, MD's NPI number?

Charles D. Ford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831400449, issued on Jun 29, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles D. Ford, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 326 Asbury Ave, Ripley, TN, 38063. Phone: (731) 221-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles D. Ford, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 49829, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Charles D. Ford, MD had 370 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.