David W. Ford, MD
Surgery Physician · Vail, CO
David W. Ford, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Vail, Colorado, and NPI 1871677658, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (Colorado DR.0068656, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David W. Ford
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- DR.0068656 CO
E-1254 AR
E1254 AR
16865 SC
31917 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 181 W Meadow Dr, Vail, CO 81657
- Phone
- (970) 479-5036
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 12, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 131742001 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220824001592); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 181 W Meadow Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jaime AdamsPhysical Therapist1518203959
- Lindsey Adams, NURSE PRACTITIONERAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1548671068
- Sally Agnoletto, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1033146329
- Andrew Almonte, PTPhysical Therapist1154600997
- Kelly Ashnault, DPTPhysical Therapist1164145165
- Faith Baer, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1164311759
Verify David W. Ford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0068656Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
103 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 44 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl37 claims
- Methocarbamol18 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $241.96
5 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
- Vvmc Diversified ServicesVail, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David W. Ford among 608 surgery physician records in Colorado
David W. Ford, MD is one of 608 surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2005 among the 370 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 61% 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 Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 surgery physician records list a practice address in Vail
They are 5 of the 357 NPPES records with a practice address in Vail, and 608 surgery physician records in Colorado.
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- Zach HartmanVail, CO 816571528358173
- Turner Lisle, MDVail, CO 816571477767168
- Paul Kanakaraj, MDRifle, CO 816501790731255
- R. Yajko, M.D.Rifle, CO 816501154347912
- David James, MDCraig, CO 816251417060336
- Dana Miller, M.D.Craig, CO 816251275563686
Common questions
What is David W. Ford, MD's NPI number?
David W. Ford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871677658, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David W. Ford, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 181 W Meadow Dr, Vail, CO, 81657. Phone: (970) 479-5036. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David W. Ford, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0068656, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David W. Ford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David W. Ford, MD had 103 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David W. Ford, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.