NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gregory M. Ford, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Pocatello, ID

Gregory M. Ford, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Pocatello, Idaho, and NPI 1104928670, issued on Sep 3, 2006. Check the license (Idaho M-12085, as entered in NPPES) on the Idaho Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1104928670
Name
Gregory M. Ford
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
M-12085 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
950 Hospital Way, Pocatello, ID 83201
Phone
(208) 478-4522
Enumerated
Sep 3, 2006
Record last updated
May 5, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(208) 712-6868
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130920000195); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 2002
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 950 Hospital Way

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

  1. Jenna Castillo, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1326651035
  2. Bryce Larsen, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1821210535
  3. Niels Larsen, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1770796070

Verify Gregory M. Ford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIdaho Board of Medicine
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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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23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

425 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 74 claims were for opioids.

  1. Gregory Ford425
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin101 claims
  2. Naproxen82 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen49 claims
  4. Cephalexin36 claims
  5. Ondansetron Hcl27 claims
  6. Promethazine Hcl27 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,564.50

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Medacta USA, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gregory Ford$1,565
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. Gregory M Ford MD PLLCPocatello, ID
  2. Pocatello Health Services LLCPocatello, ID

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

Gregory M. Ford among 162 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Idaho

Gregory M. Ford, MD is one of 162 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Idaho. 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 2006, is newer than 21% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 116 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Idaho

There are 162 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Idaho.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Aaron Altenburg, MDPocatello, ID 832011215145883
  2. Steve Coker, MDPocatello, ID 832011942294624
  3. Ryan Miller, D.O.Pocatello, ID 832011073877213
  4. Kenneth Newhouse, MDPocatello, ID 832011265425789
  5. Adam JenseenChubbuck, ID 832021073339321
  6. Gail Fields, DOBlackfoot, ID 832211245236322
  7. Robert Grondel, M.D.Blackfoot, ID 832211124037650
  8. John Howar, M.D.Twin Falls, ID 833011316940125

Common questions

What is Gregory M. Ford, MD's NPI number?

Gregory M. Ford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104928670, issued on Sep 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gregory M. Ford, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 950 Hospital Way, Pocatello, ID, 83201. Phone: (208) 478-4522. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gregory M. Ford, MD's license?

NPPES lists Idaho license number M-12085, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho Board of Medicine at https://dopl.idaho.gov/bom/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Gregory M. Ford, MD had 425 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Gregory M. Ford, MD'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.