James E. Ford, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Barnwell, SC
James E. Ford, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Barnwell, South Carolina, and NPI 1871530444, issued on Jun 1, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 16198, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James E. Ford
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 16198 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 916 Reynolds RD, Barnwell, SC 29812
- Phone
- (803) 259-7170
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 641-7709
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031201000588); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1969
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest psychiatry physician records → All 891 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 916 Reynolds RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Bailey, LMSWSocial Worker1578605051
- Dana Barker, RNRegistered Nurse1053620393
- Jenna BootsMental Health Counselor1942883152
- Jacqueline BrooksMental Health Counselor1902931942
- Leslie BrooksMental Health Counselor1609901644
- Bailey BrownMental Health Counselor1285316190
Verify James E. 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 16198Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,014 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam89 claims
- Mirtazapine65 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl56 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl48 claims
- Hydroxyzine Hcl46 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate46 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $208.24
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- South Carolina Dept OF Mental Health Accounting OfficeGreenwood, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James E. Ford among 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina
James E. Ford, MD 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated1969 · median 2007 among the 365 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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).
Psychiatry Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.
All 891 in South Carolina → Every provider in Barnwell → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kasey Broom, MDAiken, SC 298031912522756
- Ebele Compean, M.D.Aiken, SC 298031033591979
- Grant Deedy, MDAiken, SC 298031932849080
- John Dewitt, M.D.Aiken, SC 298031952497653
- Whitney Evans, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BCAiken, SC 298031053205617
- Reaghan Hicks, M.D.Aiken, SC 298031679969240
- Rachael Nelson, M.D.Aiken, SC 298031659484350
- David Steiner, M.D.Aiken, SC 298031972508802
Common questions
What is James E. Ford, MD's NPI number?
James E. Ford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871530444, issued on Jun 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James E. Ford, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 916 Reynolds RD, Barnwell, SC, 29812. Phone: (803) 259-7170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James E. Ford, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 16198, 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 James E. Ford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James E. Ford, MD had 1,014 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.
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.