Joseph Ford, D.O.
Urology Physician · Visalia, CA
Joseph Ford, D.O. is a urology physician with a practice address in Visalia, California, and NPI 1912261405, issued on Jun 28, 2012. Check the license (California 20A16006, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Ford
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 20A16006 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5400 W Hillsdale Ave, Visalia, CA 93291
- Phone
- (559) 738-7525
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 3, 2023
- Fax
- (559) 739-2007
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180813003128); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Ford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A16006Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
2,423 Medicare Part D claims for 523 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 319 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl430 claims
- Lactulose267 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen200 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl199 claims
- Celecoxib122 claims
- Abiraterone Acetate117 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 27.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $770.94
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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 2 group practices
- Adventist Health Physicians NetworkHanford, CA
- Central Valley General HospitalHanford, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Ford among 1,524 urology physician records in California
Joseph Ford, D.O. is one of 1,524 urology physician records with a practice address in California. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 1,049 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in California
There are 1,524 urology physician records in California.
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The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Marty Prah, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911528065125
- Shilo Rosenberg, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911295107456
- Alan Aikens, MDBakersfield, CA 933011396996245
- David Horovitz, MDBakersfield, CA 933011013309947
- Danny Huynh, MDBakersfield, CA 933011356637698
Common questions
What is Joseph Ford, D.O.'s NPI number?
Joseph Ford, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912261405, issued on Jun 28, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Ford, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5400 W Hillsdale Ave, Visalia, CA, 93291. Phone: (559) 738-7525. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Ford, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A16006, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Ford, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Ford, D.O. had 2,423 Medicare Part D claims for 523 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Ford, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 27.9 of 100. 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.