NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kandace D. Ford, LCSW

Clinical Social Worker · Chattanooga, TN

Kandace D. Ford, LCSW is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1225768435, issued on Jun 13, 2022. Check the license (Tennessee 8010, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1225768435
Name
Kandace D. Ford
Credential
LCSW
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License number
8010 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3905 Hixson Pike Ste 103, Chattanooga, TN 37415
Phone
(423) 756-1506
Enumerated
Jun 13, 2022
Record last updated
Jun 19, 2023
Fax
(423) 756-1909
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220720000235); accepts Medicare assignment
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 3905 Hixson Pike Ste 103

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

  1. Candace Bishop, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1518947134
  2. Leslie Moro, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1043723281
  3. Mukta Panda, MDInternal Medicine Physician1861486441
  4. Priscilla Simms-Roberson, ADVANCE ADULT NURSEFamily Nurse Practitioner1285792705

Verify Kandace D. Ford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score89.4
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Memorial Health Partners Foundation, IncChattanooga, TN

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

Kandace D. Ford among 3,275 clinical social worker records in Tennessee

Kandace D. Ford, LCSW is one of 3,275 clinical social worker records with a practice address in Tennessee. 12% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 79% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 12% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2010 among the 677 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 1041C0700X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

211 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Chattanooga

They are 211 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 3,275 clinical social worker records in Tennessee.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Natalie Battles, LCSWChattanooga, TN 374151700284627
  2. Mary Davis, LCSWChattanooga, TN 374151962411934
  3. Paula Dove, LCSWChattanooga, TN 374151295876001
  4. Ella Ford, LCSWChattanooga, TN 374151205972395
  5. Corinne Lewis, LCSWChattanooga, TN 374151821410044
  6. John Oldham, LCSWChattanooga, TN 374151770635708
  7. Samantha PitkinChattanooga, TN 374151215519335
  8. Anita Rivers, LCSWChattanooga, TN 374151598836579

Common questions

What is Kandace D. Ford, LCSW's NPI number?

Kandace D. Ford, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225768435, issued on Jun 13, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kandace D. Ford, LCSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3905 Hixson Pike Ste 103, Chattanooga, TN, 37415. Phone: (423) 756-1506. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kandace D. Ford, LCSW's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 8010, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Kandace D. Ford, LCSW's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.7 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.