NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Katherine Ford

Physician Assistant · Oregon City, OR

Katherine Ford is a physician assistant with a practice address in Oregon City, Oregon, and NPI 1609245786, issued on Sep 18, 2015. Check the license (Oregon PA174189, as entered in NPPES) with the Oregon 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609245786
Name
Katherine Ford
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA174189 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1508 Division St Ste 15, Oregon City, OR 97045
Phone
(503) 692-3750
Enumerated
Sep 18, 2015
Record last updated
Mar 4, 2024
Fax
(503) 691-2324
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151109000865); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1508 Division St Ste 15

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

  1. Brian Applebaum, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1710073200
  2. Jill Gordanier, RDRegistered Dietitian1316511751
  3. Jaime Scott, MDGastroenterology Physician1841829314
  4. Carol Simpson, RDRegistered Dietitian1811549090
  5. Bradley ZwahlenFamily Nurse Practitioner1629581558

Verify Katherine Ford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Oregon 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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About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average physician assistant in 2024

832 Medicare Part D claims for 435 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Katherine Ford832
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf52 claims
  2. Gavilyte-G51 claims
  3. Peg-3350 And Electrolytes45 claims
  4. Omeprazole39 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium34 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium26 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: $76.68

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Madrigal Pharmaceuticals. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Katherine Ford$76.68
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. The Oregon Clinic, PCPortland, OR

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

Katherine Ford among 2,094 physician assistant records in Oregon

Katherine Ford is one of 2,094 physician assistant records with a practice address in Oregon. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 44% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2017 among the 1,552 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Physician Assistant providers in Oregon

There are 2,094 physician assistant records in Oregon.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kathryn Beane, PA-C, RDOregon City, OR 970451093238909
  2. Amy Black, PA-COregon City, OR 970451871791699
  3. Loretta Church, PA-COregon City, OR 970451982168415
  4. Elisa Cruz, PA-COregon City, OR 970451508255910
  5. Jennifer Grant, PAOregon City, OR 970451144497736
  6. Brittney Griggs, PA-COregon City, OR 970451518402783
  7. Raquel Moore, PA-COregon City, OR 970451992363329
  8. Trina Nestor, PA-COregon City, OR 970451093987349

Common questions

What is Katherine Ford's NPI number?

Katherine Ford's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609245786, issued on Sep 18, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Katherine Ford located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1508 Division St Ste 15, Oregon City, OR, 97045. Phone: (503) 692-3750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Katherine Ford's license?

NPPES lists Oregon license number PA174189, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Katherine Ford prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Katherine Ford had 832 Medicare Part D claims for 435 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.