Lawrence A. Ford, DPM
Podiatrist · Oakland, CA
Lawrence A. Ford, DPM is a podiatrist with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1942388715, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California E4198, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence A. Ford
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Podiatrist 213E00000X
- License number
- E4198 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 275 W Macarthur Blvd, Oakland, CA 94611
- Phone
- (510) 752-1000
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 000E41980 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110328000258); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- California School Of Podiatric Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 275 W Macarthur Blvd
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Verify Lawrence A. Ford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license E4198Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average podiatrist in 2024
90 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 314 among the 6,407 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 51 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen41 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl28 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: $5,413.52
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Synthes GmbH. The 4,596 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,476.60 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncOakland, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lawrence A. Ford among 1,023 podiatrist records in California
Lawrence A. Ford, DPM is one of 1,023 podiatrist records with a practice address in California. 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 1998 among the 593 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213E00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Podiatrist providers in California
There are 1,023 podiatrist records in California.
All 1,023 in California → Every provider in Oakland → Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Francesca Castellucci-GarzaOakland, CA 946111609262070
- James Fagan, DPMOakland, CA 946111811075617
- Kenneth Raap, DPMOakland, CA 946111508944398
- Meseret Zegeye, DPMOakland, CA 946111932321734
- Stephen Silver, DPMOakland, CA 946121740254127
- Christina BridgesOakland, CA 946091508386038
- Karl Coulter, DPMOakland, CA 946091831131309
- Nicholas Drbal, MDOakland, CA 946091497012777
Common questions
What is Lawrence A. Ford, DPM's NPI number?
Lawrence A. Ford, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942388715, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence A. Ford, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 275 W Macarthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94611. Phone: (510) 752-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence A. Ford, DPM's license?
NPPES lists California license number E4198, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lawrence A. Ford, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence A. Ford, DPM had 90 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among podiatrist prescribers was 314. 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.