NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Margaret Ashley Ford, D.M.D.

Prosthodontics · Calera, AL

Margaret Ashley Ford, D.M.D. is a prosthodontics with a practice address in Calera, Alabama, and NPI 1215151444, issued on Apr 11, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 4696, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama 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
1215151444
Name
Margaret Ashley Ford
Credential
D.M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Prosthodontics 1223P0700X
License number
4696 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 Highway 87, Calera, AL 35040
Phone
(205) 620-3312
Enumerated
Apr 11, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(205) 620-9959
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 101 Highway 87

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

  1. Rachel Blackwood, DPTSpecialist1316946205
  2. Allison Haight, D.M.D.Dentist1073997870
  3. Deborah Rigsby, D.M.D., PH.DProsthodontics1043434269
  4. Justin Zellmer, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1710017892

Verify Margaret Ashley Ford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama 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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2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average prosthodontics in 2024

92 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 90 among the 1,779 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Margaret Ford92
  2. Specialty average90

Most prescribed

  1. Penicillin V Potassium31 claims
  2. Amoxicillin17 claims
  3. Clindamycin Hcl17 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: $240.27

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ultradent Products Inc. The 1,408 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,465.28 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Margaret Ford$240.27
  2. Specialty average$3,465.28

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Margaret Ashley Ford among 35 prosthodontics records in Alabama

Margaret Ashley Ford, D.M.D. is one of 35 prosthodontics records with a practice address in Alabama. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 31% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 31% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 3% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223P0700X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 prosthodontics records list a practice address in Calera

They are 2 of the 125 NPPES records with a practice address in Calera, and 35 prosthodontics records in Alabama.

The 8 prosthodontics records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Deborah Rigsby, D.M.D., PH.DCalera, AL 350401043434269
  2. Jordan GrayBessemer, AL 350221073607404
  3. Robert Harradine, DMDBirmingham, AL 352051609090042
  4. Jerry Reasner, DMDBirmingham, AL 352131700960077
  5. Vinita Ved, BDS, MDSBirmingham, AL 352221447987656
  6. Diego Ardenghi, DDS, MA, MSC, PHDBirmingham, AL 352331902207509
  7. Michael Kase, DMDBirmingham, AL 352331811243140
  8. Stephen Liu, DMDBirmingham, AL 352331497396303

Common questions

What is Margaret Ashley Ford, D.M.D.'s NPI number?

Margaret Ashley Ford, D.M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215151444, issued on Apr 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Margaret Ashley Ford, D.M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Highway 87, Calera, AL, 35040. Phone: (205) 620-3312. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Margaret Ashley Ford, D.M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 4696, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Margaret Ashley Ford, D.M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Margaret Ashley Ford, D.M.D. had 92 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among prosthodontics prescribers was 90. 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.