Melinda E. Ford, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Athens, OH
Melinda E. Ford, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Athens, Ohio, and NPI 1073508354, issued on Sep 13, 2005. Check the license (Ohio 34008230, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda E. Ford
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 34008230 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 24 W Green Dr Ste 246, Athens, OH 45701
- Phone
- (740) 593-2516
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (740) 593-2905
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050715000242); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- At Still University Of Health Sciences, College Of Osteo Med, Kirksville, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 24 W Green Dr Ste 246
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melinda E. Ford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 34008230Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,927 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 195 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril251 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium223 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium191 claims
- Simvastatin155 claims
- Gabapentin121 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate94 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ohiohealth CorporationAthens, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melinda E. Ford among 5,606 family medicine physician records in Ohio
Melinda E. Ford, DO is one of 5,606 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 3,510 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
51 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Athens
They are 51 of the 2,613 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 5,606 family medicine physician records in Ohio.
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Common questions
What is Melinda E. Ford, DO's NPI number?
Melinda E. Ford, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073508354, issued on Sep 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda E. Ford, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24 W Green Dr Ste 246, Athens, OH, 45701. Phone: (740) 593-2516. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda E. Ford, DO's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 34008230, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melinda E. Ford, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda E. Ford, DO had 4,927 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.