Molly Ford, M.D.
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Nashville, TN
Molly Ford, M.D. is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1316148893, issued on May 30, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 50253, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Molly Ford
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License numbers
- 50253 TN
MD50253 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1161 21St Ave S, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 343-4612
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 25, 2022
- Fax
- (615) 343-4615
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131014001487); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1161 21St Ave S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Molly Ford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 50253Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
128 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl25 claims
- Lidocaine Hcl19 claims
- Metronidazole15 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate11 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,860.28
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Teleflex LLC. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 39 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Tennessee.
Other colon & rectal surgery physician records in Tennessee
- Jason Aston, M.D.Nashville, TN1225226327
- James Baker, MDKnoxville, TN1093895393
- David Beck, MDNashville, TN1861450900
- Susan Briley, MDNashville, TN1396723185
- Elissa Falconer, M.D.Knoxville, TN1619400546
- Timothy Geiger, MDNashville, TN1639263973
- Sean Glasgow, MDJohnson City, TN1104912856
- Abner Glover, M.D.Knoxville, TN1013073725
- William Harb, M.D.Nashville, TN1063528651
- Alexander Hawkins, MDNashville, TN1518126960
Common questions
What is Molly Ford, M.D.'s NPI number?
Molly Ford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316148893, issued on May 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Molly Ford, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1161 21St Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 343-4612. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Molly Ford, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 50253, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Molly Ford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Molly Ford, M.D. had 128 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Molly Ford, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 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.