NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul Matthew Ford, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · Galveston, TX

Paul Matthew Ford, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1831380013, issued on Aug 5, 2007. Check the license (Texas N8647, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831380013
Name
Paul Matthew Ford
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
N8647 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555
Phone
(409) 772-1221
Enumerated
Aug 5, 2007
Record last updated
Jun 7, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(409) 772-1224
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20141205001997); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2007
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 301 University Blvd

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

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Verify Paul Matthew Ford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.7
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $177.42

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Paul Ford$177.42
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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. Banner-University Medical GroupTucson, AZ

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

Paul Matthew Ford among 4,635 anesthesiology physician records in Texas

Paul Matthew Ford, MD is one of 4,635 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 79% 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 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2005 among the 3,293 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

165 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Galveston

They are 165 of the 2,532 NPPES records with a practice address in Galveston, and 4,635 anesthesiology physician records in Texas.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Asle Aarsland, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551033207113
  2. Amr Abouleish, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551083604193
  3. Agnes Calderon, MDGalveston, TX 775551477613594
  4. David Epperson, MDGalveston, TX 775551780682542
  5. Stacey Gibbons, MDGalveston, TX 775551124082250
  6. Ranganathan Govindaraj, MDGalveston, TX 775551871653683
  7. Cynthia Heyne, MDGalveston, TX 775551912083791
  8. Dmitry Portnoy, MDGalveston, TX 775551639239437

Common questions

What is Paul Matthew Ford, MD's NPI number?

Paul Matthew Ford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831380013, issued on Aug 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul Matthew Ford, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555. Phone: (409) 772-1221. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul Matthew Ford, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N8647, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Paul Matthew Ford, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.