Peter Ford, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Peter Ford, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1164451639, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (California A68809, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Peter Ford
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- A68809 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 317 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Phone
- (805) 681-1761
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 31, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 681-1768
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050618000184); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Peter Ford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A68809Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,328 Medicare Part D claims for 503 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole248 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide161 claims
- Ciclopirox92 claims
- Metronidazole88 claims
- Betamethasone Dipropionate79 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate78 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: $623.68
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Sansum ClinicSanta Barbara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Peter Ford among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Peter Ford, M.D. is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
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- Elizabeth GrossmanSanta Barbara, CA 931051366608994
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Common questions
What is Peter Ford, M.D.'s NPI number?
Peter Ford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164451639, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Peter Ford, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 317 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Phone: (805) 681-1761. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Peter Ford, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A68809, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Peter Ford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Peter Ford, M.D. had 1,328 Medicare Part D claims for 503 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.