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Sarah Ford, APN

Family Nurse Practitioner in Cleveland, Tennessee.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 210,832 in Family Nurse Practitioner, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

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Prescribing volume
5K
Medicare Part D claims · 686 beneficiaries · Family Nurse Practitioner avg: 1K
MIPS score
78.8/100
▼ 5 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$421.48
26 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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What the federal data shows

Sarah Ford, APN reported a CMS MIPS final score of 78.8/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 5,371 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

78.8/100
MIPS score · -5 vs avg
5K
Part D claims, 2023
$421.48
industry payments (Sunshine Act)
≥23rd
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1780044016 · Family Nurse Practitioner

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-BELOW · RX-MID · BOOK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1780044016
  • ENUM-MID 2016
  • TAX-MEGA 211K Family Nurse
  • MIPS-BELOW 78.8/100
  • RX-MID 5,371
  • BOOK-MID 7,834 in Tennessee
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nicole Moncrieffe · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Sarah Ford, APN's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

79 ≥ 23rd percentile 23% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Sarah Ford, APN sits

This provider among family nurse practitioner peers

Across the 26,556 family nurse practitioner providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Sarah Ford, APN writes more Part D claims than 96% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 25% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100022.344.666.989.3Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Sarah Ford, APN, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 96 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one family nurse practitioner peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Sarah Ford, APN. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

What does the federal data show about Sarah Ford, APN?

Near national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 02/29/2016

NPI 1780044016

Primary specialty

Family Nurse Practitioner

High-volume

210,832 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

5,371 340% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,222

MIPS final score

78.8/100 4.7 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Tennessee

How Family Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among Tennessee providers

Tennessee providers
Family Nurse Practitioner6.4%Pharmacist5.9%Student in an Organized Heal…4.6%Physical Therapist4.2%Behavior Technician4.2%Registered Nurse3.9%
Largest specialties in Tennessee (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Sarah Ford, APN's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Family Nurse Practitioner national average

Near national average
MIPS Final Score
78.8/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%78.8%
MIPS final score (Family Nurse Practitioner) - 78.8/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

862 CALLEN LN NW STE 110
Cleveland, TN 37312
(423) 331-5025

Provider Details

NPI 1780044016
Specialty Family Nurse Practitioner
Credentials APN
Gender Female
NPI Issued 02/29/2016

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

78.8053
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
56.4683
Quality
75.43
Cost

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Sarah Ford, APN bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Specialists IN Pain Management, PLLC DBA Spine And Pain Associates
Ooltewah, TN

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Sarah Ford, APN. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$421

Largest payer

Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

5,371
Total Claims
$445K
Total Drug Cost
686
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
6,049
Total Day Supply
174,048
Generic Drug Cost
$162K
Opioid Claims
2,507 (46.7% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
31

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
65.9 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.62
Gender Split
63% female / 37% male
Age Distribution
<65: 286, 65-74: 261, 75-84: 118, 85+: 21

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Sarah Ford, APN prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
1,031
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen
799
Gabapentin
 574
Tizanidine Hcl
 253
Oxycodone Hcl
 200
Pregabalin
 146
Trazodone Hcl
 146
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
 135
Buprenorphine
 129
Diclofenac Sodium
 98

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

More Family Nurse Practitioner in TN → All providers in Tennessee → Compare specialties →

Family Nurse Practitioner Overview

How Sarah Ford, APN fits within the Family Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.

210,832
Family Nurse Practitioner Providers in US
56
States with Family Nurse Practitioner
1,222
Avg Claims per Provider

Sarah Ford, APN's 5,371 claims are above the specialty average of 1,222.

Nationwide Family Nurse Practitioner peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Ford, both outside Tennessee so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (78.8 here).

Nicole Moncrieffe 78.8 MD Omolara Akinbo 78.8 FL Jenny Bulat 78.8 FL Tammy Calvasina 78.8 FL

Same NPPES enumeration year (2016)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Molly Mitchell Pontiac, MI Heather Elder Lynchburg, VA Tara Burich Appleton, WI Roxanna Robertson Wichita Falls, TX

Nearby Family Nurse Practitioner Providers in Tennessee

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Tennessee, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Ford.

One of 7,834 Family Nurse Practitioner providers enrolled in Tennessee, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Benjamin Aaron
FNP-C
Cookeville, TN
Dr. Sandra Aaron
FNP-BC
Ooltewah, TN
Dr. Jessica Abbott
FNP
Nashville, TN
Keshia Abbott
Cookeville, TN
Shelton Abbott
Johnson City, TN

Compare Family Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sarah Ford, APN's specialty? ▼
Sarah Ford, APN specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner and practices in Cleveland, Tennessee. Credentials: APN.
How much does Sarah Ford, APN prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Sarah Ford, APN wrote 5,371 Medicare Part D claims totaling $445K in drug costs for 686 beneficiaries.
What is Sarah Ford, APN's Medicare quality score? ▼
Sarah Ford, APN has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 78.8/100 (Quality: 56.5, Cost: 75.4). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Sarah Ford, APN located? ▼
Sarah Ford, APN is located at 862 CALLEN LN NW STE 110, Cleveland, TN, 37312. Phone: (423) 331-5025.
What is Sarah Ford, APN's NPI number? ▼
Sarah Ford, APN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780044016, issued on 02/29/2016.
Does Sarah Ford, APN prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Sarah Ford, APN had 2,507 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 46.7%.
How many Family Nurse Practitioner providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 210,832 Family Nurse Practitioner providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Nurse Practitioner provider writes 1,222 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Sarah Ford, APN prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Sarah Ford, APN's most frequently prescribed drugs include Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Gabapentin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Sarah Ford, APN accept Medicare? ▼
Sarah Ford, APN appears in CMS Medicare data with 5,371 Part D claims and 686 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Sarah Ford, APN's credentials? ▼
Sarah Ford, APN's NPI is 1780044016 with credentials APN. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.