Dr. James Ford, M.D

NPI: 1730163692
Total Payments
$2,334
2024 Payments
$78.27
Companies
16
Transactions
35
Medicare Patients
4,489
Medicare Billing
$352,145

Payment Breakdown by Category

Food & Beverage$1,199 (51.4%)
Travel$1,134 (48.6%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Food and Beverage $1,199 33 51.4%
Travel and Lodging $1,134 2 48.6%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $1,873 15 $0 (2024)
Stryker Corporation $61.48 3 $0 (2024)
Wright Medical Technology, Inc. $55.22 1 $0 (2020)
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $51.16 2 $0 (2017)
Bioventus LLC $42.09 2 $0 (2022)
Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. $38.06 1 $0 (2021)
Fidia Pharma USA Inc. $32.75 2 $0 (2022)
Next Science LLC $29.22 1 $0 (2023)
ACUMED LLC $29.08 1 $0 (2024)
Abbott Laboratories $24.62 1 $0 (2023)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $78.27 4 ACUMED LLC ($29.08)
2023 $53.84 2 Next Science LLC ($29.22)
2022 $48.87 3 Bioventus LLC ($17.21)
2021 $95.61 3 Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. ($38.06)
2020 $71.12 2 Wright Medical Technology, Inc. ($55.22)
2019 $1,826 12 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($1,810)
2018 $85.58 5 Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($28.86)
2017 $73.95 4 Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. ($51.16)

All Payment Transactions

35 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
09/29/2024 Stryker Corporation AXSOS (Device), VARIAX, VARIAX Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.77 General
Category: LOCKING PLATES
09/25/2024 ACUMED LLC NanoPhix Implant (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $29.08 General
Category: Screw & Pin
04/17/2024 Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC Mepilex Border Post-Op Ag (Device), Mepilex Border Flex, Avance Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $15.39 General
Category: Wound Care
01/31/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. EVOS (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.03 General
Category: Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails
12/16/2023 Next Science LLC SurgX (Device), Xperience, BlastX Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $29.22 General
Category: Surgical Site Infection
10/14/2023 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.62 General
Category: RAPID DIAGNOSTICS
09/23/2022 Bioventus LLC Durolane (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.21 General
Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery
06/17/2022 Fidia Pharma USA Inc. HYMOVIS (Device), TRILURON Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.85 General
Category: OSTEOARTHRITIS
03/19/2022 Smith+Nephew, Inc. Pico 14 (Device), PICO 7 Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.81 General
Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
07/28/2021 Stryker Corporation DART-FIRE (Device), SWANSON, ORTHOLOC 3DI Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $32.67 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
05/21/2021 Bioventus LLC GELSYN-3 (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.88 General
Category: Not Applicable
05/14/2021 Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. Zilretta (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $38.06 General
Category: Musculoskeletal
03/14/2020 FIDIA PHARMA USA INC. Hymovis (Device), Hyalgan Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.90 General
Category: Osteoarthritis
02/05/2020 Wright Medical Technology, Inc. PRO-DENSE (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $55.22 General
Category: BIOLOGICS
07/15/2019 Smith+Nephew, Inc. PICO 7 Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.97 General
Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
05/17/2019 Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. Zilretta (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $16.58 General
Category: Musculoskeletal
04/27/2019 Smith+Nephew, Inc. VERILAST Hips (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $654.12 General
Category: Recon Hips
04/26/2019 Smith+Nephew, Inc. Navio Surgical System (Device), REDAPT Revision Hip System, Legion Revision Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $127.54 General
Category: Recon Robotics
04/26/2019 Smith+Nephew, Inc. VISIONAIRE Cutting Guides (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $98.63 General
Category: Recon Knees
04/26/2019 Smith+Nephew, Inc. Journey II XR (Device), Journey Uni Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $30.46 General
Category: Recon Knees
04/25/2019 Smith+Nephew, Inc. Navio Surgical System (Device), REDAPT Revision Hip System, Legion Revision Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $139.29 General
Category: Recon Robotics
04/25/2019 Smith+Nephew, Inc. Journey II CR (Device), POLARSTEM, VISIONAIRE Cutting Guides Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $133.17 General
Category: Recon Knees
04/25/2019 Smith+Nephew, Inc. POLARSTEM (Device), POLARCUP, Navio Surgical System Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $38.82 General
Category: Recon Hips
04/24/2019 Smith+Nephew, Inc. VISIONAIRE Cutting Guides (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $480.10 General
Category: Recon Knees
04/24/2019 Smith+Nephew, Inc. Journey II XR (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $58.52 General
Category: Recon Knees

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 19 1,192 1,527 $473,394 $93,519
2022 17 1,116 1,504 $451,466 $91,079
2021 15 1,155 1,521 $424,324 $94,893
2020 21 1,026 1,353 $306,142 $72,654
Total Patients
4,489
Total Services
5,905
Medicare Billing
$352,145
Procedure Codes
72

All Medicare Procedures & Services

72 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 272 482 $161,547 $32,133 19.9%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 200 239 $113,587 $21,790 19.2%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2023 185 185 $76,139 $14,446 19.0%
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views Office 2023 120 124 $21,728 $4,495 20.7%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2023 29 57 $21,700 $2,984 13.7%
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views Office 2023 63 72 $13,997 $2,815 20.1%
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views Office 2023 52 57 $9,625 $2,118 22.0%
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes Facility 2023 19 21 $6,467 $2,007 31.0%
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views Office 2023 47 47 $7,902 $1,803 22.8%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 13 13 $7,979 $1,652 20.7%
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes Facility 2023 13 25 $5,368 $1,589 29.6%
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views Office 2023 45 53 $6,188 $1,515 24.5%
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views Office 2023 27 33 $7,400 $1,193 16.1%
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views Office 2023 22 29 $3,828 $849.97 22.2%
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views Office 2023 28 30 $2,758 $607.61 22.0%
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes Office 2023 15 15 $3,103 $601.25 19.4%
73523 X-ray of both hips, minimum of 5 views Office 2023 11 11 $2,200 $463.63 21.1%
72070 X-ray of middle spine, 2 views Office 2023 14 15 $1,489 $362.38 24.3%
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg Office 2023 17 19 $388.93 $94.35 24.3%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 279 542 $181,698 $36,733 20.2%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 159 179 $85,072 $16,750 19.7%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2022 186 186 $76,550 $14,488 18.9%
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views Office 2022 89 99 $17,355 $3,773 21.7%
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views Office 2022 82 85 $14,399 $3,621 25.1%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2022 27 58 $18,300 $3,204 17.5%

About Dr. James Ford, M.D

Dr. James Ford, M.D is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Newburyport, Massachusetts. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 12/05/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1730163692.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. James Ford, M.D has received a total of $2,334 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $78.27 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 35 transactions from 16 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,199).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ford has provided services to 4,489 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,905 services with total Medicare billing of $352,145. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 72 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Location Newburyport, MA
  • Active Since 12/05/2005
  • Last Updated 07/08/2007
  • Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1730163692

Products in Payments

  • VERILAST Hips (Device) $654.12
  • VISIONAIRE Cutting Guides (Device) $592.18
  • Navio Surgical System (Device) $266.83
  • Journey II CR (Device) $133.17
  • Journey II XR (Device) $88.98
  • POLARSTEM (Device) $66.03
  • PRO-DENSE (Device) $55.22
  • Zilretta (Drug) $54.64
  • EUFLEXXA (Device) $51.16
  • DART-FIRE (Device) $32.67
  • SurgX (Device) $29.22
  • NanoPhix Implant (Device) $29.08
  • GELSYN-3 (Device) $24.88
  • PROCLAIM (Device) $24.62
  • STRATAFIX (Device) $24.58
  • PICO 7 Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (Device) $21.97
  • EVOS (Device) $19.03
  • iTotal CR (Device) $18.10
  • Durolane (Device) $17.21
  • HYMOVIS (Device) $16.85

Data Sources

Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.

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