Payment Breakdown by Category
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 |
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
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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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