Total Payments
$7,789
2024 Payments
$1,708
Companies
41
Transactions
544
Medicare Patients
10,189
Medicare Billing
$444,965
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$7,783 (99.9%)
Education$5.90 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $7,783 | 543 | 99.9% |
| Education | $5.90 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFIZER INC. | $951.31 | 61 | $0 (2024) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $852.56 | 57 | $0 (2024) |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $702.12 | 50 | $0 (2024) |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $699.45 | 51 | $0 (2024) |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $694.43 | 65 | $0 (2024) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $664.43 | 60 | $0 (2024) |
| Amarin Pharma Inc. | $384.26 | 24 | $0 (2022) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $341.80 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $246.32 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $235.98 | 18 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,708 | 120 | PFIZER INC. ($361.99) |
| 2023 | $1,268 | 80 | PFIZER INC. ($345.91) |
| 2022 | $1,905 | 137 | Novo Nordisk Inc ($239.72) |
| 2021 | $2,192 | 159 | AbbVie Inc. ($300.72) |
| 2020 | $347.34 | 23 | Eisai Inc. ($52.92) |
| 2019 | $353.86 | 24 | Novo Nordisk Inc ($71.26) |
| 2018 | $13.98 | 1 | Amgen Inc. ($13.98) |
All Payment Transactions
544 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 22
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Ozempic (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.16 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.67 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | PFIZER INC. | NURTEC ODT (Drug), ZAVZPRET | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.26 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug), NURTEC ODT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.70 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | MOUNJARO (Drug), ZEPBOUND | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.03 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.24 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | XIFAXAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.12 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Dynavax Technologies Corporation | Heplisav-B (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.06 | General |
| Category: Hepatitis B Vaccine | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | BREZTRI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.28 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.72 | General |
| 11/15/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | UBRELVY (Drug), QULIPTA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.05 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Ozempic (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.97 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug), AREXVY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.72 | General |
| Category: RESPIRATORY | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | PFIZER INC. | NURTEC ODT (Drug), ZAVZPRET | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.50 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.14 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | BREZTRI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.53 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | INJECTAFER (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.86 | General |
| Category: Iron Deficiency Anemia | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | MOUNJARO (Drug), ZEPBOUND | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.72 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | PFIZER INC. | PREVNAR 20 (Biological), COMIRNATY, ABRYSVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.26 | General |
| Category: VACCINES | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | PFIZER INC. | NURTEC ODT (Drug), ZAVZPRET | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.12 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.04 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug), NURTEC ODT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.80 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.28 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.50 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | AIRSUPRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.74 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 35 | 2,673 | 3,818 | $312,922 | $124,531 |
| 2022 | 39 | 2,844 | 3,916 | $318,979 | $124,811 |
| 2021 | 39 | 2,503 | 3,580 | $268,016 | $114,165 |
| 2020 | 34 | 2,169 | 3,102 | $215,968 | $81,459 |
Total Patients
10,189
Total Services
14,416
Medicare Billing
$444,965
Procedure Codes
147
All Medicare Procedures & Services
147 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 6
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 247 | 534 | $122,820 | $40,980 | 33.4% |
| G0439 | Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Office | 2023 | 176 | 176 | $58,080 | $20,992 | 36.1% |
| 90677 | Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | Office | 2023 | 62 | 62 | $29,574 | $17,525 | 59.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 92 | 109 | $17,222 | $6,009 | 34.9% |
| 90662 | Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free | Office | 2023 | 72 | 72 | $6,120 | $5,176 | 84.6% |
| 84443 | Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh) | Office | 2023 | 187 | 249 | $9,960 | $4,099 | 41.2% |
| 80053 | Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals | Office | 2023 | 228 | 392 | $8,232 | $4,057 | 49.3% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2023 | 240 | 433 | $5,864 | $3,547 | 60.5% |
| 80061 | Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | Office | 2023 | 198 | 271 | $8,672 | $3,529 | 40.7% |
| 82306 | Vitamin d-3 level | Office | 2023 | 82 | 96 | $6,624 | $2,785 | 42.0% |
| 85025 | Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | Office | 2023 | 219 | 344 | $6,536 | $2,618 | 40.1% |
| G0008 | Administration of influenza virus vaccine | Office | 2023 | 73 | 73 | $3,431 | $2,076 | 60.5% |
| G0009 | Administration of pneumococcal vaccine | Office | 2023 | 61 | 61 | $2,867 | $1,735 | 60.5% |
| 83036 | Hemoglobin a1c level | Office | 2023 | 110 | 166 | $3,818 | $1,561 | 40.9% |
| G0103 | Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | Office | 2023 | 72 | 72 | $3,096 | $1,343 | 43.4% |
| 82607 | Cyanocobalamin (vitamin b-12) level | Office | 2023 | 59 | 69 | $2,484 | $1,020 | 41.1% |
| 82728 | Ferritin (blood protein) level | Office | 2023 | 35 | 46 | $1,472 | $614.56 | 41.8% |
| 87635 | Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $979.00 | $553.08 | 56.5% |
| 84466 | Transferrin (iron binding protein) level | Office | 2023 | 33 | 43 | $1,290 | $537.50 | 41.7% |
| G0180 | Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | Office | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $1,898 | $459.60 | 24.2% |
| 71046 | X-ray of chest, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 18 | 21 | $1,722 | $439.20 | 25.5% |
| 82043 | Urine microalbumin (protein) level | Office | 2023 | 57 | 63 | $2,016 | $356.58 | 17.7% |
| 82570 | Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury | Office | 2023 | 57 | 63 | $819.00 | $320.04 | 39.1% |
| 84439 | Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), free | Office | 2023 | 24 | 34 | $714.00 | $300.56 | 42.1% |
| 96372 | Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | Office | 2023 | 12 | 33 | $1,914 | $279.72 | 14.6% |
About Dr. Robert Ford, M.D
Dr. Robert Ford, M.D is a General Practice healthcare provider based in Knoxville, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/27/2013. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1710324116.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Robert Ford, M.D has received a total of $7,789 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,708 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 544 transactions from 41 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($7,783).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ford has provided services to 10,189 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 14,416 services with total Medicare billing of $444,965. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 147 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty General Practice
- Other Specialties Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Family Medicine
- Location Knoxville, TN
- Active Since 05/27/2013
- Last Updated 06/07/2019
- Taxonomy Code 208D00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1710324116
Products in Payments
- NURTEC ODT (Drug) $703.75
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $625.99
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $604.04
- TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) $531.93
- UBRELVY (Drug) $419.56
- Ozempic (Drug) $408.31
- Vascepa (Drug) $384.26
- MOUNJARO (Drug) $299.55
- VRAYLAR (Drug) $265.62
- XIFAXAN (Drug) $246.32
- TRULICITY (Drug) $242.50
- QULIPTA (Drug) $182.04
- Rybelsus (Drug) $180.98
- XARELTO (Drug) $145.69
- COMIRNATY (Biological) $142.89
- Aimovig (Biological) $123.92
- TRINTELLIX (Drug) $121.84
- Dayvigo (Drug) $118.71
- PREVNAR 20 (Biological) $115.26
- AIRSUPRA (Drug) $106.71
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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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