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Dr. Paul Matthew Ford, MD
NPI1831380013PAC ID4082888540
- Medicare services, 2024
- 169
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 113
- Publications
- 5
- MIPS score, 2024
- 93
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85724
- Practice phone
- Call (520) 626-2761
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
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Dr. Paul Matthew Ford is an anesthesiologist in Tucson, Arizona
Dr. Ford practices at University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.
Dr. Ford's NPI, 1831380013, was assigned on August 5, 2007. Dr. Ford graduated from UTMB Health in 2007. Dr. Ford holds Texas license N8647.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1831380013NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4082888540
- NPI enumeration date
- August 5, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (520) 626-2761
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 45
- Medical school graduation
- 2007
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Paul Matthew Ford practices at University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona
Dr. Ford's primary practice is University of Arizona, at 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85724 in Pima County. The practice phone is (520) 626-2761.
- University of Arizona1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85724 · Pima CountyPhone(520) 626-2761
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Paul Matthew Ford is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Ford's primary practice is University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Dr. Ford is also affiliated with Banner - University Medical Center Tucson. The medical group on file is Banner Medical Group.
University of ArizonaPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Paul Matthew Ford's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ford practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| University of Arizona | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Paul Matthew Ford is one of 1,244 anesthesiologists in Arizona
Anesthesiology is Dr. Ford's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207L00000X. Dr. Ford is board certified in adult cardiac anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Ford's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Arizona.
Specialties and state licenses
- Anesthesiology, TexasPrimary
- Arizona license
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Paul Matthew Ford billed Medicare for 169 services in 2024
CMS data shows 169 Medicare services from Dr. Ford across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 113 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $17,748 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 2024169
Medicare patients113
Paid by Medicare$17,748
Procedure codes8
Dr. Ford's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Anesthesia
- 2023: 02024: 55
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 382024: 5442%
- Imaging
- 2023: 292024: 3210%
- Surgery
- 2023: 262024: 288%
Dr. Ford compared with the Arizona median for anesthesiologists, 2024
- Dr. Ford
- Arizona median
- Medicare services
- 169vs 722.3 times
- Medicare patients
- 113vs 13315% below
Medians across 1,218 anesthesiologists in Arizona with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Ford's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Paul Matthew Ford treated 113 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 113 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ford in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 46 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.08, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ford's median patient age at 65, with 38% women.
Medicare patients, 2024113
Average age74
Average risk score2.08
Also on Medicaid12%
Dr. Ford's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Ford's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4540%
- Men6860%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ford's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease56%
- Atrial fibrillation52%
- Arthritis50%
- Heart failure44%
- Chronic kidney disease41%
- Anxiety31%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Ford's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 65
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women38%
- Men61%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Paul Matthew Ford scored 93 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Ford for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Ford accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Ford's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 93of 100Final score
- 74.6of 100Quality
- 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Paul Matthew Ford has 5 publications on record
Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Ford, published from 2022 to 2024. Dr. Ford has published most often in J Thromb Thrombolysis. Dr. Ford's most frequent co-authors are Rabail Chaudhry, Daniel Gene Hermann, MD and David Newcomb Herndon, MD.
Papers5
Years published2022 to 2024
Dr. Ford's most frequent co-authors
- Rabail Chaudhry1 shared paper
- Daniel Gene Hermann, MD1 shared paper
- David Newcomb Herndon, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Ford
J Burn Care Res
BurnsCardiotonic AgentsCreatinine
Aminocaproic AcidAntifibrinolytic AgentsFibrinolysin
J Thromb Thrombolysis
Blood CoagulationCopperFactor XIII Deficiency
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Paul Matthew Ford received $2,050 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 32 general payments to Dr. Ford from 5 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 53% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $1,200.
General payments to Dr. Ford by program year, 2017 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Ford by kind, 2017 to 2025
$2.1Kin total
- Travel and lodging$1,09453%
- Food and beverage$95647%
Companies that paid Dr. Ford the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Paul Matthew Ford has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Ford, most recently Regional Top Doctor in 2014.
Awards and honors for Dr. Ford
- 2014
- Regional Top Doctor
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Paul Matthew Ford graduated from UTMB Health
Dr. Ford graduated from UTMB Health in 2007.
- Medical school
- Board certified in adult cardiac anesthesiology
- Board certified in anesthesiology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Paul Matthew Ford accepts plans from 5 insurance carriers
Dr. Ford is in network with 5 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and HCSC. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- CMS Medicare
Plan types Dr. Ford accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare5
- PPO4
- POS1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Paul Matthew Ford's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Paul Matthew Ford's NPI number?
Dr. Paul Matthew Ford's NPI number is 1831380013. It was assigned on August 5, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Paul Matthew Ford?
Dr. Paul Matthew Ford is an anesthesiologist in Tucson, Arizona. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Anesthesiology Physician (taxonomy code 207L00000X).
Where does Dr. Paul Matthew Ford practice?
Dr. Ford practices at 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85724. Dr. Ford's primary practice is University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.
What is Dr. Paul Matthew Ford's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ford is (520) 626-2761.
What is Dr. Paul Matthew Ford's medical license number?
Dr. Ford holds Texas license N8647, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Paul Matthew Ford been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ford in Texas (2011 to 2027) and Arizona (2014 to 2025).
Which hospitals is Dr. Paul Matthew Ford affiliated with?
Dr. Ford is affiliated with Banner - University Medical Center Tucson.
What medical group is Dr. Paul Matthew Ford part of?
Dr. Ford is linked to Banner Medical Group.
Does Dr. Paul Matthew Ford accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ford billed Medicare for 169 services in 2024, and Dr. Ford accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Paul Matthew Ford's MIPS score?
Dr. Ford's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Paul Matthew Ford see?
CMS counts 113 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ford in 2024, with an average age of 74.
Is Dr. Paul Matthew Ford board certified?
Yes. Dr. Ford is board certified in adult cardiac anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology.
What services does Dr. Paul Matthew Ford bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ford's most billed Medicare services were ultrasound (76937), surgery: heart and blood vessels (36620) and anesthesia (01926).
Where did Dr. Paul Matthew Ford go to medical school?
Dr. Ford graduated from UTMB Health in 2007.
Has Dr. Paul Matthew Ford received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,050 in general payments to Dr. Ford from 5 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbott Laboratories.
How long has Dr. Paul Matthew Ford been practicing?
Dr. Ford graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.
Does Dr. Paul Matthew Ford do research?
Dmand AI links 5 publications to Dr. Ford, published from 2022 to 2024.
Who does Dr. Paul Matthew Ford publish with?
Dr. Ford's most frequent co-authors are Rabail Chaudhry (1 shared paper), Daniel Gene Hermann, MD (1 shared paper) and David Newcomb Herndon, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Paul Matthew Ford accept?
Dr. Ford is in network with 5 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and HCSC. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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