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Dr. Joel Stephen Ford, MD
NPI1720491335PAC ID3779856323
- Medicare services, 2024
- 217
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 223
- Part D claims, 2023
- 12
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 1000 Johnson Ferry Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30342
- Practice phone
- Call (404) 851-8000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Joel Stephen Ford is a hospitalist in Atlanta, Georgia
Dr. Ford practices at Northside Hospital Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, part of Northside Hospital.
Dr. Ford's NPI, 1720491335, was assigned on June 11, 2014. Dr. Ford holds Georgia license 95267.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1720491335NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3779856323
- NPI enumeration date
- June 11, 2014
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (404) 851-8000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 38
- Medical school graduation
- 2014
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Joel Stephen Ford practices at Northside Hospital Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia
Dr. Ford's primary practice is Northside Hospital Atlanta, at 1000 Johnson Ferry Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30342 in Fulton County. The practice phone is (404) 851-8000.
- Northside Hospital Atlanta1000 Johnson Ferry Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30342 · Fulton CountyPhone(404) 851-8000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Joel Stephen Ford is affiliated with 1 site of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Ford's primary practice is Northside Hospital Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, part of Northside Hospital. The medical group on file is North Atlanta Professional Services LLC. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ford to 2 more medical groups, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joel Stephen 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 |
|---|---|
| Northside Hospital Atlanta | Available with a free account |
| +2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Joel Stephen Ford is one of 976 hospitalists in Georgia
Hospitalist is Dr. Ford's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Ford's licenses on file in 4 states: Georgia, North Carolina, New York and Virginia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Hospitalist, GeorgiaPrimary
- Internal medicine, North Carolina
- New York license
- Virginia license
Hospitalists near Dr. Ford
Counts of hospitalists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joel Stephen Ford billed Medicare for 217 services in 2024
CMS data shows 217 Medicare services from Dr. Ford across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 223 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $27,533 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 2024217
Medicare patients223
Paid by Medicare$27,533
Procedure codes2
Dr. Ford's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3032024: 21728%
Dr. Ford compared with the Georgia median for hospitalists, 2024
- Dr. Ford
- Georgia median
- Medicare services
- 217vs 49156% below
- Medicare patients
- 223vs 230Close to median
- Part D claims
- 12vs 8586% below
Medians across 942 hospitalists in Georgia 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. Joel Stephen Ford treated 223 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 223 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ford in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 86 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.22, 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 71, with 59% women.
Medicare patients, 2024223
Average age78
Average risk score2.22
Also on Medicaid16%
Dr. Ford's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Ford's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women12958%
- Men9442%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ford's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis57%
- Ischemic heart disease48%
- Mood disorders43%
- Chronic kidney disease42%
- Anxiety40%
- Depression40%
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 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women59%
- Men41%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joel Stephen Ford wrote 12 Medicare Part D claims in 2023
In 2023, Dr. Ford wrote 12 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 1 drug, with $5,082 in total drug cost. In 2020, CMS named 427 claims across 23 drugs.
Part D claims, 202312
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$5,082
Dr. Ford's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2020 to 2023
- 2020
- 2023
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2020: 4272023: 1297%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2023, 23 in 2020.
Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026
How Dr. Joel Stephen Ford takes part in Medicare
Dr. Ford accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Joel Stephen Ford has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Ford in 2015.
Papers1
Recent publications by Dr. Ford
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Joel Stephen Ford received $191 in industry payments from 2019 to 2020
CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Ford from 3 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2020. Gifts make up the largest share, 78% of the total. Welch Allyn paid the most, $149.
General payments to Dr. Ford by program year, 2019 to 2020
General payments to Dr. Ford by kind, 2019 to 2020
$191in total
- Gifts$14978%
- Food and beverage$4222%
Companies that paid Dr. Ford the most, 2019 to 2020
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Joel Stephen 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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand 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) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (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) |
| 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) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Joel Stephen Ford's NPI number?
Dr. Joel Stephen Ford's NPI number is 1720491335. It was assigned on June 11, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Joel Stephen Ford?
Dr. Joel Stephen Ford is a hospitalist in Atlanta, Georgia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hospitalist Physician (taxonomy code 208M00000X).
Where does Dr. Joel Stephen Ford practice?
Dr. Ford practices at 1000 Johnson Ferry Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30342. Dr. Ford's primary practice is Northside Hospital Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, part of Northside Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ford to 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Joel Stephen Ford's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ford is (404) 851-8000.
What is Dr. Joel Stephen Ford's medical license number?
Dr. Ford holds Georgia license 95267, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. Joel Stephen Ford been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ford in Georgia, North Carolina, New York and Virginia.
Which hospitals is Dr. Joel Stephen Ford affiliated with?
Dr. Ford practices at Northside Hospital Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.
What medical group is Dr. Joel Stephen Ford part of?
Dr. Ford is linked to North Atlanta Professional Services LLC. Dmand AI links Dr. Ford to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Joel Stephen Ford accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ford billed Medicare for 217 services in 2024, and Dr. Ford accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joel Stephen Ford see?
CMS counts 223 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ford in 2024, with an average age of 78.
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What services does Dr. Joel Stephen Ford bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ford's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99223) and hospital inpatient care (99222).
What drugs does Dr. Joel Stephen Ford prescribe most?
In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ford's most prescribed drugs by claims were Eliquis.
Has Dr. Joel Stephen Ford received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $191 in general payments to Dr. Ford from 3 companies from 2019 to 2020. The largest total came from Welch Allyn.
How long has Dr. Joel Stephen Ford been practicing?
Dr. Ford graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.
Does Dr. Joel Stephen Ford do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Ford.
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