Dr. William Burkett Ashford, MD

Dr. Ashford practices at Athens Orthopedic Clinic - HOPD in Madison, Georgia.

Dr. Ashford's NPI, 1588078109, was assigned on June 12, 2014. Dr. Ashford graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 2014. Dr. Ashford holds Georgia license 82658.

Dr. Ashford's primary practice is Athens Orthopedic Clinic - HOPD, at 1077 S Main St, Madison, GA 30650.

Dr. Ashford's primary practice is Athens Orthopedic Clinic - HOPD in Madison, Georgia. Dr. Ashford is also affiliated with Morgan Medical Center. The medical group on file is Arch Orthopedic & Spine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ashford to 4 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ashford practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Ashford's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Ashford is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Ashford's licenses on file in 2 states: Georgia and South Carolina.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, bursitis, enthesopathy in arms, enthesopathy in foot or ankle, fluid in a joint, hand joint or tendon inflammation and hip replacement among the conditions Dr. Ashford treats.

CMS data shows 24,802 Medicare services from Dr. Ashford across 29 procedure codes in 2024, for 435 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $442,784 for them.

CMS counts 435 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ashford in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 214 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 71% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.90, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ashford's median patient age at 61, with 62% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ashford wrote 1,121 Medicare Part D claims for 332 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,048 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $7,004 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 650 claims across 10 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Ashford for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Ashford accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ashford as offering telehealth. CMS counts 54 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Ashford, more than 88% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Ashford, published from 2016 to 2018. Dr. Ashford's most frequent co-authors are Harris Scott Slone, MD and John W. Xerogeanes, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 93 general payments to Dr. Ashford from 32 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 70% of the total. Algorythm Enterprises paid the most, $24,170.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Ashford.

Dr. Ashford graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 2014.

Dr. Ashford is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.