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Dr. Joshua Richard Ford, MD
NPI1679991467PAC ID9537424700
- Medicare services, 2024
- 184
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 88
- Part D claims, 2024
- 303
- Publications
- 17
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 4324 Veterans Blvd Suite 101, Metairie, LA 70006
- Practice phone
- Call (504) 455-4046
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Eyecare Associates Outpatient Surgery Center
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Metairie, Louisiana
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Dr. Joshua Richard Ford is an ophthalmologist in Metairie, Louisiana
Dr. Ford practices at Eyecare Associates Outpatient Surgery Center in Metairie, Louisiana.
Dr. Ford's NPI, 1679991467, was assigned on March 31, 2014. Dr. Ford graduated from Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in 2013. Dr. Ford holds Louisiana license 330400.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1679991467NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9537424700
- NPI enumeration date
- March 31, 2014
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (504) 455-4046
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 39
- Medical school graduation
- 2013
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Joshua Richard Ford practices at Eyecare Associates Outpatient Surgery Center in Metairie, Louisiana
Dr. Ford's primary practice is Eyecare Associates Outpatient Surgery Center, at 4324 Veterans Blvd Suite 101, Metairie, LA 70006. The practice phone is (504) 455-4046.
- Eyecare Associates Outpatient Surgery Center4324 Veterans Blvd Suite 101, Metairie, LA 70006Phone(504) 455-4046
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Joshua Richard Ford is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 7 medical groups
Dr. Ford's primary practice is Eyecare Associates Outpatient Surgery Center in Metairie, Louisiana. Dr. Ford is also affiliated with East Jefferson General Hospital. The medical group on file is Tulane Doctors. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ford to 6 more medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.
Eyecare Associates Outpatient Surgery CenterPrimary
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joshua Richard Ford's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ford practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Eyecare Associates Outpatient Surgery Center | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 6 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Joshua Richard Ford is one of 264 ophthalmologists in Louisiana
Ophthalmology is Dr. Ford's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Ford's licenses on file in 2 states: Louisiana and Tennessee.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, LouisianaPrimary
- Tennessee license
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Ford
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joshua Richard Ford billed Medicare for 184 services in 2024
CMS data shows 184 Medicare services from Dr. Ford across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 88 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $11,943 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 2024184
Medicare patients88
Paid by Medicare$11,943
Procedure codes5
Dr. Ford's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 472024: 149217%
- Surgery
- 2023: 02024: 35
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 402024: 0100%
Dr. Ford compared with the Louisiana median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Ford
- Louisiana median
- Medicare services
- 184vs 1,12084% below
- Medicare patients
- 88vs 44180% below
- Part D claims
- 256vs 75666% below
Medians across 274 ophthalmologists in Louisiana 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. Joshua Richard Ford treated 88 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 88 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ford in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 44 patients. 73% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.22, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ford's median patient age at 73, with 60% women.
Medicare patients, 202488
Average age75
Average risk score1.22
Dr. Ford's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Ford's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4652%
- Men4248%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ford's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure73%
- High cholesterol73%
- Arthritis47%
- Diabetes28%
- Ischemic heart disease28%
- Anxiety23%
- Chronic kidney disease23%
- Cancer22%
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 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women60%
- Men39%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joshua Richard Ford wrote 303 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ford wrote 303 Medicare Part D claims for 132 patients. 68% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 256 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,832 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 43 claims across 2 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024303
Drugs named by CMS6
Total drug cost$3,832
Part D patients132
Dr. Ford's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic207 claims68%
- Brand-name96 claims32%
Dr. Ford's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Ford's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics29%87 of 303 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 432024: 256495%
Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 2 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How Dr. Joshua Richard Ford takes part in Medicare
Dr. Ford accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Joshua Richard Ford has 17 publications on record
Dmand AI links 17 papers to Dr. Ford, published from 2014 to 2023. The most frequent topics are Eye Neoplasms, Lacrimal Apparatus and Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases. Dr. Ford has published most often in Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. Dr. Ford's most frequent co-authors are Bita Esmaeli, MD, Nick Mamalis, MD and James M. Debnam, MD.
Papers17
Years published2014 to 2023
Dr. Ford's papers by year, 2014 to 2023
Topics Dr. Ford writes about most
- Eye Neoplasms
- Lacrimal Apparatus
- Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases
- Lens Implantation, Intraocular
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Orbit
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Lenses, Intraocular
Dr. Ford's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Ford
Carcinoma, Adenoid CysticEye NeoplasmsLacrimal Apparatus Diseases
Can J Ophthalmol
Administration, OralAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsBiomarkers, Tumor
J Cataract Refract Surg
Acrylic ResinsCapsule OpacificationCoated Materials, Biocompatible
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Joshua Richard Ford received $2,024 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 63 general payments to Dr. Ford from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $397.
General payments to Dr. Ford by program year, 2016 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Ford the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Joshua Richard Ford graduated from Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Dr. Ford graduated from Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in 2013.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Joshua Richard 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)Medicare Part D Prescribers - 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Joshua Richard Ford's NPI number?
Dr. Joshua Richard Ford's NPI number is 1679991467. It was assigned on March 31, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Joshua Richard Ford?
Dr. Joshua Richard Ford is an ophthalmologist in Metairie, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Joshua Richard Ford practice?
Dr. Ford practices at 4324 Veterans Blvd Suite 101, Metairie, LA 70006. Dr. Ford's primary practice is Eyecare Associates Outpatient Surgery Center in Metairie, Louisiana. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ford to 6 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics.
What is Dr. Joshua Richard Ford's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ford is (504) 455-4046.
What is Dr. Joshua Richard Ford's medical license number?
Dr. Ford holds Louisiana license 330400, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Joshua Richard Ford been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ford in Louisiana and Tennessee.
Which hospitals is Dr. Joshua Richard Ford affiliated with?
Dr. Ford is affiliated with East Jefferson General Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Joshua Richard Ford part of?
Dr. Ford is linked to Tulane Doctors. Dmand AI links Dr. Ford to 6 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Joshua Richard Ford accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ford billed Medicare for 184 services in 2024, and Dr. Ford accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joshua Richard Ford see?
CMS counts 88 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ford in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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What services does Dr. Joshua Richard Ford bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ford's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92285), eye exam or test (92012) and surgery: eye (68761).
Where did Dr. Joshua Richard Ford go to medical school?
Dr. Ford graduated from Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in 2013.
What drugs does Dr. Joshua Richard Ford prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ford's most prescribed drugs by claims were Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth, Doxycycline Hyclate and Erythromycin.
Has Dr. Joshua Richard Ford received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,024 in general payments to Dr. Ford from 19 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.
How long has Dr. Joshua Richard Ford been practicing?
Dr. Ford graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.
Does Dr. Joshua Richard Ford do research?
Dmand AI links 17 publications to Dr. Ford, published from 2014 to 2023.
Who does Dr. Joshua Richard Ford publish with?
Dr. Ford's most frequent co-authors are Bita Esmaeli, MD (6 shared papers), Nick Mamalis, MD (5 shared papers) and James M. Debnam, MD (2 shared papers).
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