Dr. David Ford, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 121
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 81
- Part D claims, 2024
- 137
- MIPS score, 2024
- 88
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 1769 Union St, Schenectady, NY 12309
- Practice phone
- Call (518) 688-1880
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Albany Med Niskayuna Ambulatory Endoscopy and Surgery Center
Schenectady, New York
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Dr. David Ford is a general surgeon in Schenectady, New York
Dr. Ford practices at Albany Med Niskayuna Ambulatory Endoscopy and Surgery Center in Schenectady, New York.
Dr. Ford's NPI, 1629021753, was assigned on May 18, 2006. Dr. Ford graduated from Howard University College of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Ford holds New York license 227744.
- NPI
- 1629021753NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9234221334
- NPI enumeration date
- May 18, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (518) 688-1880
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 59
- Medical school graduation
- 1993
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. David Ford practices at Albany Med Niskayuna Ambulatory Endoscopy and Surgery Center in Schenectady, New York
Dr. Ford's primary practice is Albany Med Niskayuna Ambulatory Endoscopy and Surgery Center, at 1769 Union St, Schenectady, NY 12309 in Schenectady County. The practice phone is (518) 688-1880.
- Albany Med Niskayuna Ambulatory Endoscopy and Surgery Center1769 Union St, Schenectady, NY 12309 · Schenectady CountyPhone(518) 688-1880
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. David Ford is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Ford's primary practice is Albany Med Niskayuna Ambulatory Endoscopy and Surgery Center in Schenectady, New York. Dr. Ford is also affiliated with Albany Medical Center. The medical group on file is Albany Med EmUrgentCare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ford to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. David 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 |
|---|---|
| Albany Med Niskayuna Ambulatory Endoscopy and Surgery Center | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. David Ford is one of 1,604 general surgeons in New York
Surgery is Dr. Ford's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Ford is licensed in New York.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, New YorkPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. David Ford billed Medicare for 121 services in 2024
CMS data shows 121 Medicare services from Dr. Ford across 4 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 81 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $13,476 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Ford's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1182024: 1213%
Dr. Ford compared with the New York median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Ford
- New York median
- Medicare services
- 121vs 15421% below
- Medicare patients
- 81vs 10926% below
- Part D claims
- 69vs 242.9 times
Medians across 1,502 general surgeons in New York 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. David Ford treated 81 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 81 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ford in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 30 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have high blood pressure. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.32, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ford's median patient age at 61, with 48% women.
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
- Women4353%
- Men3847%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ford's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure72%
- Arthritis53%
- Ischemic heart disease37%
- Anxiety36%
- Diabetes30%
- Atrial fibrillation28%
- Depression26%
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 61
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women48%
- Men51%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. David Ford wrote 137 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ford wrote 137 Medicare Part D claims for 45 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 69 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $326 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 116 claims across 4 drugs.
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
- Opioids56%77 of 137 claims
- Antibiotics28%39 of 137 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: 1162024: 6941%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 4 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
Dr. David Ford scored 88 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Ford for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Ford accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ford as offering telehealth. CMS counts 15 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Ford, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Ford's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 88of 100Final score
- 77.5of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 76of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Ford ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
- 81st percentile15 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. David Ford received $6,977 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 47 general payments to Dr. Ford from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 57% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $4,772.
General payments to Dr. Ford by program year, 2016 to 2023
General payments to Dr. Ford by kind, 2016 to 2023
- Travel and lodging$3,99257%
- Food and beverage$1,94228%
- Education$1,04415%
Companies that paid Dr. Ford the most, 2016 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. David Ford graduated from Howard University College of Medicine
Dr. Ford graduated from Howard University College of Medicine in 1993.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. David 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 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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. David Ford's NPI number?
Dr. David Ford's NPI number is 1629021753. It was assigned on May 18, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. David Ford?
Dr. David Ford is a general surgeon in Schenectady, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. David Ford practice?
Dr. Ford practices at 1769 Union St, Schenectady, NY 12309. Dr. Ford's primary practice is Albany Med Niskayuna Ambulatory Endoscopy and Surgery Center in Schenectady, New York. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ford to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. David Ford's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ford is (518) 688-1880.
What is Dr. David Ford's medical license number?
Dr. Ford holds New York license 227744.
Which hospitals is Dr. David Ford affiliated with?
Dr. Ford is affiliated with Albany Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Ford to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. David Ford part of?
Dr. Ford is linked to Albany Med EmUrgentCare. Dmand AI links Dr. Ford to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. David Ford accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ford billed Medicare for 121 services in 2024, and Dr. Ford accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. David Ford offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Ford as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. David Ford's MIPS score?
Dr. Ford's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 88 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. David Ford see?
CMS counts 81 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ford in 2024, with an average age of 72.
What services does Dr. David Ford bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ford's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99215), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, new patient (99205).
Where did Dr. David Ford go to medical school?
Dr. Ford graduated from Howard University College of Medicine in 1993.
What drugs does Dr. David Ford prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ford's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. David Ford received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $6,977 in general payments to Dr. Ford from 15 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. David Ford been practicing?
Dr. Ford graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.
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