Dr. Michael C. Ford, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 563
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 193
- Part D claims, 2024
- 562
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $2,082
- Practice address
- 800 East Dawson, Tyler, TX 75701
- Practice phone
- Call (903) 593-8441
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Michael C. Ford is an ophthalmologist in Tyler, Texas
Dr. Ford practices at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler in Tyler, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health.
Dr. Ford's NPI, 1326020736, was assigned on November 19, 2005. Dr. Ford graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Ford holds Texas license P7910.
- NPI
- 1326020736NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7416843982
- NPI enumeration date
- November 19, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (903) 593-8441
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 54
- Medical school graduation
- 1994
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Michael C. Ford practices at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler in Tyler, Texas
Dr. Ford's primary practice is CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler, at 800 East Dawson, Tyler, TX 75701 in Smith County. The practice phone is (903) 593-8441.
- CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler800 East Dawson, Tyler, TX 75701 · Smith CountyPhone(903) 593-8441
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Michael C. Ford is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Ford's primary practice is CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler in Tyler, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health. The medical group on file is CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ford to 1 more physician office, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael C. Ford's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ford practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler | 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. Michael C. Ford is one of 1,311 ophthalmologists in Texas
Ophthalmology is Dr. Ford's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Ford is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Ford's licenses on file in 5 states: Texas, Idaho, Washington, Minnesota and Louisiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, TexasPrimary
- Idaho license
- Washington license
- Minnesota license
- Louisiana license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, eyelid inflammation, glaucoma, inflammation of iris, scleritis and secondary membranaous cataract surgery among the conditions Dr. Ford treats.
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Ford
Counts of ophthalmologists 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. Michael C. Ford billed Medicare for 563 services in 2024
CMS data shows 563 Medicare services from Dr. Ford across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 193 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $48,531 for them.
Dr. Ford's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 3562024: 47233%
- Surgery
- 2023: 922024: 6233%
- Imaging
- 2023: 442024: 2934%
Where Dr. Ford's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office51391%
- In a facility509%
Dr. Ford compared with the Texas median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Ford
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 563vs 1,35358% below
- Medicare patients
- 193vs 49261% below
- Part D claims
- 519vs 61315% below
Medians across 1,290 ophthalmologists in Texas 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. Michael C. Ford treated 193 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 193 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ford in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 104 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have high blood pressure. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.08, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ford's median patient age at 71, with 51% 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
- Women10554%
- Men8846%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ford's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure72%
- Arthritis51%
- Ischemic heart disease27%
- Anxiety25%
- Diabetes25%
- Mood disorders25%
- Depression22%
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
- Women51%
- Men47%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Michael C. Ford wrote 562 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ford wrote 562 Medicare Part D claims for 176 patients. 63% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 519 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $10,152 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 415 claims across 7 drugs.
Dr. Ford's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic352 claims63%
- Brand-name210 claims37%
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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 4152024: 51925%
Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 7 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. Michael C. Ford ranks in the 77th percentile for cataract surgery in Medicare
Dr. Ford accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 125 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Ford, more than 77% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Ford ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 77th percentile125 procedures
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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Michael C. Ford received $2,082 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 30 general payments to Dr. Ford from 9 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 60% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $1,690.
General payments to Dr. Ford by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Ford by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$1,25560%
- Food and beverage$82840%
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. Michael C. Ford has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Ford.
Awards and honors for Dr. Ford
- Undated
- AAO Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Michael C. Ford graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine
Dr. Ford graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Ford is a member of AAO.
- Medical school
- Board certified in ophthalmology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Michael C. Ford accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers
Dr. Ford is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Cigna
- Elevance
- Humana
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- +11 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Ford accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO13
- PPO10
- Medicare6
- POS5
- EPO4
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Michael C. 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) |
| 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. Michael C. Ford's NPI number?
Dr. Michael C. Ford's NPI number is 1326020736. It was assigned on November 19, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael C. Ford?
Dr. Michael C. Ford is an ophthalmologist in Tyler, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Michael C. Ford practice?
Dr. Ford practices at 800 East Dawson, Tyler, TX 75701. Dr. Ford's primary practice is CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler in Tyler, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ford to 1 physician office.
What is Dr. Michael C. Ford's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ford is (903) 593-8441.
What is Dr. Michael C. Ford's medical license number?
Dr. Ford holds Texas license P7910, one of the licenses on file in 5 states.
Which states has Dr. Michael C. Ford been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ford in Texas (2013 to 2026), Idaho (since 1998), Washington (1998 to 2014), Minnesota (2003 to 2006) and Louisiana (1996 to 1998).
Which hospitals is Dr. Michael C. Ford affiliated with?
Dr. Ford practices at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler in Tyler, Texas.
What medical group is Dr. Michael C. Ford part of?
Dr. Ford is linked to CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic.
Does Dr. Michael C. Ford accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ford billed Medicare for 563 services in 2024, and Dr. Ford accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael C. Ford see?
CMS counts 193 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ford in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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Is Dr. Michael C. Ford board certified?
Yes. Dr. Ford is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
What services does Dr. Michael C. Ford bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ford's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92012), eye exam or test (92014) and eye exam or test (92004).
Where did Dr. Michael C. Ford go to medical school?
Dr. Ford graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1994.
What drugs does Dr. Michael C. Ford prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ford's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Prednisolone Acetate and Ofloxacin.
Has Dr. Michael C. Ford received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,082 in general payments to Dr. Ford from 9 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.
How long has Dr. Michael C. Ford been practicing?
Dr. Ford graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Michael C. Ford accept?
Dr. Ford is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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