Dr. Robert W. Ford, MD
Interventional Radiology (Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 13
- In the NPI registry since
- 2013
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 213
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2013Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician primary
PA license MD466990 · PA license MT204522 - Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA
Medical groups
- Jefferson University Physicians (1,531 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 213
- Services billed
- 544
- Patients’ average age
- 69
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 92 | 74 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device | 53 | 48 |
| Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | 40 | 28 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 36 | 36 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 32 | 32 |
| Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 25 | 22 |
| Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen | 18 | 15 |
| Drainage of fluid collection of abdominal cavity by tube using imaging guidance | 17 | 17 |
| Needle biopsy of liver through skin | 16 | 16 |
| Review by radiologist of image for replacement of stomach or large bowel tube | 14 | 11 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 8 companies reported 11 payments worth $533 in total to this clinician.
| Stryker Corporation | $250 |
|---|---|
| Penumbra, Inc. | $136 |
| Cook Medical LLC | $33.88 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $27.05 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $25.76 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $21.15 |
| Argon Medical Devices, Inc. | $19.40 |
| Trisalus Life Sciences, Inc. | $19.16 |
| Food and Beverage | $533 |
|---|
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 2 industry-funded studies in 2025, from 1 companies. The companies reported $5,200 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- RevCore for In Stent Thrombosis
Stryker Corporation · Recruiting · NCT06394739 - DEFIANCE: RCT of ClotTriever System Versus Anticoagulation In Deep Vein Thrombosis
Stryker Corporation · Recruiting · NCT05701917
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.