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Dr. David W. Ford, MD

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Specializes in: Surgery

181 W Meadow Drive
Vail, CO 81657

(970) 479-5036

Dr. David W. Ford, MD is a surgeon in Vail, CO specializing in surgery.

Office Locations

181 W Meadow Drive
Vail, CO 81657

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David W. Ford, MD treated as a surgeon in Vail, CO during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, gastrointestinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David W. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	32
angioplasty	54
breast procedures	11
catheterization	80
device removal	39
diagnostic procedures	122
dialysis access procedures	153
doctor visit	714
esophageal dilation	11
excision	11
gastrointestinal procedures	243
hospital care	394
image guided procedures	11
inpatient care	394
minimally invasive procedures	222
minor procedures	11
open surgery	57
preventive care	89
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	111
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	46
ultrasound (sonogram)	18
vascular procedures	171
X-rays	86

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David W. Ford, MD treated as a surgeon in Vail, CO during 2013 were inpatient care, hospital care, gastrointestinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David W. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	18
angioplasty	61
breast procedures	24
catheterization	69
device removal	26
diagnostic procedures	114
dialysis access procedures	150
doctor visit	590
excision	24
gastrointestinal procedures	197
hospital care	366
image guided procedures	24
inpatient care	366
minimally invasive procedures	195
minor procedures	24
open surgery	76
preventive care	81
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	90
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	52
ultrasound (sonogram)	18
vascular procedures	168
X-rays	80

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	358

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	287
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	55
Less than 65	180

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	46
Dementia	17
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David W. Ford, MD treated as a surgeon in Vail, CO during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David W. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	40
doctor visit	12
hospital care	206
inpatient care	206

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	26
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	55
Dementia	19
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David W. Ford, MD treated as a surgeon in Vail, CO during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David W. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	28
doctor visit	18
hospital care	207
inpatient care	207

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	250
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	46
Less than 65	142

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	56
Dementia	19
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David W. Ford, MD treated as a surgeon in Vail, CO during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David W. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	13
doctor visit	80
hospital care	135
inpatient care	135

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	56
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	20
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	49
Dementia	15
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David W. Ford, MD treated as a surgeon in Vail, CO during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David W. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	12
doctor visit	173
hospital care	108
inpatient care	108

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	201
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	20
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	40
Dementia	15
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David W. Ford, MD treated as a surgeon in Vail, CO during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David W. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	162
hospital care	113
inpatient care	113

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	177
Black	51
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	16
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	45
Dementia	16
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David W. Ford, MD treated as a surgeon in Vail, CO during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David W. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	18
doctor visit	132
gastrointestinal procedures	18
hospital care	122
inpatient care	122
minimally invasive procedures	18

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	151
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	29
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	45
Dementia	18
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David W. Ford, MD treated as a surgeon in Vail, CO during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David W. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	138
hospital care	123
inpatient care	123

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	118
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	17
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	46
Dementia	19
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David W. Ford, MD treated as a surgeon in Vail, CO during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David W. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	95
hospital care	75
inpatient care	75

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	12
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	48
Dementia	15
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David W. Ford, MD treated as a surgeon in Vail, CO during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David W. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	15
doctor visit	52
hospital care	46
inpatient care	46

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	112
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	11
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD in 2022

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David W. Ford, MD treated as a surgeon in Vail, CO during 2023 were minimally invasive procedures, abdominal surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David W. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	17
doctor visit	58
gastrointestinal procedures	17
minimally invasive procedures	17

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	87
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD in 2023

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	13
Dementia	0
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David W. Ford, MD treated as a surgeon in Vail, CO during 2024 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David W. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
doctor visit	62
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
minimally invasive procedures	12

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	42

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD in 2024

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	12
Dementia	0
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David W. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David W. Ford, MD treated as a surgeon in Vail, CO were vascular procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and dialysis access procedures.

abdominal surgery	15
anastomosis	25
angioplasty	57
breast procedures	17
catheterization	36
device removal	32
diagnostic procedures	118
dialysis access procedures	151
doctor visit	175
esophageal dilation	11
excision	17
gastrointestinal procedures	97
hospital care	159
image guided procedures	17
inpatient care	159
minimally invasive procedures	92
minor procedures	17
open surgery	66
preventive care	85
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	100
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	49
ultrasound (sonogram)	18
vascular procedures	169
X-rays	83

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	8
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	137
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	57
85 and over	19
Less than 65	51
65 to 74	88

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David W. Ford, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Cancer	19
Dementia	11

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Carolina.

Licensed In: South Carolina

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. David W. Ford, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$6,285 Da Vinci Surgical System $6,285
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$1,177 BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement $949	Conformable TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis $213	GORE ENFORM Biomaterial $15
Mallinckrodt LLC	$465 OFIRMEV $454	$11
Ethicon US, LLC	$291 Synthetics $102	DERMABOND Portfolio $40	ECHELON FLEX CST System $39	ECHELON FLEX Stapler $36	Energy Enseal $25	Other $48
TELA Bio, Inc.	$156 OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) $129	Ovitex $27
Other	$1,563 MATRIXRIB $135	Vascular $112	PHASIX $111	AlloDerm $82	(CK4) MCOT $80	Other $1,043

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$5,753
Food and Beverage	$3,772
Education	$381
Gift	$16
Entertainment	$14

Biography

Dr. David Ford sees patients in Vail, CO. His medical specialty is general surgery. Dr. Ford has obtained a license to practice in Tennessee.

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD in 2022

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2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD in 2024

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David W. Ford, MD From 2012 - 2024

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