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Dr. James M. Ford, MD

(Dr. James Matthew Ford, MD)

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Specializes in: Medical Oncology, Genetics and Adult Oncology

Yale School of Medicine (1989)

Professional interests include: cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, Lynch syndrome

420 Broadway Pavilion D Floor 2
Redwood City, CA 94063

(650) 736-5555

Dr. James M. Ford, MD is a medical oncologist in Palo Alto, CA specializing in medical oncology, genetics and adult oncology. He graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1989 and has 37 years of experience. Dr. James M. Ford, MD is affiliated with Stanford Health Care.

Office Locations

300 Pasteur Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94305

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Stanford Health Care

420 Broadway Pavilion D Floor 2
Redwood City, CA 94063

(650) 736-5555

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7999 Gateway Boulevard Suite 200
Newark, CA 94560

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In The News

“The family would like to thank Dr. Jim Ford and Dr. George Fisher and their staff (Stanford Oncology Center) for their unwavering faith that Mimi could survive her cancer, Dr. Helen Collins and her...”—"Mimi Stewart", Mercury News, May 2009

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Ford, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	105
hospital care	125
inpatient care	125

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Ford, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	117
hospital care	37
inpatient care	37

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	38
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ford, MD in 2013

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Ford, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	125
hospital care	106
inpatient care	106

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	77
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	11
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ford, MD in 2014

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	84

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	86
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ford, MD in 2015

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	65

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	69

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	52
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ford, MD in 2016

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	84

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	52
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ford, MD in 2017

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	101

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	73
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ford, MD in 2018

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	83

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	59
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ford, MD in 2019

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	157

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ford, MD in 2020

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	177

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	132
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ford, MD in 2021

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	166

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	118
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	21
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ford, MD in 2022

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	67

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Ford, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James M. Ford, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Palo Alto, CA were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	115
hospital care	89
inpatient care	89

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	12
Non-Hispanic White	73
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	4
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	27
85 and over	1
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	61

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ford, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	2
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Dementia	1
Cancer	48

Education & Training

Dr. James M. Ford, MD graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1989. He completed residency at Stanford University Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Yale School of Medicine (1989)

Residency: Stanford University Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James M. Ford, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Stanford Health Care

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$21,765 BARACLUDE $21,765
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$11,675 $11,675
Genentech, Inc.	$9,088 Non-Covered Product $4,385	$4,703
Genentech USA, Inc.	$4,914 Perjeta $4,792	Avastin $122
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$4,439 $4,439
Other	$1,864 BMN673 $1,129	Kerecis Omega3 Wound $94	XGEVA $21	VRAYLAR $11	$608

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$45,687
Travel and Lodging	$5,323
Food and Beverage	$1,604
Education	$1,129

Research Payments

Dr. James M. Ford, MD has received 211 research payments totaling $1,179,897.

Biography

Dr. James Ford's specialties are genetics, adult oncology, and medical oncology. He practices in Newark, CA, Palo Alto, CA, and Redwood City, CA. He has a special interest in gastrointestinal cancer and lynch syndrome. Dr. Ford attended medical school at Yale School of Medicine. For his residency, Dr. Ford trained at Stanford University Medical Center. Distinctions awarded to Dr. Ford include: Council Chair, California Breast Cancer Research Program; Editor-in-Chief, JCO Precision Oncology Journal; and Fasco, Asco. Dr. Ford is professionally affiliated with Stanford Health Care.