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Ronald A Ford, MD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · WINTER HAVEN, FL · NPI 1285602474

Profile state: payments and partd Open Payments: 2025 Medicare Part D: 2024 Last identity check: 2026-08-10 Page data build: 2026-08-12

Verified facts

What the public records show

CMS Open Payments records show Ronald A Ford, MD received $416.49 in general payments during 2025 across 21 reported records.

Novo Nordisk Inc accounted for 18.3% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 20 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Farxiga, Ozempic.

ABBVIE INC. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported LINZESS as an associated drug or biological on 87954 records involving 21815 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 13 claims for Linzess by this doctor in 2024.

ABBVIE INC. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported SYNTHROID as an associated drug or biological on 10655 records involving 4881 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 39 claims for Synthroid by this doctor in 2024.

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported FARXIGA as an associated drug or biological on 106133 records involving 42906 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 19 claims for Farxiga by this doctor in 2024.

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported SYMBICORT as an associated drug or biological on 71 records involving 51 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 25 claims for Symbicort by this doctor in 2024.

Lilly USA, LLC reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported JARDIANCE as an associated drug or biological on 47708 records involving 23833 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 126 claims for Jardiance by this doctor in 2024.

Lilly USA, LLC reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported TRULICITY as an associated drug or biological on 71 records involving 57 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 16 claims for Trulicity by this doctor in 2024.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported ENTRESTO as an associated drug or biological on 9346 records involving 6254 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 15 claims for Entresto by this doctor in 2024.

Novo Nordisk Inc reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported Ozempic as an associated drug or biological on 261625 records involving 77793 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 64 claims for Ozempic by this doctor in 2024.

PFIZER INC. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported ELIQUIS as an associated drug or biological on 87112 records involving 36032 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 164 claims for Eliquis by this doctor in 2024.

PFIZER INC. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported PAXLOVID as an associated drug or biological on 24465 records involving 15715 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 21 claims for Paxlovid by this doctor in 2024.

These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$416.49

21 reported records · 11 companies

Separate record types

Research & Ownership

Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data

Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data

Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data

These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.

Who paid this doctor?

Companies in 2025 General Payments

Reported companyCanonical companyAmountShareRecordsYear
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $76.3218.3%42025
Amgen Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $71.1917.1%42025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $60.8614.6%32025
Exact Sciences Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $48.5111.7%22025
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $38.809.3%22025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $25.686.2%12025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $21.425.1%12025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $20.805.0%12025
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $19.424.7%12025
TOLMAR, INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $18.024.3%12025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $15.473.7%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$416.4921

A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.

Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products

Products named in Open Payments records

Reported productTypeReported companyRelated amount*RecordsYear
ZAVZPRET
Normalized: zavzpret
Drug PFIZER INC. $60.86 3 2025
Source payment records
OTEZLA
Normalized: otezla
Drug Amgen Inc. $52.44 3 2025
Source payment records
REPATHA
Normalized: repatha
Biological Amgen Inc. $52.44 3 2025
Source payment records
Cologuard Collection Kit
Normalized: cologuard collection kit
Device Exact Sciences Corporation $48.51 2 2025
Source payment records
NURTEC ODT
Normalized: nurtec odt
Drug PFIZER INC. $40.45 2 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $38.34 2 2025
Source payment records
FREESTYLE LIBRE 3
Normalized: freestyle libre 3
Device Abbott Laboratories $25.68 1 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $21.44 1 2025
Source payment records
VRAYLAR
Normalized: vraylar
Drug ABBVIE INC. $21.42 1 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $20.80 1 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $20.80 1 2025
Source payment records
AIRSUPRA
Normalized: airsupra
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $19.84 1 2025
Source payment records
LEQVIO
Normalized: leqvio
Drug Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $19.42 1 2025
Source payment records
FARXIGA
Normalized: farxiga
Drug AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $18.96 1 2025
Source payment records
EVENITY
Normalized: evenity
Biological Amgen Inc. $18.75 1 2025
Source payment records
PROLIA
Normalized: prolia
Biological Amgen Inc. $18.75 1 2025
Source payment records
JATENZO
Normalized: jatenzo
Drug TOLMAR, INC. $18.02 1 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $17.61 1 2025
Source payment records
AREXVY
Normalized: arexvy
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $15.47 1 2025
Source payment records
SHINGRIX
Normalized: shingrix
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $15.47 1 2025
Source payment records

* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.

These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.

Public prescribing for products named in payments

Open Payments productPayment yearPart D brandPart D yearClaimsMatch methodSource
FARXIGA
farxiga
2025 Farxiga 2024 19
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 64 exact normalized Medicare Part D

The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.

Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap

Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D

This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.

Paying companyPayment yearDrug reported by same entityOpen Payments evidencePart DClaimsBeneficiaries
ABBVIE INC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 LINZESS
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
87954 supporting records · 21815 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352608
Linzess · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
13 suppressed by CMS
ABBVIE INC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 SYNTHROID
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
10655 supporting records · 4881 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352636
Synthroid · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
39 11
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 FARXIGA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
106133 supporting records · 42906 recipient NPIs · example record 1206131362
Farxiga · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
19 suppressed by CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 SYMBICORT
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
71 supporting records · 51 recipient NPIs · example record 1206132610
Symbicort · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
25 suppressed by CMS
Lilly USA, LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 JARDIANCE
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
47708 supporting records · 23833 recipient NPIs · example record 1186464557
Jardiance · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
126 28
Lilly USA, LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 TRULICITY
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
71 supporting records · 57 recipient NPIs · example record 1186464601
Trulicity · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
16 suppressed by CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 ENTRESTO
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
9346 supporting records · 6254 recipient NPIs · example record 1200004797
Entresto · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
15 suppressed by CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Ozempic
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
261625 supporting records · 77793 recipient NPIs · example record 1188130076
Ozempic · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
64 13
PFIZER INC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 ELIQUIS
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
87112 supporting records · 36032 recipient NPIs · example record 1228794063
Eliquis · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
164 22
PFIZER INC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 PAXLOVID
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
24465 supporting records · 15715 recipient NPIs · example record 1228794432
Paxlovid · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
21 20

These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.

Public Medicare Part D data

Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024

BrandGenericClaimsBeneficiaries
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium570151
LisinoprilLisinopril453127
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate371110
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium31485
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide23369
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl22863
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate22559
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium22260
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl20162
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate18849
GabapentinGabapentin18554
OmeprazoleOmeprazole18152
EliquisApixaban16422
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium16050
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium15947
FurosemideFurosemide15840
SimvastatinSimvastatin14536
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium14342
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate14235
JardianceEmpagliflozin12628
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate12344
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate10231
MeloxicamMeloxicam9522
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride9531
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate9433
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl9323
FamotidineFamotidine8929
XareltoRivaroxaban8911
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide8320
FinasterideFinasteride8126
AllopurinolAllopurinol7819
BaclofenBaclofen7420
Doxycycline HyclateDoxycycline Hyclate7458
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium7423
GlimepirideGlimepiride6815
SpironolactoneSpironolactone6620
CarvedilolCarvedilol6516
OzempicSemaglutide6413
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide6319
Ropinirole HclRopinirole Hcl6011
Memantine HclMemantine Hcl58suppressed
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl5812
AzithromycinAzithromycin5745
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl5213
Ciprofloxacin HclCiprofloxacin Hcl5237
MyrbetriqMirabegron50suppressed
EzetimibeEzetimibe4814
GlipizideGlipizide4811
NaproxenNaproxen4721
Amlodipine Besylate-BenazeprilAmlodipine Besylate/Benazepril4412
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide4411
Clonidine HclClonidine Hcl4312
FluconazoleFluconazole4313
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl4314
Paroxetine HclParoxetine Hcl42suppressed
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl4112
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium4112
FenofibrateFenofibrate4111
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate40suppressed
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium3911
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl38suppressed
AtenololAtenolol37suppressed
SucralfateSucralfate3611
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium35suppressed
AlprazolamAlprazolam3514
Benazepril HclBenazepril Hcl3511
Fluticasone-SalmeterolFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol35suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl34suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate Nanocrystallized3211
Pramipexole DihydrochloridePramipexole Di-Hcl32suppressed
Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid32suppressed
CephalexinCephalexin3125
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl30suppressed
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl30suppressed
Raloxifene HclRaloxifene Hcl30suppressed
Bupropion HclBupropion Hcl29suppressed
Bupropion Hcl SrBupropion Hcl29suppressed
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium29suppressed
EstradiolEstradiol28suppressed
Ibandronate SodiumIbandronate Sodium2811
PrednisonePrednisone26suppressed
Sildenafil CitrateSildenafil Citrate26suppressed
Nortriptyline HclNortriptyline Hcl25suppressed
SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate25suppressed
MirtazapineMirtazapine24suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog23suppressed
LorazepamLorazepam23suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim2320
Ondansetron HclOndansetron Hcl2216
RamiprilRamipril22suppressed
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl22suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride ErOxybutynin Chloride21suppressed
PaxlovidNirmatrelvir/Ritonavir2120
Diltiazem HclDiltiazem Hcl20suppressed
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog20suppressed
ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl20suppressed
Butalbital-Acetaminophen-CaffeButalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine19suppressed
CefuroximeCefuroxime Axetil1915
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol19suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl19suppressed
LatanoprostLatanoprost18suppressed
Nifedipine ErNifedipine18suppressed
NitroglycerinNitroglycerin18suppressed
CelecoxibCelecoxib17suppressed
Dicyclomine HclDicyclomine Hcl17suppressed
Propranolol HclPropranolol Hcl17suppressed
Anoro ElliptaUmeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr16suppressed
LevetiracetamLevetiracetam16suppressed
LovastatinLovastatin16suppressed
Sumatriptan SuccinateSumatriptan Succinate16suppressed
TrulicityDulaglutide16suppressed
Advair DiskusFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol15suppressed
Amiodarone HclAmiodarone Hcl15suppressed
ClonazepamClonazepam15suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl15suppressed
Divalproex SodiumDivalproex Sodium15suppressed
EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan15suppressed
GemfibrozilGemfibrozil15suppressed
MetronidazoleMetronidazole15suppressed
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl15suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr ErDiltiazem Hcl14suppressed
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate14suppressed
TopiramateTopiramate14suppressed
Tramadol Hcl-AcetaminophenTramadol Hcl/Acetaminophen14suppressed
Valsartan-HydrochlorothiazideValsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide14suppressed
Amitriptyline HclAmitriptyline Hcl13suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav13suppressed
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium13suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate13suppressed
LansoprazoleLansoprazole13suppressed
LinzessLinaclotide13suppressed
CholestyramineCholestyramine (With Sugar)12suppressed
LactuloseLactulose12suppressed
Mometasone FuroateMometasone Furoate12suppressed
Novofine AutocoverPen Needle, Diabetic, Safety12suppressed
Ventolin HfaAlbuterol Sulfate12suppressed
BumetanideBumetanide11suppressed
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone11suppressed
Cyanocobalamin InjectionCyanocobalamin (Vitamin B-12)11suppressed
DigoxinDigoxin11suppressed
LevofloxacinLevofloxacin1111
PregabalinPregabalin11suppressed
Spiriva RespimatTiotropium Bromide11suppressed
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic11suppressed

Timeline

Payment and prescribing data by year

Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.

YearGeneral PaymentsMain payerExplicit productsCompany overlapsPart D coverage
2025 $416.49 · 21 records Novo Nordisk Inc AIRSUPRA, AREXVY, Cologuard Collection Kit, EVENITY, FARXIGA, FREESTYLE LIBRE 3, JATENZO, LEQVIO, MOUNJARO, NURTEC ODT, OTEZLA, Ozempic, PROLIA, REPATHA, Rybelsus, SHINGRIX, VRAYLAR, Wegovy, ZAVZPRET, ZEPBOUND 10
2024 Complete

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DatasetYearPublicationSource
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 2025 2026-06-30 Original source
Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug 2024 2026-05-06 Original source
NPPES Data Dissemination V2 current / reference data 2026-08-10 Original source

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