Active NPI 1154479764 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Rachel R Ford , PA

Physician Assistant • Clive, IA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Rachel Ford, PA is a certified Physician Assistant practicing in Clive, IA. With approximately 23 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 2003, Rachel Ford delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 12327 STRATFORD DR.

Rachel Ford is affiliated with Forefront Dermatology Sc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths, established patient outpatient office visit, destruction of skin growth. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

12327 Stratford Dr

Clive, IA 503258148

Telephone 5152247088

Fax 5152249228

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Heartland Dermatolgy & Skin Cancer Center Pc Facility NPI 1891862033

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

2003

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Physician Assistant in Clive, IA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

23 Yrs +10.4 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 12.6 Yrs

State Avg: 13.7 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

28 Specialists

Practicing in Clive, IA (1543 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

14.3% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

81.3% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Ford (23 Years) 23 Yrs

Clive Specialty Average (12.6 Years) 12.6 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,264	178	$84.00	$5.32
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	370	284	$263.00	$73.16
17000 Destruction of skin growth	323	222	$303.63	$40.54
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	194	154	$378.00	$73.90
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	110	55	$205.00	$39.74
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	106	93	$419.00	$89.08
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	68	50	$372.00	$103.51
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	49	46	$147.53	$44.80
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	35	30	$734.31	$132.72
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	27	27	$321.00	$89.17
69100 Biopsy of ear	16	14	$677.59	$47.42
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	15	12	$695.89	$122.65

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,400	184	$84.00	$5.27
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	408	311	$263.00	$71.30
17000 Destruction of skin growth	347	230	$303.63	$38.27
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	261	194	$378.00	$72.37
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	168	80	$205.00	$39.40
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	133	107	$419.00	$85.98
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	69	55	$372.00	$99.76
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	49	45	$147.53	$44.47
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	47	33	$734.31	$132.16
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	40	32	$695.89	$124.43
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	34	28	$570.30	$95.56
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	33	33	$321.00	$88.11
69100 Biopsy of ear	21	20	$677.59	$57.61
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	16	16	$474.00	$131.59
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	13	13	$223.46	$57.05

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,184	171	$73.88	$5.38
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	376	311	$188.52	$72.21
17000 Destruction of skin growth	290	209	$303.63	$41.19
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	161	133	$286.83	$73.42
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	158	130	$341.58	$87.74
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	71	58	$273.20	$101.39
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	52	47	$147.53	$44.65
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	51	18	$16.33	$1.14
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	45	25	$154.71	$40.55
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	45	45	$291.03	$88.90
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	33	25	$734.31	$134.08
11200 Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags	19	18	$369.36	$62.00
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	19	16	$570.30	$110.72
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	16	15	$695.89	$128.22
11900 Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths	15	14	$201.78	$27.00
10040 Acne surgery	12	12	$289.68	$92.39

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	1,219	183	$73.88	$5.28
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	385	305	$188.52	$73.92
17000 Destruction of skin growth	310	227	$303.63	$40.88
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	171	140	$286.83	$75.92
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	143	119	$341.58	$90.64
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	91	73	$273.20	$104.57
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	56	52	$147.53	$44.79
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	53	31	$154.71	$42.68
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	43	28	$734.31	$133.82
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	42	42	$291.03	$90.99
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	23	19	$695.89	$128.85
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	15	13	$570.30	$95.93
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	13	13	$351.63	$136.52
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	11	11	$223.46	$58.89

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	496	91	$73.88	$4.90
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	175	154	$188.52	$60.79
17000 Destruction of skin growth	135	113	$303.63	$40.69
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	85	73	$286.83	$72.87
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	85	74	$273.20	$87.72
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	74	67	$341.58	$89.89
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	35	26	$734.31	$127.86
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	19	11	$154.71	$42.81
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$291.03	$87.07
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	11	11	$147.53	$36.61

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	281	56	$73.88	$4.33
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	89	81	$273.20	$86.59
17000 Destruction of skin growth	88	77	$303.63	$39.42
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	75	70	$341.58	$86.33
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	60	56	$188.52	$58.08
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	30	27	$286.83	$68.21
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	28	$291.03	$85.64
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	19	17	$734.31	$119.01

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	202	37	$73.88	$4.07
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	69	60	$188.52	$58.17
17000 Destruction of skin growth	58	49	$303.63	$40.32
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	45	40	$341.58	$85.74
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	35	34	$273.20	$85.77
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	24	24	$223.46	$59.46
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	23	21	$330.48	$77.38

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	125	27	$54.73	$4.33
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	109	88	$156.14	$57.80
17000 Destruction of skin growth	42	40	$254.63	$45.84
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	40	40	$185.04	$59.11
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	30	28	$298.83	$85.99
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	30	29	$267.87	$72.48

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2026-07-23

Physician Assistant Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X

State License IA 001590

A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Forefront Dermatology Sc

202 10th St Se, Cedar Rapids, IA 524032420

Phone: 3192944319

Forefront Dermatology Sc

204 N 4th Ave E, Newton, IA 502083135

Phone: 5152247088

Forefront Dermatology Sc

12327 Stratford Dr, Clive, IA 503258148

Phone: 5152247088

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

8 Associated Practitioners

Kelly Thomason , MSPA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1023087426

MSPAC

Gloria Thielking , MPAS

Physician Assistant

NPI 1053310656

Dr. Kirsten Dickinson , MD

Dermatology

NPI 1366893752

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Seth Robb , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1669786273

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Dr. Vincent Angeloni , MD

Dermatology - Dermatopathology

NPI 1689671745

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Marie Kresse , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1841298858

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

11 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active July 27, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 27, 2017

Registered at 801 YORK ST, MANITOWOC, WI 542204630 (Tel: (920) 663-9034)

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Updated Practice Location July 27, 2017

Registered at 12327 STRATFORD DR, CLIVE, IA 503258148 (Tel: 5152247088)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 27, 2017

Recorded as RACHEL FORD, P.A.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 27, 2017

Physician Assistant (License #001590 in IA)

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NPI Profile Active December 04, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location December 04, 2015

Registered at 12327 STRATFORD DR, CLIVE, IA 503258148 (Tel: 5152247088)

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Updated Business Mailing Address December 04, 2015

Registered at 12327 STRATFORD DR, CLIVE, IA 503258148 (Tel: 5152247088)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated December 04, 2015

Recorded as RACHEL FORD, P.A.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) December 04, 2015

Physician Assistant (License #001590 in IA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration January 08, 2007

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1154479764

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: January 08, 2007

Last Update: July 23, 2026

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

801 York St

Manitowoc, WI 542204630

Phone: 9206639008

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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