Active NPI 1992806889 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Katya R Ford , MD

Pathology - Anatomic Pathology • Springfield, MA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Katya Ford, MD is a certified Pathology - Anatomic Pathology practicing in Springfield, MA. With approximately 35 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 1991, Dr. Ford delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 759 CHESTNUT ST.

Dr. Ford is affiliated with Baystate Medical Practices Inc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity, special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

759 Chestnut St

Springfield, MA 011991001

Telephone 4137944500

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Baystate Medical Center Inc Facility NPI 1497756282

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

1991

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Pathology - Anatomic Pathology in Springfield, MA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

35 Yrs +1.9 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 33.1 Yrs

State Avg: 35.7 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

13 Specialists

Practicing in Springfield, MA (303 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

71.6% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Ford (35 Years) 35 Yrs

Springfield Specialty Average (33.1 Years) 33.1 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
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,460	697	$97.43	$36.30
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	397	91	$94.57	$27.08
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	158	133	$117.82	$33.80
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	119	109	$32.62	$10.84
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	95	49	$450.21	$67.87
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	90	83	$226.20	$79.09
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	69	63	$34.87	$11.60
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	68	49	$118.38	$40.36
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	60	45	$59.40	$11.72
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique	54	52	$128.91	$26.86
88300 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, limited examination	51	51	$16.37	$4.32
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	47	29	$68.94	$25.82
88334 Pathology cytologic examination of specimen during surgery, each additional site	41	12	$105.17	$36.39
88172 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate	27	15	$104.00	$34.22
88333 Pathology cytologic examination of specimen during surgery, initial site	22	15	$160.55	$59.96
G0124 Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, requiring interpretation by physician	12	12	$50.02	$24.39

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,069	553	$86.80	$37.05
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	269	68	$88.93	$28.20
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	120	106	$30.47	$11.31
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	119	104	$110.86	$34.75
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	65	63	$32.55	$12.34
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique	63	54	$121.00	$27.51
88300 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, limited examination	61	61	$15.21	$4.36
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	57	47	$203.68	$82.16
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	46	31	$451.00	$70.00
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	33	27	$112.18	$41.62
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	31	21	$68.00	$26.46
G0124 Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, requiring interpretation by physician	24	24	$49.75	$23.54
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	21	15	$55.00	$11.99
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	15	15	$198.00	$83.92

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,105	580	$85.00	$38.22
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	224	60	$88.00	$28.69
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	120	105	$110.00	$35.40
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	66	55	$30.00	$11.61
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique	57	47	$121.00	$28.35
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	45	42	$200.00	$84.07
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	36	24	$55.00	$12.36
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	35	25	$68.00	$26.23
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	31	19	$110.00	$42.57
88300 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, limited examination	29	29	$15.00	$4.56
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	26	26	$32.00	$12.68
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	25	15	$451.00	$71.95
G0124 Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, requiring interpretation by physician	20	20	$49.75	$23.36
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	17	17	$196.00	$85.80

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,090	542	$85.00	$38.99
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	172	47	$88.00	$29.60
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	93	87	$30.00	$11.87
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	85	80	$110.00	$36.46
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	61	47	$200.00	$86.23
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	59	55	$32.00	$12.96
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	46	32	$451.00	$73.52
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	41	23	$55.00	$12.59
88300 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, limited examination	40	40	$15.00	$4.64
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	36	22	$68.00	$27.77
G0124 Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, requiring interpretation by physician	35	35	$49.75	$22.93
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	33	22	$110.00	$43.68
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique	26	22	$121.00	$28.86
88334 Pathology cytologic examination of specimen during surgery, each additional site	25	19	$99.00	$39.39
88333 Pathology cytologic examination of specimen during surgery, initial site	24	24	$150.00	$64.65
88141 Pap test (Pap smear)	17	16	$73.00	$22.93
88309 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity	13	13	$335.00	$152.06
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	12	12	$196.00	$87.28

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	807	434	$85.00	$40.38
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	194	58	$88.00	$30.50
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique	104	90	$121.00	$29.62
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	87	81	$110.00	$37.91
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	59	47	$451.00	$76.15
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	40	37	$30.00	$12.27
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	35	31	$200.00	$89.52
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	34	19	$55.00	$13.02
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	33	31	$32.00	$13.39
G0124 Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, requiring interpretation by physician	29	29	$49.75	$27.50
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	26	15	$68.00	$28.57
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	18	12	$110.00	$45.43
88300 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, limited examination	18	16	$15.00	$4.82
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	17	11	$160.00	$67.60

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,266	725	$85.00	$40.40
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	298	78	$88.00	$30.47
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique	161	142	$121.00	$29.74
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	141	122	$110.00	$37.81
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	105	72	$451.00	$75.30
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	89	75	$30.00	$12.11
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	67	59	$200.00	$88.55
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	51	46	$32.00	$13.22
88333 Pathology cytologic examination of specimen during surgery, initial site	40	38	$150.00	$66.86
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	36	23	$68.00	$28.23
G0124 Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, requiring interpretation by physician	31	31	$49.75	$33.21
88172 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate	26	14	$99.00	$38.57
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	26	16	$55.00	$12.40
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	24	20	$110.00	$43.45
88300 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, limited examination	22	22	$15.00	$4.78
88334 Pathology cytologic examination of specimen during surgery, each additional site	21	19	$99.00	$40.78
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	21	21	$196.00	$88.84

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,024	557	$85.00	$40.67
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique	179	154	$121.00	$30.06
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	174	47	$88.00	$30.29
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	96	81	$110.00	$37.82
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	89	75	$451.00	$72.83
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	83	72	$30.00	$12.35
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	56	47	$200.00	$89.62
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	55	52	$32.00	$13.58
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	50	25	$55.00	$12.83
G0124 Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, requiring interpretation by physician	45	45	$49.75	$33.93
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	21	14	$68.00	$28.59
88141 Pap test (Pap smear)	21	21	$73.00	$34.10
88333 Pathology cytologic examination of specimen during surgery, initial site	20	20	$150.00	$65.11
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	19	18	$110.00	$47.71
88172 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate	14	14	$99.00	$36.61
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	11	11	$196.00	$89.87
88300 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, limited examination	11	11	$15.00	$4.79

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,030	571	$85.00	$40.42
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	245	62	$88.00	$30.25
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique	193	163	$121.00	$29.52
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	122	100	$110.90	$37.85
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	85	64	$451.00	$75.42
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	66	62	$30.00	$12.36
G0124 Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, requiring interpretation by physician	55	54	$49.75	$33.65
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	45	37	$200.00	$89.30
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	43	42	$32.00	$13.45
88300 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, limited examination	28	26	$15.00	$4.68
88172 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate	26	22	$99.00	$38.61
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	25	15	$55.00	$12.70
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	23	20	$68.00	$28.80
88141 Pap test (Pap smear)	20	20	$73.00	$33.87
88333 Pathology cytologic examination of specimen during surgery, initial site	16	15	$150.00	$67.43
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	11	11	$196.00	$89.42

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Pathology - Anatomic Pathology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ZP0101X

State License MA 208974

A pathologist deals with the causes and nature of disease and contributes to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment through knowledge gained by the laboratory application of the biologic, chemical and physical sciences. A pathologist uses information gathered from the microscopic examination of tissue specimens, cells and body fluids, and from clinical laboratory tests on body fluids and secretions for the diagnosis, exclusion and monitoring of disease.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Baystate Medical Practices Inc

759 Chestnut St, Springfield, MA 011071619

Phone: 4137948121

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

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Career & Practice History Timeline

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

6 Historical Events

✅

NPI Profile Active April 14, 2011

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location April 14, 2011

Registered at 759 CHESTNUT ST, SPRINGFIELD, MA 011991001 (Tel: 4137944500)

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Updated Business Mailing Address April 14, 2011

Registered at 280 CHESTNUT ST, 2ND FLOOR, SPRINGFIELD, MA 011991000 (Tel: 4137945700)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated April 14, 2011

Recorded as KATYA FORD, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) April 14, 2011

Pathology (License #208974 in MA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration September 26, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1992806889

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: September 26, 2006

Last Update: April 14, 2011

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

280 Chestnut St, 2nd Floor

Springfield, MA 011991000

Phone: 4137945700

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