John Ford, DPM
John Ford, DPM is a provider specialising in Legal Medicine in Tacoma, WA, registered under NPI 1104819465.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 3407 E M ST, Tacoma, WA 98404. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| PO00000753 | WA | Legal Medicine primary |
This provider holds licence PO00000753 issued in WA. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
- Status
- Approved
- Provider type
- Practitioner - Podiatry
- PAC ID
- 6305814724
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Practitioner - Podiatry. This means the provider is enrolled to bill Medicare, though it does not tell you whether they are currently accepting new Medicare patients. Call the office to confirm.
What Legal Medicine covers
The specialty areas of medicine concerned with matters of, and relations with, substantive law and legal institutions; such as the conduct of medical examinations at crime scenes, performance of autopsies, giving of expert medical testimony in judicial proceedings, medical treatment of inmates of penal institutions, the practice of trauma medicine in law enforcement settings, and other clinical practice and medical science applications in the fields of law, law enforcement, and corrections. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 173000000X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1104819465 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Aug 23, 2005 |
| Last updated | Apr 30, 2017 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Credential | DPM |
| Practice address |
3407 E M ST Tacoma, WA 98404 (206) 275-9705 Fax (425) 484-6425 |
| Mailing address |
PO BOX 111556 Tacoma, WA 98411 |
| Other identifiers |
1118249
(WA) 0177187 · L&I (WA) |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
Sum = 55 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 5 · actual last digit = 5
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.