Richard Luke Ford

Primary specialty

Ophthalmology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207W00000X

License

2025-00073 Issued in NC

Practice address

335 E Parker Rd
Morganton, NC 28655-5112

Phone

(828) 433-1000

NPI assigned

May 19, 2021

Last updated

Jun 25, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in NC

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Ophthalmology

Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, 2021

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Morganton Eye Physicians PAGroup PAC ID 7810882818, 22 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Rutherford Regional Medical Center Hospital, Rutherfordton, NC, CCN 340013

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: fordr@morgantoneye.updoxdirect.com
• Direct secure messaging: rford317045@directhisp.wakemed.org
• Direct secure messaging: rford324540@direct.unc.nchie.net

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Morganton Eye Physicians, P.a.

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Morganton, NC
  • NPI 1588678817
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Morganton Eye Physicians, P.a.

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Forest City, NC
  • NPI 1255464244
  NPD
• Morganton Eye Physicians, P.a.

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Shelby, NC
  • NPI 1487664033

  Ophthalmology

  NPD
• Morganton Eye Physicians, P.a.

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Morganton, NC
  • NPI 1134135213
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• DLP Rutherford Regional Health System, LLC

  dba Rutherford Regional Health System

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Rutherfordton, NC
  • NPI 1245321181
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Ophthalmology Physician in Morganton, NC
• Providers in Morganton, NC by specialty
• Ophthalmology Physician in North Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jun 25, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.