NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian Chester Baird, DO

Hospitalist Physician · Glendale, AZ

Brian Chester Baird, DO is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Glendale, Arizona, and NPI 1174012397, issued on May 3, 2018. Check the license (Arizona 009532, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174012397
Name
Brian Chester Baird
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
009532 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5555 W Thunderbird RD, Glendale, AZ 85306
Phone
(602) 865-2631
Enumerated
May 3, 2018
Record last updated
Jul 26, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220708002923); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5555 W Thunderbird RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Dareen AlliePhysical Therapy Assistant1487504627
  2. Alicia Anderson, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1841866712
  3. Lily Batchelor, NNP-BCNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1851065189
  4. Kayla BerryFamily Nurse Practitioner1063380442
  5. Michael Best, M.D., MPHHospitalist Physician1508251174
  6. Jody Boyer, PA-CPhysician Assistant1457641961

Verify Brian Chester Baird in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

288 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brian Baird288
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone23 claims
  2. Cefdinir22 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass15 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
  5. Furosemide11 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%66.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Banner Hospital Based Physicians Arizona LLCGlendale, AZ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Brian Chester Baird among 775 hospitalist physician records in Arizona

Brian Chester Baird, DO is one of 775 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2011 among the 618 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Arizona

There are 775 hospitalist physician records in Arizona.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Satyavathi Atluri, MDGlendale, AZ 853061821082256
  2. Constantine Audeh, MDGlendale, AZ 853061902885346
  3. Vinita Dodd, M.D.Glendale, AZ 853061174624837
  4. Andres Duque, M.D.Glendale, AZ 853061487856696
  5. Sanjay Kulkarni, M.D.Glendale, AZ 853061003923491
  6. Faiza Laleka, M.D.Glendale, AZ 853061538248042
  7. Duke Lee, MDGlendale, AZ 853061306810338
  8. Charles Otuonye, M.D.Glendale, AZ 853061265444913

Common questions

What is Brian Chester Baird, DO's NPI number?

Brian Chester Baird, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174012397, issued on May 3, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian Chester Baird, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5555 W Thunderbird RD, Glendale, AZ, 85306. Phone: (602) 865-2631. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian Chester Baird, DO's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 009532, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Brian Chester Baird, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brian Chester Baird, DO had 288 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Brian Chester Baird, DO's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.