Catherine Clayton Baucom, M.D./PH.D
Surgery Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
Catherine Clayton Baucom, M.D./PH.D is a surgery physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1588845184, issued on Nov 25, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana 39, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Clayton Baucom
- Credential
- M.D./PH.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 39 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 541 Shadows LN Ste C, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
- Phone
- (225) 755-3070
- Enumerated
- Nov 25, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (225) 755-3085
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110706000285); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Catherine Clayton Baucom in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 39Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
658 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Letrozole170 claims
- Anastrozole104 claims
- Lorazepam56 claims
- Fareston33 claims
- Alendronate Sodium27 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate27 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $62.78
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Catherine Clayton Baucom among 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana
Catherine Clayton Baucom, M.D./PH.D is one of 432 surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 51% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 278 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 432 in Louisiana → Every provider in Baton Rouge → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Dupont, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708061407879323
- Jeffrey Littleton, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708061043211881
- Ernest Mencer, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708061639154412
- Stewart Cayton, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081255322830
- Mary Christian, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081508822339
- James Froelich, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081487647830
- Mark Hausmann, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081992819809
- Tomas Jacome, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081477554079
Common questions
What is Catherine Clayton Baucom, M.D./PH.D's NPI number?
Catherine Clayton Baucom, M.D./PH.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588845184, issued on Nov 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Clayton Baucom, M.D./PH.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 541 Shadows LN Ste C, Baton Rouge, LA, 70806. Phone: (225) 755-3070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Clayton Baucom, M.D./PH.D's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 39, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Catherine Clayton Baucom, M.D./PH.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine Clayton Baucom, M.D./PH.D had 658 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Catherine Clayton Baucom, M.D./PH.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.