Claxton Allen Baer, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Kingsport, TN
Claxton Allen Baer, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Kingsport, Tennessee, and NPI 1144255100, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 70159, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Claxton Allen Baer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 70159 TN
050493 GA
200400451 NC
0101281793 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2412 N John B Dennis Hwy, Kingsport, TN 37660
- Phone
- (865) 338-5432
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- Medicaid IDs
- 891366W NC
3715424 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240603000810); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Claxton Allen Baer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 70159Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
305 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate56 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine42 claims
- Atropine Sulfate34 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth26 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Promethazine Hcl20 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $226.94
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southeastern Retina Associates PCAbingdon, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Claxton Allen Baer among 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee
Claxton Allen Baer, M.D. is one of 366 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2006, is newer than 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2002 among the 247 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee.
All 366 in Tennessee → Every provider in Kingsport → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Bice, MDKingsport, TN 376601477572238
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- Brandon Lee, M.D.Kingsport, TN 376601225080021
- Craig Mitcham, DOKingsport, TN 376601841781127
- Anthony Seaton, MD, PHDKingsport, TN 376601083646905
- Eric Smith, MDKingsport, TN 376601295767101
- Keith Williamson, M.DKingsport, TN 376601861459380
- Janet Brown, MDMountain Home, TN 376841619960887
Common questions
What is Claxton Allen Baer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Claxton Allen Baer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144255100, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Claxton Allen Baer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2412 N John B Dennis Hwy, Kingsport, TN, 37660. Phone: (865) 338-5432. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Claxton Allen Baer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 70159, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Claxton Allen Baer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Claxton Allen Baer, M.D. had 305 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Claxton Allen Baer, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.