NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Baehren

Emergency Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC

David Baehren is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1548221674, issued on Mar 29, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 16167, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1548221674
Name
David Baehren
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
16167 SC
35-05-5494 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3016 Longtown Commons Dr Ste 100, Columbia, SC 29229
Phone
(803) 314-0500
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 19, 2022
Fax
(803) 314-0501
Medicaid IDs
4433745 MI
0685478 OH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210615000394); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Toledo College Of Medicine, 1986
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 3016 Longtown Commons Dr Ste 100

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

  1. Bang Chau, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1841482262
  2. Amy Conard, FNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1932235108
  3. Kimberly Mouzon, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1689024473
  4. Jeffrey Sarata, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1043418924
  5. Alexandra Witherspoon, MDFamily Medicine Physician1871755678

Verify David Baehren in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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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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59% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

360 Medicare Part D claims for 269 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. David Baehren360
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate60 claims
  2. Prednisone34 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass33 claims
  4. Cefadroxil22 claims
  5. Cephalexin16 claims
  6. Triamcinolone Acetonide16 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): 83 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. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%72.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.0
  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. Lexington Health IncChapin, SC

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

David Baehren among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina

David Baehren is one of 1,244 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2012 among the 752 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

219 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 219 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bang Chau, M.D.Columbia, SC 292291841482262
  2. Jeffrey Sarata, DOColumbia, SC 292291043418924
  3. Bruce Lobitz, M.D.Columbia, SC 292231780663914
  4. Charles Wile, MDColumbia, SC 292231578533741
  5. Judith Chontos-Komorowski, MDColumbia, SC 292201659339984
  6. Stephen Ridley, M.D.Columbia, SC 292201508839630
  7. Daniel Brown, M.D.Columbia, SC 292121699791855
  8. Charles Eskridge, M.D.Columbia, SC 292121326054917

Common questions

What is David Baehren's NPI number?

David Baehren's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548221674, issued on Mar 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Baehren located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3016 Longtown Commons Dr Ste 100, Columbia, SC, 29229. Phone: (803) 314-0500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Baehren's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 16167, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does David Baehren prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Baehren had 360 Medicare Part D claims for 269 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is David Baehren's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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.