Derek Ladon Baker, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Marietta, GA
Derek Ladon Baker, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Marietta, Georgia, and NPI 1427300193, issued on Oct 5, 2012. Check the license (Georgia 006567, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derek Ladon Baker
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 006567 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 61 Whitcher St NE Ste 3110, Marietta, GA 30060
- Phone
- (770) 422-2326
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2012
- Record last updated
- Nov 6, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121119000413); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Derek Ladon Baker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 006567Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
446 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib118 claims
- Gabapentin59 claims
- Methocarbamol43 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl42 claims
- Methylprednisolone37 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium28 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): 92.9 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Wellstar Medical Group LLCHiram, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Derek Ladon Baker among 531 surgical physician assistant records in Georgia
Derek Ladon Baker, PA-C is one of 531 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Georgia. 63% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 48% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2014 among the 276 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 363AS0400X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Georgia
There are 531 surgical physician assistant records in Georgia.
All 531 in Georgia → Every provider in Marietta → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Allison Berard, PA-CMarietta, GA 300601659694867
- Paula Cutrona, PA-CMarietta, GA 300601083765937
- Angela Dimare, PA-CMarietta, GA 300601245483486
- Loren Halbrooks, PA-CMarietta, GA 300601780008995
- Deleen Huff, PA-CMarietta, GA 300601962648501
- Brandon King, CSA, CSFAMarietta, GA 300601033447313
- Jeremy Melton, PA-CMarietta, GA 300601902213853
- Ryan Messick, PA-CMarietta, GA 300601962553719
Common questions
What is Derek Ladon Baker, PA-C's NPI number?
Derek Ladon Baker, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427300193, issued on Oct 5, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek Ladon Baker, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 61 Whitcher St NE Ste 3110, Marietta, GA, 30060. Phone: (770) 422-2326. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek Ladon Baker, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 006567, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Derek Ladon Baker, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derek Ladon Baker, PA-C had 446 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Derek Ladon Baker, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.9 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.