NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edward Lorenzo Baldwin, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Houston, TX

Edward Lorenzo Baldwin, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1578096012, issued on Apr 11, 2017. Check the license (Texas U3149, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas 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
1578096012
Name
Edward Lorenzo Baldwin
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
U3149 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
18700 Katy Fwy Ste 600, Houston, TX 77094
Phone
(832) 522-8280
Enumerated
Apr 11, 2017
Record last updated
Jun 27, 2025
Fax
(832) 522-8281
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230824001951); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Howard University College Of Medicine, 2017
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

427 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.

  1. Edward Baldwin427
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin120 claims
  2. Meloxicam116 claims
  3. Naproxen94 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone27 claims
  5. Methocarbamol11 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): 77.5 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 score68.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $560.58

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Edward Baldwin$561
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
  2. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX

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

Edward Lorenzo Baldwin among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas

Edward Lorenzo Baldwin, MD is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Corinne Cloud, MDHouston, TX 770941083144000
  2. Wasyl Fedoriw, MDHouston, TX 770941063669471
  3. Matthew Hays, MDHouston, TX 770941871157107
  4. James Nuttall, MDHouston, TX 770941528412731
  5. Alan Rechter, MDHouston, TX 770941497732739
  6. Christopher Smith, MDHouston, TX 770941770585226
  7. Alberto Cuellar, MDHouston, TX 770901710968714
  8. Stewart Dean, MDHouston, TX 770901912988312

Common questions

What is Edward Lorenzo Baldwin, MD's NPI number?

Edward Lorenzo Baldwin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578096012, issued on Apr 11, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edward Lorenzo Baldwin, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18700 Katy Fwy Ste 600, Houston, TX, 77094. Phone: (832) 522-8280. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edward Lorenzo Baldwin, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number U3149, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Edward Lorenzo Baldwin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edward Lorenzo Baldwin, MD had 427 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Edward Lorenzo Baldwin, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.

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