Eric W. Baum, M.D.
Specialist · Gadsden, AL
Eric W. Baum, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Gadsden, Alabama, and NPI 1285669077, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 207N00000X, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric W. Baum
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 207N00000X AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 Cherry St, Gadsden, AL 35901
- Phone
- (256) 543-2380
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 543-2389
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101117000929); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 101 Cherry St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Holly Vezertzis, CRNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1033532874
Verify Eric W. Baum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license 207N00000XCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
698 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide131 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate41 claims
- Enbrel37 claims
- Fluocinonide37 claims
- Ciclopirox34 claims
- Cosentyx Sensoready (2 Pens)31 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): 92.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $212,204.19
249 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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 Dermatology Group PAGadsden, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric W. Baum among 545 specialist records in Alabama
Eric W. Baum, M.D. is one of 545 specialist records with a practice address in Alabama. 42% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 42% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 1991 among the 160 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 82% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 specialist records list a practice address in Gadsden
They are 12 of the 903 NPPES records with a practice address in Gadsden, and 545 specialist records in Alabama.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Elias Ghafary, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359011700822798
- Bryan Grissett, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359011790716744
- Wan Kwan, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359011063457539
- Michael Naughton, M.D., PH.D., LLCGadsden, AL 359011164494167
- Karen Parris, B.A.Gadsden, AL 359011437321387
- Terry Andrade, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359031396825329
Common questions
What is Eric W. Baum, M.D.'s NPI number?
Eric W. Baum, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285669077, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric W. Baum, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Cherry St, Gadsden, AL, 35901. Phone: (256) 543-2380. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric W. Baum, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 207N00000X, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Eric W. Baum, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric W. Baum, M.D. had 698 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Eric W. Baum, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.4 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.