NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Franklin Hobart Baker, PA

Medical Physician Assistant · Chattanooga, TN

Franklin Hobart Baker, PA is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1740439462, issued on Sep 18, 2008. Check the license (Tennessee PA2633, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; 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
1740439462
Name
Franklin Hobart Baker
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License numbers
PA2633 TN
50-002801 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
320 East Main Street, Chattanooga, TN 37406
Phone
(423) 643-2246
Enumerated
Sep 18, 2008
Record last updated
May 13, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(423) 643-2030
Medicaid ID
0069574 OH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150617000022); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

1,832 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Franklin Baker1,832
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium115 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium95 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate81 claims
  4. Lisinopril78 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium77 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl Er47 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): 94.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score89.4
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $245.25

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Franklin Baker$245.25
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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

  1. Memorial Health Partners Foundation, IncChattanooga, TN

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

Franklin Hobart Baker among 616 medical physician assistant records in Tennessee

Franklin Hobart Baker, PA is one of 616 medical physician assistant 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 2008, is newer than 31% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 31% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2015 among the 369 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in Tennessee

There are 616 medical physician assistant records in Tennessee.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Awilda Labonne, PA-CChattanooga, TN 374051114986593
  2. Paul Bates, PA-CChattanooga, TN 374041518021518
  3. Leona Gulley, PA-CChattanooga, TN 374041093287955
  4. Pamela Hanley, PA-CChattanooga, TN 374041780294306
  5. Ginger Mullins, PA-CChattanooga, TN 374081659469690
  6. Tiffany Richardson, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTChattanooga, TN 374041427565266
  7. Melissa Shuleva, PA-CChattanooga, TN 374041265673552
  8. Garrick Spoon, PA-CChattanooga, TN 374041275871519

Common questions

What is Franklin Hobart Baker, PA's NPI number?

Franklin Hobart Baker, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740439462, issued on Sep 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Franklin Hobart Baker, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 East Main Street, Chattanooga, TN, 37406. Phone: (423) 643-2246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Franklin Hobart Baker, PA's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number PA2633, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Franklin Hobart Baker, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Franklin Hobart Baker, PA had 1,832 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Franklin Hobart Baker, PA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.7 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.

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