Gary Baker, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Lakewood, CA
Gary Baker, MD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Lakewood, California, and NPI 1437167863, issued on Aug 3, 2006. Check the license (California G078404, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary Baker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- G078404 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5750 Downey Ave, Lakewood, CA 90712
- Phone
- (562) 408-4636
- Enumerated
- Aug 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 505-5781
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050909000443); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gary Baker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G078404Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
4,735 Medicare Part D claims for 469 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 1,582 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen735 claims
- Gabapentin469 claims
- Celecoxib289 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen278 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl213 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl195 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): 0 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).
Gary Baker among 219 interventional pain medicine physician records in California
Gary Baker, MD is one of 219 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2003 among the 167 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 208VP0014X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 219 interventional pain medicine physician records in California.
All 219 in California → Every provider in Lakewood → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Phillip Lim, D.O., MPHBuena Park, CA 906211023227154
- Christopher Yih, DOBuena Park, CA 906211427580729
- Kais Alsharif, MDLong Beach, CA 908061730380007
- Philip Chiou, MDLong Beach, CA 908061386810133
- Isaac Jenabi, MDTorrance, CA 905051649698218
- Munish Lal, MDTorrance, CA 905051427090539
Common questions
What is Gary Baker, MD's NPI number?
Gary Baker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437167863, issued on Aug 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary Baker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5750 Downey Ave, Lakewood, CA, 90712. Phone: (562) 408-4636. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary Baker, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G078404, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gary Baker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary Baker, MD had 4,735 Medicare Part D claims for 469 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gary Baker, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.