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2026 NPPES data Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician NPI 1003909219 MD
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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician in Aurora, Colorado.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 15,336 in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 185 beneficiaries · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician avg: 781
Generic prescribing
90%
generic claims · 10% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
97.6/100
▲ 14 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$93.25
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Heather Baer, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 97.6/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 1,374 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 97.6/100
- MIPS score · +14 vs avg
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 90%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1003909219 · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-ELITE · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1003909219
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MID 15K Physical Medicine
- MIPS-ELITE 97.6/100
- RX-MID 1,374
- BOOK-THIN 362 in Colorado
- PHOTO-FINISH Jed Bell · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Baer · this prov…
Baer · this provider
97.6 MIPS pts
- Christopher Dunc…
Christopher Duncan
97.6 MIPS pts
- Jed Bell · near
Jed Bell
97.6 MIPS pts
- Perri Craven · n…
Perri Craven
97.6 MIPS pts
- William Davis · …
William Davis
97.6 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Heather Baer, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
98 ≥ 84th percentile 84% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Heather Baer, MD sits
This provider among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician peers
Across the 2,483 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Heather Baer, MD writes more Part D claims than 83% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 84% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one physical medicine & rehabilitation physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Heather Baer, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Heather Baer, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Heather Baer, MD?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,374 76% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
97.6/100 14.1 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Colorado
How Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician compares to other specialties among Colorado providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Heather Baer, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 97.6/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1003909219 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 10/02/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
97.5814
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
86.5348
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Alternative Payment Model
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Heather Baer, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
University Physicians Incorporated
Aurora, CO
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Heather Baer, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$93
Largest payer
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Heather Baer, MD - brand share 10.0%
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician average
10% brand-name claims vs 90% generic, on 1,374 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
1,374
Total Claims
$542K
Total Drug Cost
185
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 2,925
- Total Day Supply
- 86,340
- Brand vs Generic
- 10% brand / 90% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $435K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $107K
- Opioid Claims
- 15 (1.1% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 69.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.50
- Gender Split
- 49% female / 51% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 44, 65-74: 65, 75-84: 61, 85+: 15
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Heather Baer, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Carbidopa-Levodopa
Carbidopa-Levodopa
258 claims
- Baclofen
Baclofen
124 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa… 83
Carbidopa-Levodopa Er
83 claims
- Clonazepam 76
Clonazepam
76 claims
- Gabapentin 61
Gabapentin
61 claims
- Donepezil Hcl 51
Donepezil Hcl
51 claims
- Rytary 51
Rytary
51 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl 42
Tizanidine Hcl
42 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Carbidopa-Levodopa Carbidopa/Levodopa | 258 |
| Baclofen | 124 |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa Er Carbidopa/Levodopa | 83 |
| Clonazepam | 76 |
| Gabapentin | 61 |
| Donepezil Hcl | 51 |
| Rytary Carbidopa/Levodopa | 51 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 42 |
| Amantadine Amantadine Hcl | 38 |
| Entacapone | 35 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Overview
How Heather Baer, MD fits within the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician landscape nationally.
15,336
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Providers in US
54
States with Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
781
Avg Claims per Provider
Heather Baer, MD's 1,374 claims are above the specialty average of 781.
Nationwide Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Baer, both outside Colorado so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (97.6 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Providers in Colorado
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Colorado, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Baer.
One of 362 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers enrolled in Colorado, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Earl Abel
M.D.
Golden, CO
Dr. Venu Akuthota
MD
Aurora, CO
Dr. Taylor Albaugh
PT, DPT
Brighton, CO
Allison Alessandra
Aurora, CO
Dr. Eben Alexander
D.O.
Fort Collins, CO
Compare Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Heather Baer, MD's specialty? ▼
Heather Baer, MD specializes in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician and practices in Aurora, Colorado. Credentials: MD.
How much does Heather Baer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Heather Baer, MD wrote 1,374 Medicare Part D claims totaling $542K in drug costs for 185 beneficiaries.
What is Heather Baer, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Heather Baer, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 97.6/100 (Quality: 86.5). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Heather Baer, MD located? ▼
Heather Baer, MD is located at 12605 E 16TH AVE, Aurora, CO, 80045. Phone: (720) 848-0000.
What is Heather Baer, MD's NPI number? ▼
Heather Baer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003909219, issued on 10/02/2006.
Does Heather Baer, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Heather Baer, MD's prescribing is 10% brand-name and 90% generic drugs by claim count, with $435K in brand drug costs.
Does Heather Baer, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Heather Baer, MD had 15 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 1.1%.
How many Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 15,336 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician provider writes 781 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Heather Baer, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Heather Baer, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Carbidopa-Levodopa, Baclofen, Carbidopa-Levodopa Er. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Heather Baer, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Heather Baer, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,374 Part D claims and 185 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Heather Baer, MD's credentials? ▼
Heather Baer, MD's NPI is 1003909219 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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