Howard Melvin Baker, D.D.S.
General Practice Dentistry · Nashville, NC
Howard Melvin Baker, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Nashville, North Carolina, and NPI 1346364825, issued on Mar 19, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 5200, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Melvin Baker
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 5200 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 617 E Washington St, Nashville, NC 27856
- Phone
- (252) 459-4406
- Enumerated
- Mar 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (252) 459-9351
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest general practice dentistry records → All 3,856 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 617 E Washington St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christopher Baker, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1265794226
Verify Howard Melvin Baker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5200Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
80 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin64 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $56.81
1 payment: education; the largest payer was Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
Howard Melvin Baker among 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina
Howard Melvin Baker, D.D.S. is one of 3,856 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in North Carolina. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Nashville
They are 2 of the 132 NPPES records with a practice address in Nashville, and 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina.
All 3,856 in North Carolina → Every provider in Nashville → General Practice Dentistry nationwide →
The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Baker, D.D.S.Nashville, NC 278561265794226
- Thomas Vinson, DDSMurfreesboro, NC 278551174556997
- Robert Davis, DDSGreenville, NC 278581518459874
- Johnathan Earp, DDSGreenville, NC 278581982769378
- Melanie Goforth-Moore, DMDGreenville, NC 278581417338559
- Donald Hardee, DDSGreenville, NC 278581093854234
- Kevin Holley, DMDGreenville, NC 278581609492610
- Joshua Lovick, DMDGreenville, NC 278581366908238
Common questions
What is Howard Melvin Baker, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Howard Melvin Baker, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346364825, issued on Mar 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Melvin Baker, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 617 E Washington St, Nashville, NC, 27856. Phone: (252) 459-4406. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Melvin Baker, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5200, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Howard Melvin Baker, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Melvin Baker, D.D.S. had 80 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.