NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Howard N. Baker, MD

Hospitalist Physician · New Britain, CT

Howard N. Baker, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in New Britain, Connecticut, and NPI 1508855685, issued on Oct 20, 2005. Check the license (Connecticut 033574, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; 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
1508855685
Name
Howard N. Baker
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
033574 CT
158910 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 Grand St, New Britain, CT 06052
Phone
(860) 224-5011
Enumerated
Oct 20, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 15, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(860) 224-5785
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110203000494); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine, 1991
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 100 Grand St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Samantha Abraham, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1922580984
  2. Atif Afzal, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1760770234
  3. Casey Aivano, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1366050411
  4. Kelly Alberdi, LCSWClinical Social Worker1750575452
  5. Farhana Alladin, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1891361101
  6. Maria Allen, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1093034431

Verify Howard N. Baker in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
    Search for license 033574
    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Open the Connecticut license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.5
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $43.27

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Howard Baker$43.27
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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. The Hospital OF Central Connecticut AT New Britain General And BradleyNew Britain, CT

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

Howard N. Baker among 400 hospitalist physician records in Connecticut

Howard N. Baker, MD is one of 400 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2011 among the 332 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 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 208M00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Connecticut

There are 400 hospitalist physician records in Connecticut.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Muhammad Yasir Anwar, MBBSNew Britain, CT 060521003488727
  2. Shovendra Gautam, MDNew Britain, CT 060521184936270
  3. Fadi Hammami, MDNew Britain, CT 060521881666436
  4. Anthony Hordos, M.D.New Britain, CT 060521174708713
  5. Ramachandra Illindala, MDNew Britain, CT 060521497757793
  6. Daniel Kombert, MDNew Britain, CT 060521285600015
  7. Hamid Majdizadeh, MDNew Britain, CT 060521316925985
  8. Wilson Sango, DONew Britain, CT 060521467034850

Common questions

What is Howard N. Baker, MD's NPI number?

Howard N. Baker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508855685, issued on Oct 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Howard N. Baker, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Grand St, New Britain, CT, 06052. Phone: (860) 224-5011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Howard N. Baker, MD's license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 033574, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Howard N. Baker, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 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.