Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Howard Baum

Internal Medicine Physician · Clifton, NJ

Howard Baum is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Clifton, New Jersey, and NPI 1558301176, issued on Jun 8, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA04043600, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1558301176
Name
Howard Baum
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
25MA04043600 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6 Brighton RD, Clifton, NJ 07012
Phone
(973) 777-7911
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6 Brighton RD

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

  1. Phylicia Baird, MDInternal Medicine Physician1982947750
  2. Sadana Balachandar, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1528262359
  3. Sarah Bornstein, APNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1316210081
  4. Dane BrownAthletic Trainer1902226715
  5. David Chen, MDFamily Medicine Physician1437120961
  6. David DebellInternal Medicine Physician1811938566

Verify Howard Baum in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
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  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
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55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,251 Medicare Part D claims for 424 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Howard Baum1,251
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole209 claims
  2. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf156 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium109 claims
  4. Famotidine49 claims
  5. Gavilyte-G42 claims
  6. Dicyclomine Hcl38 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: $17.96

1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc.. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Howard Baum$17.96
  2. Specialty average$2,536.66

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Summit Medical Group PABerkeley Heights, NJ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

62 internal medicine physician records list a Clifton practice address

They are 62 of the 1,732 NPPES records with a Clifton practice address, and 5,156 internal medicine physician records in New Jersey.

Other internal medicine physician records in New Jersey

  1. Joseph Aaron, MD, FACPShort Hills, NJ1861584633
  2. Sirike Aasmaa, DOMontville, NJ1861549925
  3. Holly Abate Bersalona, M.D.Sea Girt, NJ1669500492
  4. Kaniz Zehra Abbas, MDTrenton, NJ1598253858
  5. Shahida Abbas, MDOld Bridge, NJ1023104098
  6. Shahed AbbasiNewark, NJ1477810752
  7. Samih Abbassi, MDWest Orange, NJ1750380358
  8. Somaya Abboud, MDWest Orange, NJ1326089004
  9. Hilal Abboushi, MDBloomfield, NJ1548378029
  10. Majdi Abdalla, M.D.Atlantic City, NJ1922230135

Common questions

What is Howard Baum's NPI number?

Howard Baum's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558301176, issued on Jun 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Howard Baum located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6 Brighton RD, Clifton, NJ, 07012. Phone: (973) 777-7911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Howard Baum's license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA04043600, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Howard Baum prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Howard Baum had 1,251 Medicare Part D claims for 424 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.