Howard Baum, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Howard Baum, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1063529287, issued on Aug 24, 2006. Check the license (New York 184624-1, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Baum
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 184624-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 476 Bay Ridge Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11209
- Phone
- (718) 238-2661
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 238-2664
- Medicaid ID
- 01851298 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051223000012); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 476 Bay Ridge Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Arthur Eisenstein, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1245347475
- Tatyana ZayontsMedical Physician Assistant1568006955
Verify Howard Baum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 184624-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
287 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 115 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen68 claims
- Diazepam29 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium23 claims
- Ibuprofen23 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl20 claims
- Gabapentin19 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Healthquest Health Center LLCBrooklyn, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Baum among 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York
Howard Baum, M.D. is one of 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 76% 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, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2002 among the 819 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in New York
There are 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York.
All 1,339 in New York → Every provider in Brooklyn → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Arthur Eisenstein, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112091245347475
- Joseph Feliccia, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112091053320481
- Ludwig Licciardi, MDBrooklyn, NY 112091841341005
- Salvatore Sclafani, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112091851378277
- Robert Verde, MDBrooklyn, NY 112091245295500
- Raymond Walsh, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112091003825456
- Daniel Wilen, MDBrooklyn, NY 112091033287628
- John FoleyBrooklyn, NY 112121952631665
Common questions
What is Howard Baum, M.D.'s NPI number?
Howard Baum, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063529287, issued on Aug 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Baum, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 476 Bay Ridge Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY, 11209. Phone: (718) 238-2661. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Baum, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 184624-1, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard Baum, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Baum, M.D. had 287 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.