James Noel Baker, O.D.
Optometrist · Arlington, TX
James Noel Baker, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Arlington, Texas, and NPI 1295734010, issued on Jul 14, 2005. Check the license (Texas 6195TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Noel Baker
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 6195TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 801 W Randol Mill RD Ste 201, Arlington, TX 76012
- Phone
- (817) 277-6433
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2025
- Fax
- (817) 277-9086
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050222000604); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 801 W Randol Mill RD Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Noel Baker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 6195TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,121 Medicare Part D claims for 385 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost277 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth118 claims
- Lumigan115 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol95 claims
- Timolol Maleate78 claims
- Travoprost72 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $576.87
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Baker Family Eyecare, P.A.Keller, TX
- D. Todd Ford, MD PAArlington, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Noel Baker among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
James Noel Baker, O.D. is one of 5,006 optometrist records with a practice address in Texas. 74% 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, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
78 optometrist records list a practice address in Arlington
They are 78 of the 5,219 NPPES records with a practice address in Arlington, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
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- Gwo Liu, O.D.Arlington, TX 760121548485758
- Mark Welding, O.D.Arlington, TX 760121881619021
- Farida Ali, O.D.Arlington, TX 760111417023771
- Senayet AllenArlington, TX 760111356129829
Common questions
What is James Noel Baker, O.D.'s NPI number?
James Noel Baker, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295734010, issued on Jul 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Noel Baker, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 W Randol Mill RD Ste 201, Arlington, TX, 76012. Phone: (817) 277-6433. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Noel Baker, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 6195TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Noel Baker, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Noel Baker, O.D. had 1,121 Medicare Part D claims for 385 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Noel Baker, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.1 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.