James N. Baker, OD
Optometrist · Battle Creek, MI
James N. Baker, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Battle Creek, Michigan, and NPI 1477629020, issued on Nov 27, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 2295, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James N. Baker
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2295 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1125 W Columbia Ave, Battle Creek, MI 49015
- Phone
- (269) 963-1298
- Enumerated
- Nov 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (269) 963-5950
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James N. Baker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 2295Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
31 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost19 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.
James N. Baker among 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan
James N. Baker, OD is one of 1,963 optometrist records with a practice address in Michigan. 69% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 68% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
39 optometrist records list a practice address in Battle Creek
They are 39 of the 2,117 NPPES records with a practice address in Battle Creek, and 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Corbett Amburgey, O.DBattle Creek, MI 490151700920311
- Sarah Cruz, ODBattle Creek, MI 490151669257465
- Gerald Hanna, ODBattle Creek, MI 490151871504506
- Matthew Johnson, ODBattle Creek, MI 490151952527715
- Isabel King, ODBattle Creek, MI 490151295394765
- David KingBattle Creek, MI 490151770142739
- Molly McGinty-Tauren, O.D.Battle Creek, MI 490151053371237
- Ca Miller, ODBattle Creek, MI 490151679621130
Common questions
What is James N. Baker, OD's NPI number?
James N. Baker, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477629020, issued on Nov 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James N. Baker, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1125 W Columbia Ave, Battle Creek, MI, 49015. Phone: (269) 963-1298. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James N. Baker, OD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 2295, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James N. Baker, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James N. Baker, OD had 31 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.