John C. Baer, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Baltimore, MD
John C. Baer, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1013984848, issued on Mar 1, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0029740, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John C. Baer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- D0029740 MD
MD418865 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287
- Phone
- (410) 955-5000
- Enumerated
- Mar 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 12, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- D0029740 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110802000442); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John C. Baer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0029740Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
667 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost241 claims
- Lumigan66 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl64 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol60 claims
- Timolol Maleate53 claims
- Travoprost47 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 42.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Johns Hopkins UniversityLutherville, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John C. Baer among 588 ophthalmology physician records in Maryland
John C. Baer, M.D. is one of 588 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 72% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2002 among the 369 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is John C. Baer, M.D.'s NPI number?
John C. Baer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013984848, issued on Mar 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John C. Baer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD, 21287. Phone: (410) 955-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John C. Baer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0029740, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John C. Baer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John C. Baer, M.D. had 667 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John C. Baer, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 42.4 of 100. 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.