John Scott Baker, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Highlands, NC
John Scott Baker, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Highlands, North Carolina, and NPI 1407989353, issued on Mar 13, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 9500793, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Scott Baker
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 9500793 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 479 South Street, Highlands, NC 28741
- Phone
- (828) 526-1700
- Enumerated
- Mar 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 787-2451
- Medicaid ID
- 8912721 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090226000543); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 479 South Street
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Verify John Scott Baker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9500793Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,089 Medicare Part D claims for 320 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 69 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium287 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium238 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium176 claims
- Lisinopril139 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate116 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide91 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: $56.76
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Insmed, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
John Scott Baker among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
John Scott Baker, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Highlands
They are 7 of the 47 NPPES records with a practice address in Highlands, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Baumrucker, MDHighlands, NC 287411295710085
- Thomas Duncan, MDHighlands, NC 287411750377651
- Kristy Fincher, DOHighlands, NC 287411447783360
- Paul Olson, MDHighlands, NC 287411265500268
- Robyn Restrepo, MDHighlands, NC 287411811300064
- Patti Wheeler, MDHighlands, NC 287411265411169
- Larry Russell, MDHorse Shoe, NC 287421891772513
- John Asenjo, DO, MSHendersonville, NC 287391376046862
Common questions
What is John Scott Baker, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Scott Baker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407989353, issued on Mar 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Scott Baker, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 479 South Street, Highlands, NC, 28741. Phone: (828) 526-1700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Scott Baker, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9500793, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Scott Baker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Scott Baker, M.D. had 4,089 Medicare Part D claims for 320 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.