Joseph C. Baer, MD
Surgery Physician · Anderson, IN
Joseph C. Baer, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Anderson, Indiana, and NPI 1891716635, issued on Jul 21, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01046360A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph C. Baer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 01046360A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1210 Medical Arts Blvd Ste 215, Anderson, IN 46011
- Phone
- (765) 298-4140
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 10, 2023
- Fax
- (765) 284-2434
- Medicaid ID
- 200236860 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101119000354); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 612 in Indiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1210 Medical Arts Blvd Ste 215
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dwight McCurdy, MDSurgery Physician1174544910
Verify Joseph C. Baer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01046360ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
244 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 130 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen65 claims
- Tramadol Hcl55 claims
- Ibuprofen29 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate21 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim13 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
- Community Physicians OF Indiana IncAnderson, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph C. Baer among 612 surgery physician records in Indiana
Joseph C. Baer, MD is one of 612 surgery physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 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 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Indiana
There are 612 surgery physician records in Indiana.
All 612 in Indiana → Every provider in Anderson → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dwight McCurdy, MDAnderson, IN 460111174544910
- Monica Lorimer, M.D.Anderson, IN 460161184619900
- Andrew Ritchison, M.D.Anderson, IN 460161508038357
- Khalil WakimAnderson, IN 460161467464214
- David Diaz, MDCarmel, IN 460321639101058
- Christopher Evanson, M.D.Carmel, IN 460321124058045
- Erica Giblin, MDCarmel, IN 460321063627479
- Christine Gupta, MDCarmel, IN 460321043256456
Common questions
What is Joseph C. Baer, MD's NPI number?
Joseph C. Baer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891716635, issued on Jul 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph C. Baer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1210 Medical Arts Blvd Ste 215, Anderson, IN, 46011. Phone: (765) 298-4140. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph C. Baer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01046360A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph C. Baer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph C. Baer, MD had 244 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.