NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karl E. Baum, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Oshkosh, WI

Karl E. Baum, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and NPI 1497749402, issued on Sep 6, 2005. Check the license (Wisconsin 35816, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497749402
Name
Karl E. Baum
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
35816 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
855 N Westhaven Dr, Oshkosh, WI 54904
Phone
(920) 303-8700
Enumerated
Sep 6, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 18, 2024
Medicaid ID
32234700 WI
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050215000544); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1993
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 855 N Westhaven Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rami Abumasmah, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1972779551
  2. Abdulmajid AdamHospitalist Physician1528362258
  3. Awais Ahmed, MDGastroenterology Physician1316213481
  4. Kate Alexander, PA-CPhysician Assistant1700466414
  5. Hussein Alramini, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1497106512
  6. Ammar Alzoubi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1598773152

Verify Karl E. Baum in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

308 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Karl Baum308
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide27 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium21 claims
  3. Potassium Chloride18 claims
  4. Prednisone16 claims
  5. Fosinopril Sodium13 claims
  6. Metoprolol Tartrate13 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): 77.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score77.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%63.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%77.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Aurora Medical Group, Inc.Milwaukee, WI

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Karl E. Baum among 894 hospitalist physician records in Wisconsin

Karl E. Baum, MD is one of 894 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 91% 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, 98% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2011 among the 768 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 29% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Wisconsin

There are 894 hospitalist physician records in Wisconsin.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Abdulmajid AdamOshkosh, WI 549041528362258
  2. Hussein Alramini, M.D.Oshkosh, WI 549041497106512
  3. Ann-Marie Edwards, MDOshkosh, WI 549041619318508
  4. Raul Garcia, MDOshkosh, WI 549041487648499
  5. David Hanes, DOOshkosh, WI 549041982680286
  6. Angelea Heider, MDOshkosh, WI 549041477048437
  7. Sean Huff, DOOshkosh, WI 549041679954614
  8. Jeffrey Jones, MDOshkosh, WI 549041881749935

Common questions

What is Karl E. Baum, MD's NPI number?

Karl E. Baum, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497749402, issued on Sep 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karl E. Baum, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 855 N Westhaven Dr, Oshkosh, WI, 54904. Phone: (920) 303-8700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karl E. Baum, MD's license?

NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 35816, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Karl E. Baum, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karl E. Baum, MD had 308 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Karl E. Baum, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.8 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.