Kelty Ruth Baker, MD
Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician · Houston, TX
Kelty Ruth Baker, MD is a hematology (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1710090857, issued on Aug 15, 2006. Check the license (Texas J6316, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kelty Ruth Baker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0000X
- License number
- J6316 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6560 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 797-0466
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 3, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 797-0451
- Medicaid ID
- 038223602 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070215000636); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1993
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kelty Ruth Baker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J6316Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology (internal medicine) physician in 2024
755 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 496 among the 1,036 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 66 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis71 claims
- Valacyclovir51 claims
- Jakafi44 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen39 claims
- Xarelto39 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium22 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): 100 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,160.23
42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 721 providers of this specialty with any payment received $13,778.35 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kelty R Baker M D P AHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kelty Ruth Baker among 73 hematology (internal medicine) physician records in Texas
Kelty Ruth Baker, MD is one of 73 hematology (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2002 among the 56 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Texas
There are 73 hematology (internal medicine) physician records in Texas.
All 73 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hematology (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Bast, MDHouston, TX 770301013901008
- George Carrum, MDHouston, TX 770301851471288
- Miguel Escobar, M.D.Houston, TX 770301437177912
- Siddhartha Ganguly, M.D.Houston, TX 770301689767261
- Alexandra Ikeguchi, M.D.Houston, TX 770301962402321
- Swaminathan Iyer, M.D.Houston, TX 770301063493229
- Edward Lynch, M.D.Houston, TX 770301164516407
- Joe Moake, M.D.Houston, TX 770301386739811
Common questions
What is Kelty Ruth Baker, MD's NPI number?
Kelty Ruth Baker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710090857, issued on Aug 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kelty Ruth Baker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6560 Fannin, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 797-0466. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kelty Ruth Baker, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J6316, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kelty Ruth Baker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kelty Ruth Baker, MD had 755 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries; the average among hematology (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 496. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kelty Ruth Baker, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.