Kenneth William Baran, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Saint Paul, MN
Kenneth William Baran, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and NPI 1962485797, issued on Nov 25, 2005. Check the license (Minnesota 27798, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth William Baran
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- 27798 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 640 Jackson St, Saint Paul, MN 55101
- Phone
- (651) 254-4887
- Enumerated
- Nov 25, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (651) 254-1603
- Medicaid IDs
- 10553800 MN
30553800 WI - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040224000232); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kenneth William Baran in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 27798Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
492 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel109 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium69 claims
- Brilinta47 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate45 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium29 claims
- Eliquis24 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): 21.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $349.05
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Healtheast Medical Research InstituteSaint Paul, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth William Baran among 97 interventional cardiology physician records in Minnesota
Kenneth William Baran, M.D. is one of 97 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 93% 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, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2003 among the 85 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 97 interventional cardiology physician records in Minnesota.
All 97 in Minnesota → Every provider in Saint Paul → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brett Oestreich, M.D.Saint Paul, MN 551011023384211
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- Marit Thorsgard, M.D.Saint Paul, MN 551011841436383
- Erin Galbraith, MDSaint Paul, MN 551021750304259
- Mohammad Jameel, MDSaint Paul, MN 551021114071602
- James Kolbeck, M.D.Saint Paul, MN 551021821209792
- Brian Mahoney, M.D.Saint Paul, MN 551021679532873
Common questions
What is Kenneth William Baran, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kenneth William Baran, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962485797, issued on Nov 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth William Baran, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 640 Jackson St, Saint Paul, MN, 55101. Phone: (651) 254-4887. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth William Baran, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 27798, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kenneth William Baran, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth William Baran, M.D. had 492 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kenneth William Baran, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 21.4 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.