Lawrence Owen Baum, M.D.
Urology Physician · Houston, TX
Lawrence Owen Baum, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1336375484, issued on Jun 3, 2009. Check the license (Texas N2935, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence Owen Baum
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- N2935 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4223 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77027
- Phone
- (713) 351-0644
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2009
- Record last updated
- Feb 16, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 351-0634
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090911000693); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lawrence Owen Baum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N2935Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average urology physician in 2024
3,811 Medicare Part D claims for 987 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl1,190 claims
- Finasteride546 claims
- Alfuzosin Hcl Er198 claims
- Gemtesa195 claims
- Solifenacin Succinate159 claims
- Myrbetriq148 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): 99.2 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: $5,025.70
137 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Houston Metro UrologySugar Land, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lawrence Owen Baum among 960 urology physician records in Texas
Lawrence Owen Baum, M.D. is one of 960 urology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Texas
There are 960 urology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brenton Armstrong, M.D.Houston, TX 770271669810826
- Christopher KannadyHouston, TX 770271780001966
- Robert Light, MDHouston, TX 770271518919711
- Victor Lizarraga, M.D.Houston, TX 770271730400995
- Robert Vollero, M.D., P.A.Houston, TX 770271912925058
- Melina McCarty, MDHouston, TX 770261427249549
- Christopher Chon, MDHouston, TX 770251861427445
- John Colen, M.D.Houston, TX 770251982934063
Common questions
What is Lawrence Owen Baum, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lawrence Owen Baum, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336375484, issued on Jun 3, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence Owen Baum, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4223 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX, 77027. Phone: (713) 351-0644. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence Owen Baum, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N2935, 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 Lawrence Owen Baum, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence Owen Baum, M.D. had 3,811 Medicare Part D claims for 987 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lawrence Owen Baum, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.2 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.