LELA BAKER, ARNP
Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner in LOUISVILLE, Kentucky. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.
What the federal data shows
LELA BAKER, ARNP reported a CMS MIPS final score of 100/100 — above the 83.1 national average.
- 100/100
- MIPS score · +17 vs avg
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LELA BAKER, ARNP's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023 — the federal quality measure
100 Top 7% higher than 93% of 477,587 scored providers
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
What does the federal data show about LELA BAKER, ARNP?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
MIPS final score
Specialty distribution in Kentucky
How Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among Kentucky providers
Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner share within Kentucky
Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner is one of the more visible NUCC categories in Kentucky
Each bar reflects the share of in-state providers whose primary NUCC taxonomy matches the specialty. Long tail of ~690 NUCC codes folded into "Other" to keep the comparison legible.
Medicare quality performance — MIPS
LELA BAKER, ARNP's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 100/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner) — 100/100 vs national avg 83.1
Quality benchmarks
- National MIPS avg 2023 reporting year
- Specialty volume Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner US NPIs
100/100 MIPS final score — 16.9 pts above the 83.1 national average
Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities composite score for the 2023 performance year. Specialty: Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
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LELA BAKER, ARNP appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner provider holding ARNP credentials at 571 S FLOYD ST, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40202, with a listed phone of (502) 582-8470. NPI 1699915694 was issued on 03/03/2009. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what BAKER most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D prescribing data is not currently published for this NPI, which typically means the provider either wrote fewer than 11 Part D claims in the most recent reporting year, does not participate in Medicare, or practices in a specialty that rarely prescribes outpatient drugs. Absence of prescribing data is not a quality signal — many Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner providers operate outside Part D entirely. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 100/100 for the 2023 performance year, compared with the national average of 83.1.
Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 2,299 enrolled providers across 50 states and an average of 299 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1699915694 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner |
| Credentials | ARNP |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 03/03/2009 |
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How we sourced this profile
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
Reporting: Group practice
Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Overview
How LELA BAKER, ARNP fits within the Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.
Nearby Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Providers in Kentucky
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Kentucky, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as BAKER.
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
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Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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