Linda Bakker, CNM
Advanced Practice Midwife · Chattanooga, TN
Linda Bakker, CNM is an advanced practice midwife with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1336520709, issued on Jun 11, 2015. Check the license (Tennessee 20016, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Linda Bakker
- Credential
- CNM
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Practice Midwife 367A00000X
- License number
- 20016 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 251 N Lyerly St, Chattanooga, TN 37404
- Phone
- (423) 648-7770
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 648-7772
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160606002122); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 251 N Lyerly St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Karrie Davis, NPNurse Practitioner1205800398
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Verify Linda Bakker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 20016Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average advanced practice midwife in 2024
72 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 72 among the 2,776 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Nystatin20 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): 96.2 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: $14.19
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Shield Therapeutics Inc. The 3,833 providers of this specialty with any payment received $204.49 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
- Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital AuthorityChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Practice Midwife providers in Tennessee
There are 310 advanced practice midwife records in Tennessee.
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- Vanessa Ailey, CNMJohnson City, TN1265838650
- Jill Alliman, CNMMadisonville, TN1154327484
- Rebecca Ammons, CNMChattanooga, TN1659786572
- Alexis Amore, CNMMemphis, TN1245553312
- Amber AndersonNashville, TN1073161774
- Susanna Anderson, CNMKnoxville, TN1528748217
- Sarah Ankrom, MSN, CNMNashville, TN1073376463
- Julia Annan, CNMNashville, TN1306616669
Common questions
What is Linda Bakker, CNM's NPI number?
Linda Bakker, CNM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336520709, issued on Jun 11, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Linda Bakker, CNM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 251 N Lyerly St, Chattanooga, TN, 37404. Phone: (423) 648-7770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Linda Bakker, CNM's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 20016, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Linda Bakker, CNM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Linda Bakker, CNM had 72 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among advanced practice midwife prescribers was 72. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Linda Bakker, CNM's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.2 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.