Matthew Paul Baker, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Watkinsville, GA
Matthew Paul Baker, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Watkinsville, Georgia, and NPI 1295021251, issued on Jun 28, 2011. Check the license (Georgia 78216, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew Paul Baker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 78216 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1305 Jennings Mill RD Ste 110, Watkinsville, GA 30677
- Phone
- (706) 613-5880
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2011
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170822000583); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic surgery physician records → All 753 in Georgia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1305 Jennings Mill RD Ste 110
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Abrar Ansari, D.O.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1467715540
- Paul Henkel, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1235484312
- Shannon Henslee, MPA, MSED, ATC, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1396711834
- Jonathan Hill, PA-CPhysician Assistant1154749943
- Carl Konieczka, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1558705053
- Elliot NackeOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1932374758
Verify Matthew Paul Baker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 78216Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
93 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 68 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen31 claims
- Tramadol Hcl13 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl12 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen12 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): 91.7 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: $136.03
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Piedmont Athens Specialty Care LLCWatkinsville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew Paul Baker among 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia
Matthew Paul Baker, MD is one of 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 72% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2005 among the 500 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Watkinsville
They are 7 of the 723 NPPES records with a practice address in Watkinsville, and 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia.
All 753 in Georgia → Every provider in Watkinsville → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abrar Ansari, D.O.Watkinsville, GA 306771467715540
- Alexander Graf, MDWatkinsville, GA 306771184042020
- Paul Henkel, DOWatkinsville, GA 306771235484312
- Elliot NackeWatkinsville, GA 306771932374758
- Stephen White, M.D.Watkinsville, GA 306771497016034
- Robert Willson, M.D.Watkinsville, GA 306771215223276
- Rhett Rainey, DOWinder, GA 306801578587176
- David Harkins, DOMonroe, GA 306551376592261
Common questions
What is Matthew Paul Baker, MD's NPI number?
Matthew Paul Baker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295021251, issued on Jun 28, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew Paul Baker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1305 Jennings Mill RD Ste 110, Watkinsville, GA, 30677. Phone: (706) 613-5880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew Paul Baker, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 78216, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Matthew Paul Baker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew Paul Baker, MD had 93 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Matthew Paul Baker, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.7 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.