NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Murray Lester Baker, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Tallahassee, FL

Murray Lester Baker, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Tallahassee, Florida, and NPI 1437326725, issued on May 15, 2008. Check the license (Florida ME 110128, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437326725
Name
Murray Lester Baker
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
ME 110128 FL
TRN12319 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1309 Thomasville RD, Tallahassee, FL 32303
Phone
(850) 228-3159
Enumerated
May 15, 2008
Record last updated
Sep 16, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110817000186); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

196 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Murray Baker196
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin20 claims
  2. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl16 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt15 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone13 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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): 100 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $96.92

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Csl Behring. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Murray Baker$96.92
  2. Specialty average$953.79

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare IncTallahassee, FL
  2. Tmh Emergency Physician GroupTallahassee, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Murray Lester Baker among 4,034 emergency medicine physician records in Florida

Murray Lester Baker, M.D. is one of 4,034 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 45% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 45% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2013 among the 2,199 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Florida

There are 4,034 emergency medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joel Holcombe, MDTallahassee, FL 323031043205669
  2. John Meade, MDTallahassee, FL 323011659435345
  3. Bansidas Agravat, M.DTallahassee, FL 323081124092044
  4. Stephen Cremin, M.D.Tallahassee, FL 323081780640599
  5. Lonnie Draper, M.D.Tallahassee, FL 323081326012188
  6. Edward Eastman, M.D.Tallahassee, FL 323081679547590
  7. Javier Escobar, M.D.Tallahassee, FL 323081588638365
  8. Kevin Frazer, M.D.Tallahassee, FL 323081942266606

Common questions

What is Murray Lester Baker, M.D.'s NPI number?

Murray Lester Baker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437326725, issued on May 15, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Murray Lester Baker, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1309 Thomasville RD, Tallahassee, FL, 32303. Phone: (850) 228-3159. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Murray Lester Baker, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME 110128, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Murray Lester Baker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Murray Lester Baker, M.D. had 196 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Murray Lester Baker, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.

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