NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Murray Lester Baker, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Dothan, AL

Murray Lester Baker, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Dothan, Alabama, and NPI 1679547848, issued on Feb 15, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 17920, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679547848
Name
Murray Lester Baker
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
17920 AL
046835 FL
ME46835 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4370 W Main St, Dothan, AL 36305
Phone
(334) 793-5000
Enumerated
Feb 15, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 29, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(334) 615-8419
Medicaid IDs
00337367C GA
08375878 MS
1736171 LA
261019100 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051212000276); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Florida College Of Medicine, 1984
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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Also registered at 4370 W Main St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Utsab Adhikari, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255227112
  2. Ahmad AhmadStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114869831
  3. Rana Muhammad Ahzam, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689553356
  4. Michael AllenCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1023525169
  5. Sara Allen, CRNPNurse Practitioner1154841187
  6. Jeffrey Allman, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1104890995

Verify Murray Lester Baker in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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85% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

418 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 86 claims were for opioids.

  1. Murray Baker418
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen55 claims
  2. Prednisone49 claims
  3. Mupirocin27 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen27 claims
  5. Ondansetron Odt24 claims
  6. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro16 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $15.46

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Purdue Pharma L.P. 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$15.46
  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 one group practice

  1. Calhoun-Liberty Hospital Association IncBlountstown, FL

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

Murray Lester Baker among 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama

Murray Lester Baker, MD is one of 678 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2011 among the 399 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 53% 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 Alabama 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 Alabama

There are 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jeffrey Allman, D.O.Dothan, AL 363051104890995
  2. David Claassen, MDDothan, AL 363051508806498
  3. Tony Gabrielson, M.D.Dothan, AL 363051861680738
  4. Kai Jacobson, M.D.Dothan, AL 363051568811941
  5. Mathew Krista, MDDothan, AL 363051093779738
  6. Albert Miller, MDDothan, AL 363051578587093
  7. Stephen Roberts, M.D.Dothan, AL 363051750322970
  8. Mary Weaver, MDDothan, AL 363031588639264

Common questions

What is Murray Lester Baker, MD's NPI number?

Murray Lester Baker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679547848, issued on Feb 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Murray Lester Baker, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4370 W Main St, Dothan, AL, 36305. Phone: (334) 793-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Murray Lester Baker, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 17920, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Murray Lester Baker, MD had 418 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.