Nicholas Baker, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Nicholas Baker, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1568624393, issued on Jul 2, 2008. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD450666, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Baker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- MD450666 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Lothrop St. C800, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Phone
- (412) 647-7555
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 7, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 647-4710
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240816003739); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 200 Lothrop St. C800
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Andrew Nguyen, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1306091335
Verify Nicholas Baker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD450666Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
163 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole60 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate31 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium22 claims
- Sucralfate16 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): 77.5 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: $84,901.01
84 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was On Target Laboratories, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 2 group practices
- United Hospital Center IncBridgeport, WV
- West Virginia University Medical CorporationMorgantown, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas Baker among 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania
Nicholas Baker, MD is one of 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 75% 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 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 1998 among the 223 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 377 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edward Cheong, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131700034774
- Rajeev DhuparPittsburgh, PA 152131750559761
- David Kaczorowski, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131780809889
- Samuel Keeley, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131477701860
- Amy Kirchner, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131225191208
- Robert Kormos, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131457325615
- Brian LacePittsburgh, PA 152131801052741
- Arjun PennathurPittsburgh, PA 152131376518803
Common questions
What is Nicholas Baker, MD's NPI number?
Nicholas Baker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568624393, issued on Jul 2, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Baker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Lothrop St. C800, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 647-7555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Baker, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD450666, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas Baker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Baker, MD had 163 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas Baker, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.