NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Neil Baum, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Richard Neil Baum, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1457624561, issued on Feb 21, 2012. Check the license (California A15538, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1457624561
Name
Richard Neil Baum
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A15538 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
362 South Las Palmas Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Phone
(323) 936-0012
Enumerated
Feb 21, 2012
Record last updated
Feb 21, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(323) 939-7281
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Richard Baum14
  2. Specialty average3,176

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.

Richard Neil Baum among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Richard Neil Baum, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2012 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,423 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles

They are 1,423 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

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Common questions

What is Richard Neil Baum, MD's NPI number?

Richard Neil Baum, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457624561, issued on Feb 21, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Neil Baum, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 362 South Las Palmas Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90020. Phone: (323) 936-0012. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Neil Baum, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A15538, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Richard Neil Baum, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Neil Baum, MD had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.