NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Russell A. Baer, DDS

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) · Chicago, IL

Russell A. Baer, DDS is an oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1275698003, issued on Dec 22, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 019019898, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275698003
Name
Russell A. Baer
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) 1223S0112X
License number
019019898 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
222 N Lasalle St, Chicago, IL 60601
Phone
(773) 834-4064
Enumerated
Dec 22, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
019019898 IL
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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Also registered at 222 N Lasalle St

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

  1. Martin MarcusGeneral Practice Dentistry1851587125
  2. Stuart Schelkopf, DDSProsthodontics1861948374
  3. Lauren Zalay, DDSDentist1871692541

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54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) in 2024

187 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 406 among the 5,870 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Russell Baer187
  2. Specialty average406

Most prescribed

  1. Chlorhexidine Gluconate71 claims
  2. Amoxicillin56 claims
  3. Penicillin V Potassium17 claims
  4. Azithromycin13 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: $12,846.70

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Envista Holdings Corporation. The 4,075 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,077.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Russell Baer$12,847
  2. Specialty average$1,078

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

Russell A. Baer among 322 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in Illinois

Russell A. Baer, DDS is one of 322 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with a practice address in Illinois. 70% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 10% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 1223S0112X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) providers in Illinois

There are 322 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in Illinois.

The 8 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Domanico, DDSChicago, IL 606021962500348
  2. Steven Kahn, D.D.S., O.M.S.Chicago, IL 606021578579488
  3. Lawrence Zager, DDSChicago, IL 606021245227867
  4. Raza Hussain, D.M.D.Chicago, IL 606071831342377
  5. Jordan Ledger, D.D.S.Chicago, IL 606071417248261
  6. Kevin Andrus, DDSChicago, IL 606111689797243
  7. Patrick CarrollChicago, IL 606111386837821
  8. Neil Hagen, DDSChicago, IL 606111376760363

Common questions

What is Russell A. Baer, DDS's NPI number?

Russell A. Baer, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275698003, issued on Dec 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Russell A. Baer, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 N Lasalle St, Chicago, IL, 60601. Phone: (773) 834-4064. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Russell A. Baer, DDS's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 019019898, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Russell A. Baer, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Russell A. Baer, DDS had 187 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) prescribers was 406. 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.