2026 NPPES data Forensic Psychiatry Physician NPI 1932510849 M.D., M.A.
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SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A.

Forensic Psychiatry Physician in DALLAS, Texas. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
598
Medicare Part D claims · 45 beneficiaries · Forensic Psychiatry Physician avg: 869
Generic prescribing
88%
generic claims · 12% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
74.5984/100
▼ 9 pts below national avg 83.1 · [object Object]
Industry payments
$21.29
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 74.5984/100 — below the 83.1 national average — and filed 598 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

74.5984/100
MIPS score · -9 vs avg
598
Part D claims, 2023
88%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A.'s MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023 — the federal quality measure

75 12th percentile higher than 12% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). Above this entry. 90–100: 189,403 scored providers (40%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A.?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 05/13/2014

NPI 1932510849

Primary specialty

Forensic Psychiatry Physician

Niche

841 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

598 31% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 869

MIPS final score

74.5984/100 8.501599999999996% pts

Mid-tier band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in Texas

How Forensic Psychiatry Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers

Texas providers

Forensic Psychiatry Physician share within Texas

1. Forensic Psychiatry Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Forensic Psychiatry Physician share within Texas

Medicare quality performance — MIPS

SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Forensic Psychiatry Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
74.5984/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Forensic Psychiatry Physician) — 74.5984/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%74.6%
MIPS final score (Forensic Psychiatry Physician) — 74.5984/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Forensic Psychiatry Physician provider holding M.D., M.A. credentials at 5200 HARRY HINES BLVD, DALLAS, TX, 75235, with a listed phone of (214) 590-5536. NPI 1932510849 was issued on 05/13/2014. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what BAKER most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 598 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 45 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $136K in drug spend, split 12% brand-name and 88% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 74.5984/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 56.1252, Cost 59.2027), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Forensic Psychiatry Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 841 enrolled providers across 47 states and an average of 869 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

5200 HARRY HINES BLVD
DALLAS, TX 75235

Provider Details

NPI 1932510849
Specialty Forensic Psychiatry Physician
Credentials M.D., M.A.
Gender Female
NPI Issued 05/13/2014

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

74.5984
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
56.1252
Quality
59.2027
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER AT DALLAS
DALLAS, TX

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$21

Largest payer

Avanos Medical

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — Texas TMB 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A.. To verify SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A.'s current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases

TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A. — brand share 12.0%
Specialty average (est.)

12% brand-name claims vs 88% generic, on 598 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

598
Total Claims
$136K
Total Drug Cost
45
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
873
Total Day Supply
25,745
Brand vs Generic
12% brand / 88% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$109K
Generic Drug Cost
$27K

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
58.1 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.85
Gender Split
53% female / 47% male
Age Distribution
<65: 32, 65-74: N/A, 75-84: N/A, 85+: 0

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Hydroxyzine Hcl
43
Buspirone Hcl
34
Quetiapine Fumarate
34
Mirtazapine
29
Trazodone Hcl
29
Sertraline Hcl
27
Venlafaxine Hcl Er
Venlafaxine Hcl
26
Alprazolam
25
Zolpidem Tartrate
24
Bupropion Xl
Bupropion Hcl
20

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Forensic Psychiatry Physician Overview

How SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A. fits within the Forensic Psychiatry Physician landscape nationally.

841
Forensic Psychiatry Physician Providers in US
47
States with Forensic Psychiatry Physician
869
Avg Claims per Provider

SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A.'s 598 claims are below the specialty average of 869.

Nearby Forensic Psychiatry Physician Providers in Texas

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as BAKER.

Compare Forensic Psychiatry Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A.'s specialty?
SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A. specializes in Forensic Psychiatry Physician and practices in DALLAS, Texas. Credentials: M.D., M.A..
How much does SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A. wrote 598 Medicare Part D claims totaling $136K in drug costs for 45 beneficiaries.
What is SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A.'s Medicare quality score?
SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 74.5984/100 (Quality: 56.1252, Cost: 59.2027). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A. located?
SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A. is located at 5200 HARRY HINES BLVD, DALLAS, TX, 75235. Phone: (214) 590-5536.
What is SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A.'s NPI number?
SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932510849, issued on 05/13/2014.
Does SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A.'s prescribing is 12% brand-name and 88% generic drugs by claim count, with $109K in brand drug costs.
How many Forensic Psychiatry Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 841 Forensic Psychiatry Physician providers across 47 states in the US. The average Forensic Psychiatry Physician provider writes 869 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A. prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Hydroxyzine Hcl, Buspirone Hcl, Quetiapine Fumarate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A. accept Medicare?
SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A. appears in CMS Medicare data with 598 Part D claims and 45 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A.'s credentials?
SARAH BAKER, M.D., M.A.'s NPI is 1932510849 with credentials M.D., M.A.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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