Stephen Marc Baker, O.D.
Optometrist · Watertown, NY
Stephen Marc Baker, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Watertown, New York, and NPI 1780778217, issued on Oct 2, 2006. Check the license (New York TUV-006508, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Marc Baker
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TUV-006508 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 608 Pearl St, Watertown, NY 13601
- Phone
- (315) 788-2020
- Enumerated
- Oct 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (315) 755-3937
- Medicaid ID
- 02399159 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110118000568); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 608 Pearl St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Geana Converse, OPTICIANOptician1528367067
Verify Stephen Marc Baker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license TUV-006508Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
489 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost186 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth40 claims
- Timolol Maleate32 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate30 claims
- Travoprost29 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol27 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $148.71
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Stephen Marc Baker among 3,535 optometrist records in New York
Stephen Marc Baker, O.D. is one of 3,535 optometrist records with a practice address in New York. 65% 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, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in New York
There are 3,535 optometrist records in New York.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ritu Bajaj, ODWatertown, NY 136011386603983
- Fred BreslerWatertown, NY 136011497842405
- Grace Burke, ODWatertown, NY 136011821048877
- Charles Dembowski, ODWatertown, NY 136011447205570
- Marnie Genre, O.D.Watertown, NY 136011508802067
- Mark Hershowitz, O.D.Watertown, NY 136011275530834
- Ronald Knox, O.D.Watertown, NY 136011922146901
- Ryan Knox, O.D.Watertown, NY 136011649520693
Common questions
What is Stephen Marc Baker, O.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Marc Baker, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780778217, issued on Oct 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Marc Baker, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 608 Pearl St, Watertown, NY, 13601. Phone: (315) 788-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Marc Baker, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number TUV-006508, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Stephen Marc Baker, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Marc Baker, O.D. had 489 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Marc Baker, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.