Steven Baker, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Alexander City, AL
Steven Baker, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Alexander City, Alabama, and NPI 1972966570, issued on Mar 31, 2016. Check the license (Alabama MD.42444, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven Baker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- MD.42444 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3368 Highway 280 Ste 116, Alexander City, AL 35010
- Phone
- (256) 397-7723
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210601002266); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3368 Highway 280 Ste 116
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dylan RileySurgical Physician Assistant1336095769
Verify Steven Baker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.42444Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,452 Medicare Part D claims for 425 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 209 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium649 claims
- Meloxicam354 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen105 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl104 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen88 claims
- Celecoxib32 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): 84.2 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: $59.06
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Radius Health, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 one group practice
- Russell Hospital CorporationAlexander City, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steven Baker among 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama
Steven Baker, MD is one of 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2002 among the 230 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Alexander City
They are 2 of the 197 NPPES records with a practice address in Alexander City, and 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Steven Baker, MD's NPI number?
Steven Baker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972966570, issued on Mar 31, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven Baker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3368 Highway 280 Ste 116, Alexander City, AL, 35010. Phone: (256) 397-7723. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven Baker, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.42444, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Steven Baker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven Baker, MD had 1,452 Medicare Part D claims for 425 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven Baker, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.2 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.