NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Talia Baker, M.D.

Transplant Surgery Physician · Chicago, IL

Talia Baker, M.D. is a transplant surgery physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1255311577, issued on Jan 20, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036105167, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255311577
Name
Talia Baker
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Transplant Surgery Physician 204F00000X
License number
036105167 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637
Phone
(773) 702-9046
Enumerated
Jan 20, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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 5841 S. Maryland Avenue

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

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  2. Gertruda Evaristo, M.D.Anatomic Pathology Physician1477287662
  3. Beth ForirCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1346334828
  4. Catherine Harth, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1205934122
  5. Athalia Pyzer, MD PHDInternal Medicine Physician1073040457
  6. Joshua Taylor, MDSleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1588492748

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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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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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average transplant surgery physician in 2024

40 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 260 among the 541 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Talia Baker40
  2. Specialty average260

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): 92.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $4,634.43

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Eisai Inc. The 524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,913.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Talia Baker$4,634.43
  2. Specialty average$3,913.05

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

Talia Baker among 67 transplant surgery physician records in Illinois

Talia Baker, M.D. is one of 67 transplant surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 79% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 73% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 204F00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Transplant Surgery Physician providers in Illinois

There are 67 transplant surgery physician records in Illinois.

The 8 transplant surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Piotr Bachul, MDChicago, IL 606371780321547
  2. Amin Bahreini, MDChicago, IL 606371841117470
  3. Rolf BarthChicago, IL 606371861435182
  4. Arielle Cimeno, MDChicago, IL 606371679916704
  5. Ashraf El-Hinnawi, M.D.Chicago, IL 606371841577087
  6. John FungChicago, IL 606371235293622
  7. Benjamin James, MDChicago, IL 606371982224614
  8. Braden JuengelChicago, IL 606371568880920

Common questions

What is Talia Baker, M.D.'s NPI number?

Talia Baker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255311577, issued on Jan 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Talia Baker, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60637. Phone: (773) 702-9046. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Talia Baker, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036105167, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Talia Baker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Talia Baker, M.D. had 40 Medicare Part D claims; the average among transplant surgery physician prescribers was 260. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Talia Baker, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.1 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.