Thomas James Baker, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Westlake, LA
Thomas James Baker, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Westlake, Louisiana, and NPI 1952981250, issued on Apr 11, 2021. Check the license (Louisiana 344848, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas James Baker
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 344848 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2345 Sampson St Ste A, Westlake, LA 70669
- Phone
- (337) 439-1484
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2021
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250304002130); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- William Carey University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas James Baker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 344848Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
832 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium63 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate57 claims
- Gabapentin42 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium31 claims
- Trulicity24 claims
- Bupropion Xl23 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: $178.82
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- The Family Care Center OF Southwest Louisiana, LLCWestlake, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas James Baker among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Thomas James Baker, DO is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Westlake
They are 3 of the 32 NPPES records with a practice address in Westlake, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 1,728 in Louisiana → Every provider in Westlake → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Thomas James Baker, DO's NPI number?
Thomas James Baker, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952981250, issued on Apr 11, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas James Baker, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2345 Sampson St Ste A, Westlake, LA, 70669. Phone: (337) 439-1484. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas James Baker, DO's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 344848, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas James Baker, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas James Baker, DO had 832 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.