Dr. Morris Baumgarten, MD

Dr. Baumgarten practices at USC Arcadia Hospital in Arcadia, California, part of University of Southern California.

Dr. Baumgarten's NPI, 1477571834, was assigned on July 17, 2006. Dr. Baumgarten graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 1979. Dr. Baumgarten holds California license G43156.

Dr. Baumgarten's primary practice is USC Arcadia Hospital, at 300 W Huntington Dr, Arcadia, CA 91007 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (626) 898-8000.

Dr. Baumgarten's primary practice is USC Arcadia Hospital in Arcadia, California, part of University of Southern California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Baumgarten to 1 hospital, 1 physician office and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Baumgarten practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Baumgarten's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Baumgarten is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Baumgarten is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists amputation, arthritis, broken or dislocated ankle/ or foot, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, enthesopathy in arms, fluid in a joint and hand joint or tendon inflammation among the conditions Dr. Baumgarten treats.

CMS data shows 1,008 Medicare services from Dr. Baumgarten across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 290 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $70,221 for them.

CMS counts 290 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Baumgarten in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 129 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 26% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.53, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Baumgarten's median patient age at 73, with 62% women.

In 2024, Dr. Baumgarten wrote 1,788 Medicare Part D claims for 422 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,664 of them, across 25 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $14,113 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,361 claims across 25 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Baumgarten for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Baumgarten accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 79 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Baumgarten, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 42 general payments to Dr. Baumgarten from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $872.

Dr. Baumgarten graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 1979.

Dr. Baumgarten is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.