Dr. Christopher Boyd Baker, MD

Dr. Baker practices at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California, part of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian.

Dr. Baker's NPI, 1013059872, was assigned on February 12, 2007. Dr. Baker graduated from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 2001. Dr. Baker holds California license A94232.

Dr. Baker's primary practice is Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, at One Hoag Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92663 in Orange County. The practice phone is (949) 764-4624. Dr. Baker also practices at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, 1 Hoag Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92663.

Dr. Baker's primary practice is Hoag Hospital Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California, part of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. Dr. Baker is also affiliated with Hoag Orthopedic Institute. The medical group on file is Newport Imaging Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Baker to 1 more hospital and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Baker practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Vascular and interventional radiology is Dr. Baker's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2085R0204X. Dr. Baker is board certified in interventional radiology and diagnostic radiology by the American Board of Radiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Baker's licenses on file in 3 states: California, New Hampshire and Maine.

CMS data shows 1,246 Medicare services from Dr. Baker across 32 procedure codes in 2024, for 718 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $99,739 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 718 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Baker in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 283 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.25, 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. Baker's median patient age at 72, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Baker wrote 20 Medicare Part D claims for 13 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 15 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $134 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 14 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Baker for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Baker accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Baker, published from 2013 to 2016. The most frequent topics are Cerebral Angiography. Dr. Baker's most frequent co-authors are Robert D. Ecker, MD, Ritwik Bhatia, MD and Nishant Ganesh Kumar, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Baker to 4 clinical trials. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Carotid Artery Diseases, Intracranial Aneurysm and Ischemic Stroke.

CMS Open Payments shows 371 general payments to Dr. Baker from 25 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 36% of the total. MicroVention, Inc. paid the most, $50,851.

Dr. Baker graduated from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 2001.

Dr. Baker is in network with 1 carrier, including CMS Medicare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.