Dr. Michelle Gita Baechtold, MD

Dr. Baechtold practices at Dermatology Center of Southern Indiana in Bloomington, Indiana.

Dr. Baechtold's NPI, 1669867669, was assigned on April 6, 2015. Dr. Baechtold graduated from Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University in 2015. Dr. Baechtold holds Indiana license 01081864A.

Dr. Baechtold's primary practice is Dermatology Center of Southern Indiana, at 1200 S Rogers St, Bloomington, IN 47403 in Monroe County. The practice phone is (812) 339-6434.

Dr. Baechtold's primary practice is Dermatology Center of Southern Indiana in Bloomington, Indiana. Dr. Baechtold is also affiliated with IU Health Bloomington Hospital. The medical group on file is Dermatology Center of Southern Indiana, P.C. Dmand AI also links Dr. Baechtold to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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

Dermatology is Dr. Baechtold's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Baechtold is licensed in Indiana.

CMS data shows 7,364 Medicare services from Dr. Baechtold across 24 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,197 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $244,830 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 1,197 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Baechtold in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 540 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have high blood pressure. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.93, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Baechtold's median patient age at 69, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Baechtold wrote 1,664 Medicare Part D claims for 637 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,477 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $194,869 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,071 claims across 17 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Dr. Baechtold for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Baechtold accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 1,715 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Baechtold, more than 97% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 435 general payments to Dr. Baechtold from 29 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $2,152.

Dr. Baechtold graduated from Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University in 2015.