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Dr. Christopher James Baker, MD
NPI1497821888PAC ID3870621485
- Medicare services, 2024
- 426
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 142
- Part D claims, 2024
- 414
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 402 East Second Street, Duluth, MN 55805
- Practice phone
- Call (218) 786-3574
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Christopher James Baker is an internist in Duluth, Minnesota
Dr. Baker practices at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, Minnesota, part of Essentia Health.
Dr. Baker's NPI, 1497821888, was assigned on November 28, 2006. Dr. Baker graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver in 1992. Dr. Baker holds Minnesota license 37591.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1497821888NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3870621485
- NPI enumeration date
- November 28, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (218) 786-3574
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 60
- Medical school graduation
- 1992
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher James Baker practices at 2 locations in Duluth, Minnesota
Dr. Baker's primary practice is Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center, at 402 East Second Street, Duluth, MN 55805 in St. Louis County. The practice phone is (218) 786-3574. Dr. Baker also practices at Essentia Health St Marys Medical Center, 407 E 3rd St, Duluth, MN 55805.
- Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical CenterPrimary402 East Second Street, Duluth, MN 55805 · St. Louis CountyPhone(218) 786-3574
- Essentia Health St Marys Medical Center407 E 3rd St, Duluth, MN 55805 · Saint Louis CountyPhone(218) 786-1009
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Christopher James Baker is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Baker's primary practice is Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, Minnesota, part of Essentia Health. Dr. Baker is also affiliated with Essentia Health-Duluth (Miller-Dwan, Building D). The medical group on file is Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Baker to 1 more urgent care center, named with a free account.
Essentia Health-Duluth (Miller-Dwan, Building D)Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic1 urgent care centerName with a free account
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher James Baker's practice
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.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher James Baker is one of 2,322 internists in Minnesota
Internal medicine is Dr. Baker's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Baker is licensed in Minnesota.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, MinnesotaPrimary
Internists near Dr. Baker
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
2,322internists in Minnesota60internists in Duluth19internists at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher James Baker billed Medicare for 426 services in 2024
CMS data shows 426 Medicare services from Dr. Baker across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 142 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $38,722 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 2024426
Medicare patients142
Paid by Medicare$38,722
Procedure codes5
Dr. Baker's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4462024: 4264%
Dr. Baker compared with the Minnesota median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Baker
- Minnesota median
- Medicare services
- 426vs 33627% above
- Medicare patients
- 142vs 148Close to median
- Part D claims
- 181vs 14426% above
Medians across 2,238 internists in Minnesota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Baker's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher James Baker treated 142 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 142 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Baker in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 47 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 42% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.83, 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 74, with 46% women.
Medicare patients, 2024142
Average age72
Average risk score2.83
Also on Medicaid42%
Dr. Baker's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Baker's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women8056%
- Men6244%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Baker's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Anxiety53%
- Arthritis53%
- Chronic kidney disease52%
- Diabetes52%
- Heart failure51%
- Mood disorders51%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Baker's patients across all payers
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Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women46%
- Men54%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher James Baker wrote 414 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Baker wrote 414 Medicare Part D claims for 86 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 181 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $12,309 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 218 claims across 14 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024414
Drugs named by CMS12
Total drug cost$12,309
Part D patients86
Dr. Baker's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic361 claims87%
- Brand-name and other53 claims13%
Dr. Baker's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Baker's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics6%23 of 414 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over4%18 of 414 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2182024: 18117%
Drugs named by CMS: 12 in 2024, 14 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How Dr. Christopher James Baker takes part in Medicare
Dr. Baker accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Christopher James Baker has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Baker in 2017. Dr. Baker's most frequent co-author is Christopher Barnett Baker, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Baker's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Baker
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Christopher James Baker graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver
Dr. Baker graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver in 1992.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher James Baker's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Christopher James Baker's NPI number?
Dr. Christopher James Baker's NPI number is 1497821888. It was assigned on November 28, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher James Baker?
Dr. Christopher James Baker is an internist in Duluth, Minnesota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Christopher James Baker practice?
Dr. Baker practices at 402 East Second Street, Duluth, MN 55805. Dr. Baker also practices at 407 E 3rd St, Duluth, MN 55805. Dr. Baker's primary practice is Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, Minnesota, part of Essentia Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Baker to 1 urgent care center.
What is Dr. Christopher James Baker's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Baker is (218) 786-3574.
What is Dr. Christopher James Baker's medical license number?
Dr. Baker holds Minnesota license 37591.
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher James Baker affiliated with?
Dr. Baker practices at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, Minnesota. Dr. Baker is also affiliated with Essentia Health-Duluth (Miller-Dwan, Building D).
What medical group is Dr. Christopher James Baker part of?
Dr. Baker is linked to Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic.
Does Dr. Christopher James Baker accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Baker billed Medicare for 426 services in 2024, and Dr. Baker accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher James Baker see?
CMS counts 142 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Baker in 2024, with an average age of 72.
What services does Dr. Christopher James Baker bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Baker's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99239).
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Where did Dr. Christopher James Baker go to medical school?
Dr. Baker graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver in 1992.
What drugs does Dr. Christopher James Baker prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Baker's most prescribed drugs by claims were Olanzapine, Atorvastatin Calcium and Levothyroxine Sodium.
How long has Dr. Christopher James Baker been practicing?
Dr. Baker graduated from medical school in 1992, 34 years ago.
Does Dr. Christopher James Baker do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Baker.
Who does Dr. Christopher James Baker publish with?
Dr. Baker's most frequent co-authors are Christopher Barnett Baker, MD (1 shared paper).
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