Dr. Donald Earl Baker, MD

Dr. Baker practices at Merit Health Central in Jackson, Mississippi, part of Community Health Systems.

Dr. Baker's NPI, 1457513202, was assigned on July 1, 2008. Dr. Baker graduated from Heersink School of Medicine - Birmingham in 2008. Dr. Baker's Mississippi license number on file is 23455.

Dr. Baker's primary practice is Merit Health Central, at 1850 Chadwick Dr, Jackson, MS 39204 in Hinds County. The practice phone is (601) 376-1000.

Dr. Baker's primary practice is Merit Health Central in Jackson, Mississippi, part of Community Health Systems. Dr. Baker is also affiliated with Mississippi Baptist Medical Center. The medical group on file is Merit Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Baker to 3 more hospitals, 3 home health agencies 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. Baker practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Baker's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Baker is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Baker's licenses on file in 2 states: Mississippi and Alabama.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, broken or dislocated ankle/ or foot, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, enthesopathy in arms, hand joint or tendon inflammation and hip replacement among the conditions Dr. Baker treats.

CMS data shows 2,135 Medicare services from Dr. Baker across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 332 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $82,238 for them.

CMS counts 332 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Baker in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 138 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.41, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Baker's median patient age at 65, with 68% women.

In 2024, Dr. Baker wrote 1,201 Medicare Part D claims for 331 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,118 of them, across 20 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $15,298 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,206 claims across 18 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Baker for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Baker accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 19 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Baker, more than 61% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 118 general payments to Dr. Baker from 29 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 53% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $3,388.

Dr. Baker graduated from Heersink School of Medicine - Birmingham in 2008. Dr. Baker is a member of AOA and AAOS.

Dr. Baker is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.