Dr. John Scott Baker, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,642
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 294
- Part D claims, 2024
- 4,089
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $524
- Practice address
- 190 Hospital Drive, Highlands, NC 28741
- Practice phone
- Call (828) 526-1200
- 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. John Scott Baker is a family medicine physician in Highlands, North Carolina
Dr. Baker practices at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital in Highlands, North Carolina, part of HCA Healthcare.
Dr. Baker's NPI, 1407989353, was assigned on March 13, 2007. Dr. Baker graduated from Texas a & M University System, Hsc, College of Medicine in 1991. Dr. Baker holds North Carolina license 9500793.
- NPI
- 1407989353NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6002972015
- NPI enumeration date
- March 13, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (828) 526-1200
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 61
- Medical school graduation
- 1991
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. John Scott Baker practices at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital in Highlands, North Carolina
Dr. Baker's primary practice is Highlands-Cashiers Hospital, at 190 Hospital Drive, Highlands, NC 28741 in Macon County. The practice phone is (828) 526-1200.
- Highlands-Cashiers Hospital190 Hospital Drive, Highlands, NC 28741 · Macon CountyPhone(828) 526-1200
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. John Scott Baker is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Baker's primary practice is Highlands-Cashiers Hospital in Highlands, North Carolina, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Baker is also affiliated with Angel Medical Center. The medical group on file is Mission Health Community Multispecialty Providers.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John Scott Baker's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Baker practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Highlands-Cashiers Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. John Scott Baker is one of 4,206 family medicine physicians in North Carolina
Family medicine is Dr. Baker's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Baker is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Family medicine, North CarolinaPrimary
Family medicine physicians near Dr. Baker
Counts of family medicine physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. John Scott Baker billed Medicare for 1,642 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,642 Medicare services from Dr. Baker across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 294 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $80,121 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Baker's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6992024: 61113%
- Surgery
- 2023: 152024: 5743727%
- Other services
- 2023: 4272024: 3997%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 672024: 3646%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 522024: 2258%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 2322024: 0100%
Dr. Baker compared with the North Carolina median for family medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Baker
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 1,642vs 4243.9 times
- Medicare patients
- 294vs 15195% above
- Part D claims
- 3,477vs 1,1773.0 times
Medians across 4,171 family medicine physicians in North Carolina 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. John Scott Baker treated 294 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 294 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Baker in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 141 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 0.94, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Baker's median patient age at 77, with 52% women.
Dr. Baker's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Baker's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women13847%
- Men15653%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Baker's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis44%
- Ischemic heart disease31%
- COPD21%
- Chronic kidney disease20%
- Depression19%
- Mood disorders19%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Baker's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 77
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women52%
- Men47%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. John Scott Baker wrote 4,089 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Baker wrote 4,089 Medicare Part D claims for 320 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,477 of them, across 84 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $355,072 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,918 claims across 92 drugs.
Dr. Baker's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic3,506 claims86%
- Brand-name561 claims14%
- Other22 claims1%
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
- Opioids2%69 of 4,089 claims
- Antibiotics3%117 of 4,089 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: 3,9182024: 3,47711%
Drugs named by CMS: 84 in 2024, 92 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. John Scott Baker takes part in Medicare
Dr. Baker accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. John Scott Baker received $524 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 26 general payments to Dr. Baker from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 97% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $128.
General payments to Dr. Baker by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Baker by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$50897%
- Education$163%
Companies that paid Dr. Baker the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. John Scott Baker graduated from Texas a & M University System, Hsc, College of Medicine
Dr. Baker graduated from Texas a & M University System, Hsc, College of Medicine in 1991.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. John Scott 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 | Dmand AI Affiliation 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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. John Scott Baker's NPI number?
Dr. John Scott Baker's NPI number is 1407989353. It was assigned on March 13, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. John Scott Baker?
Dr. John Scott Baker is a family medicine physician in Highlands, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).
Where does Dr. John Scott Baker practice?
Dr. Baker practices at 190 Hospital Drive, Highlands, NC 28741. Dr. Baker's primary practice is Highlands-Cashiers Hospital in Highlands, North Carolina, part of HCA Healthcare.
What is Dr. John Scott Baker's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Baker is (828) 526-1200.
What is Dr. John Scott Baker's medical license number?
Dr. Baker holds North Carolina license 9500793.
Which hospitals is Dr. John Scott Baker affiliated with?
Dr. Baker practices at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital in Highlands, North Carolina. Dr. Baker is also affiliated with Angel Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. John Scott Baker part of?
Dr. Baker is linked to Mission Health Community Multispecialty Providers.
Does Dr. John Scott Baker accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Baker billed Medicare for 1,642 services in 2024, and Dr. Baker accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. John Scott Baker see?
CMS counts 294 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Baker in 2024, with an average age of 78.
What services does Dr. John Scott Baker bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Baker's most billed Medicare services were surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).
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Where did Dr. John Scott Baker go to medical school?
Dr. Baker graduated from Texas a & M University System, Hsc, College of Medicine in 1991.
What drugs does Dr. John Scott Baker prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Baker's most prescribed drugs by claims were Rosuvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium and Atorvastatin Calcium.
Has Dr. John Scott Baker received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $524 in general payments to Dr. Baker from 13 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.
How long has Dr. John Scott Baker been practicing?
Dr. Baker graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.
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