Dr. Alex E. Baum, MD

Dr. Baum practices at GI Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy Center - Germantown (Wolf Park Dr) in Germantown, Tennessee.

Dr. Baum's NPI, 1962452615, was assigned on May 12, 2006. Dr. Baum graduated from Central University of Venezuela in 1992. Dr. Baum holds Tennessee license 40889.

Dr. Baum's primary practice is GI Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy Center - Germantown (Wolf Park Dr), at 1310 Wolf Park Drive, Germantown, TN 38138. The practice phone is (901) 624-5151.

Dr. Baum's primary practice is GI Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy Center - Germantown (Wolf Park Dr) in Germantown, Tennessee. Dr. Baum is also affiliated with Methodist University Hospital. The medical group on file is Gastro One. Dmand AI also links Dr. Baum to 2 more hospitals 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. Baum practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Baum's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Baum is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Baum's licenses on file in 8 states: Tennessee, Florida, Mississippi, Arizona, Georgia, Texas, Louisiana and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, fatty liver, gastroduodenitis and gastroenteritis among the conditions Dr. Baum treats.

CMS data shows 788 Medicare services from Dr. Baum across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 548 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $82,588 for them.

CMS counts 548 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Baum in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 295 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.31, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Baum's median patient age at 60, with 59% women.

In 2024, Dr. Baum wrote 718 Medicare Part D claims for 358 patients. 72% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 548 of them, across 18 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $137,141 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 696 claims across 17 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Baum for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Baum accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 196 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Baum, more than 93% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

CMS Open Payments shows 223 general payments to Dr. Baum from 32 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $884.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Baum, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Baum graduated from Central University of Venezuela in 1992.

Dr. Baum is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.