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Franklin Hobart Baker, PA

NPI 1740439462ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant, Medical· Chattanooga, TN

Physician Assistant, Medical (PA) with Memorial Health Partners Foundation Inc, practicing in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $245,801 for 1,832 claims, against $28,859 paid for services in 2024. Novo Nordisk Inc was the largest of 11 companies reporting payments in 2025, $317.77 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Memorial Healthcare System, Inc as a hospital affiliation.

Overview

NPI1740439462
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialPA
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedSep 18, 2008
Last updated in NPPESMay 13, 2015

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Physician Assistant, Medical Primary363AM0700XPA2633TN
Physician Assistant, Medical363AM0700X50-002801OH

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (TN)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients112
Services billed1,007 across 30 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$28,859

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)1,832 · 4,606 30-day fills
Patients210
Total drug cost$245,801
Generic share84% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2008
Medicare specialtyPhysician Assistant
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$317.77 · 17 payments from 11 companies
  • 2024$245.25 · 12 payments from 7 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Novo Nordisk Inc$75.793
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$44.042
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.$36.662
Glaxosmithkline, LLC.$35.882
Pfizer Inc.$28.602

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$304.15 · 16 payments
  • Entertainment$13.62 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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