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Gary Baker, MD is a healthcare provider in Lakewood, CA specialising in anesthesiology. Gary trained at University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, graduating in 1992. Gary is also listed as specialising in pain medicine, interventional pain medicine, and anesthesiology — pain medicine.
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What does Dr. Baker specialise in?
Dr. Baker is an anesthesiology in Lakewood, CA. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “ANESTHESIOLOGY”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Baker located?
Dr. Baker is listed at 5750 DOWNEY AVE #306, Lakewood, CA 90712. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Baker's phone number?
The number on file is (562) 408-4636. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
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What is the NPI for Dr. Baker?
Dr. Baker's National Provider Identifier is 1437167863. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
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Where did Dr. Baker go to medical school?
Dr. Baker attended University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, graduating in 1992. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Dr. Baker have?
Dr. Baker has 34 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1992, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Baker do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Baker performs procedures including injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level, injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level and injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance; provides treatments such as injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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Licensing & Certification
Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (562) 408-4636
- Email not available
Practice Locations
5750 DOWNEY AVE #306
Lakewood, CA 90712
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
2,297 services · 565 patients · 13 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Procedure | 64483 |
36 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | Procedure | 64484 |
28 |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Procedure | 62323 |
22 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Procedure | 20610 |
15 |
| Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | Treatment | 96372 |
249 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | Drug given | J1885 |
286 |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Drug given | J3301 |
149 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | Drug given | J3420 |
136 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg | Drug given | J1010 |
58 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | Office visit | 99443 |
665 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
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Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other anesthesiology specialists in Lakewood 5
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 16 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 1992 at University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level 8
Providers in CA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Provider data sourced from the NPPES NPI Registry and CMS public datasets. Information is provided for reference and is not medical advice.