Dr. Christopher J Baker , MD
Neurological Surgery โข Winter Park, FL
1605 W Fairbanks Ave
Winter Park, FL 327894603
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Dr. Christopher Baker is listed in NPPES under Neurological Surgery.
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NPI assigned on May 10, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,012 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99212 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 225 service units.
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 149 service units.
- 22853 โ Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion: 137 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 16 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 359 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Tramadol Hcl โ 115 prescription fills, including refills.
- Methocarbamol โ 95 prescription fills, including refills.
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen) โ 76 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 6 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Florida (2024, 375 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 299. Middle half: 142 to 585.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 911 in 2020 to 1,012 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1605 W Fairbanks Ave
Winter Park, FL 327894603
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 4 distinct group names: Ability Health Services And Rehabilitation Lp; Ability Health Services, Inc; Cora Health Services Inc and 1 more. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons
1989
What Public CMS Data Show
Neurological Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
348 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $417,506 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $329,693 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
359 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$2,082 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2024
All general payments: $1,480.64 across 4 records.
By nature of payment
- Travel and Lodging: $1,312.59 across 1 record.
- Food and Beverage: $168.05 across 3 records.
Reporting-company totals
- GE HEALTHCARE: $1,325.57 across 2 records.
- Anika Therapeutics, Inc.: $88.31 across 1 record.
- Philips North America LLC: $66.76 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2024 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
37 years (graduated 1989)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1989 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Baker has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Baker as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Winter Park and Florida
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Florida (2024, 375 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 299. Middle half: 142 to 585.
Too few clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Winter Park have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Florida (2024, 375 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $54,127. Middle half: $18,036 to $131,519.
Too few clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Winter Park have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Florida (2024, 375 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $41,760. Middle half: $13,993 to $102,734.
Too few clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Winter Park have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Florida (2024, 234 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 76. Middle half: 29 to 223.
Too few clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Winter Park have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Florida (2024, 234 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $763. Middle half: $253 to $2,389.
Too few clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Winter Park have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
9 active clinicians are listed under Neurological Surgery with a practice address in Winter Park, FL (645 in Florida).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 11% from 911 in 2020 to 1,012 in 2024.
- 2020: 911
- 2021: 968
- 2022: 962
- 2023: 980
- 2024: 1,012
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount stayed about the same: $445,546 in 2020 and $417,506 in 2024.
- 2020: $445,546
- 2021: $419,929
- 2022: $387,094
- 2023: $403,803
- 2024: $417,506
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare stayed about the same: $353,638 in 2020 and $329,693 in 2024.
- 2020: $353,638
- 2021: $333,182
- 2022: $307,240
- 2023: $320,308
- 2024: $329,693
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 26% from 285 in 2020 to 359 in 2024.
- 2020: 285
- 2021: 304
- 2022: 294
- 2023: 316
- 2024: 359
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 23% from 291 in 2020 to 359 in 2024.
- 2020: 291
- 2021: 306
- 2022: 298
- 2023: 322
- 2024: 359
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 14% from $2,423 in 2020 to $2,082 in 2024.
- 2020: $2,423
- 2021: $2,576
- 2022: $2,333
- 2023: $2,740
- 2024: $2,082
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $172.58 in 2019 to $1,480.64 in 2024.
- 2019: $172.58
- 2020: $45.88
- 2022: $51.70
- 2023: $86.92
- 2024: $1,480.64
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2024 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $1,480.64.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| GE HEALTHCARE |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $1,312.59 |
| Anika Therapeutics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Integrity | General | $88.31 |
| Philips North America LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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(5241) IGT Solutions Equip Undivided | General | $66.76 |
| GE HEALTHCARE |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $12.98 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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225 | 177 | $159.36 | $54.68 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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149 | 130 | $263.00 | $88.12 |
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22853
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion
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137 | 87 | $998.00 | $267.80 |
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63048
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment
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68 | 37 | $813.00 | $219.69 |
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63047
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment
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62 | 62 | $4173.00 | $897.72 |
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22633
Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc
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59 | 59 | $7051.00 | $1877.20 |
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63052
Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back
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59 | 59 | $975.00 | $268.78 |
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22614
Fusion of additional segment of spine
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52 | 34 | $1509.00 | $407.50 |
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22842
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments
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43 | 43 | $2941.00 | $793.49 |
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22840
Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck
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30 | 30 | $2926.00 | $786.04 |
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22551
Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc
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29 | 29 | $6506.00 | $1719.20 |
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22552
Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc
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29 | 17 | $1536.00 | $401.02 |
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22634
Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc
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19 | 19 | $1911.00 | $504.15 |
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63053
Partial removal of bone of additional segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back
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19 | 19 | $730.00 | $238.51 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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19 | 19 | $379.00 | $108.76 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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13 | 13 | $382.00 | $124.57 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 115 | 923 | $558.46 | 76 |
| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 95 | 822 | $669.75 | 75 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 76 | 350 | $488.68 | 73 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 40 | 1,126 | $264.01 | 23 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 17 | 218 | $81.10 | 14 |
| Diazepam | Diazepam | 16 | 19 | $19.78 | 14 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NEUROSURGERY
I20040324001404
FL
3072404227
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Ability Health Services, Inc
1200 Lexington Green Ln, Sanford, FL 327711013
Cora Health Services Inc
1050 Old Camp Rd, The Villages, FL 321621762
Phone: 3526933378
Fairbanks Partners Llc
1605 W Fairbanks Ave, Winter Park, FL 327894603
Ability Health Services And Rehabilitation Lp
1200 Lexington Green Ln, Sanford, FL 327711013
Fairbanks Partners Llc
400 Celebration Pl, Celebration, FL 347474970
Phone: 4079750200
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Neurological Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Neurological Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated May 10, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Neurological Surgery Specialists in Winter Park
- Dr. Keyne Johnson, MD
- Dr. Ravi Gandhi, MD
- Dr. Paul Sawin, MD
- Dr. Donald Behrmann, MD
- Dr. Melvin Field, MD
- Dr. David Rosen, MD
Mailing Address
1605 W Fairbanks Ave
Winter Park, FL 327894603
Phone: 4079750200