Stephen Wesley Baker , PA-C
Physician Assistant โข Tacoma, WA
2502 S Union Ave
Tacoma, WA 984051328
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NPI assigned on July 12, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 247 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:
- 99205 โ New patient outpatient office visit: 66 service units.
- 99447 โ Telephone or internet assessment with verbal and written report by consulting physician: 56 service units.
- 99233 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 37 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 7 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 75 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:
- Brilinta (Ticagrelor) โ 29 prescription fills, including refills.
- Prednisone โ 18 prescription fills, including refills.
- Clopidogrel (Clopidogrel Bisulfate) โ 16 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 4 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Tacoma, WA (2024, 104 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 156. Middle half: 56 to 340.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 1,707 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 218. Middle half: 77 to 474.
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 51 in 2020 to 247 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2502 S Union Ave
Tacoma, WA 984051328
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Seattle, WA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Olympia Emergency Care Physicians Pllc; Tra-Minw P S. 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
2002
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
233 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 $29,510 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 $22,780 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
78 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
$13,017 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.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $15.60 in 2023
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023.
Years since graduation
24 years (graduated 2002)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2002 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)
Stephen 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 Stephen 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 Tacoma and Washington
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Tacoma, WA (2024, 104 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 156. Middle half: 56 to 340.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 1,707 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 218. Middle half: 77 to 474.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Tacoma, WA (2024, 104 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $14,034. Middle half: $5,997 to $27,216.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 1,707 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $16,952. Middle half: $6,879 to $34,613.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Tacoma, WA (2024, 104 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $9,960. Middle half: $4,242 to $19,314.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 1,707 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,488. Middle half: $4,857 to $25,122.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Tacoma, WA (2024, 106 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 150. Middle half: 77 to 465.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 2,001 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 244. Middle half: 75 to 797.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Tacoma, WA (2024, 106 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $2,384. Middle half: $671 to $34,187.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 2,001 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $4,328. Middle half: $751 to $64,764.
324 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Tacoma, WA (3,718 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Tacoma
9.3% of these 324 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
42.6% of these 324 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
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 384% from 51 in 2020 to 247 in 2024.
- 2020: 51
- 2021: 118
- 2022: 77
- 2023: 241
- 2024: 247
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 1022% from $2,631 in 2020 to $29,510 in 2024.
- 2020: $2,631
- 2021: $9,396
- 2022: $5,751
- 2023: $22,086
- 2024: $29,510
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 983% from $2,104 in 2020 to $22,780 in 2024.
- 2020: $2,104
- 2021: $7,244
- 2022: $4,428
- 2023: $17,512
- 2024: $22,780
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 108% from 36 in 2019 to 75 in 2024.
- 2019: 36
- 2020: 49
- 2022: 26
- 2023: 75
- 2024: 75
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 95% from 40 in 2019 to 78 in 2024.
- 2019: 40
- 2020: 51
- 2022: 31
- 2023: 79
- 2024: 78
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $274 in 2019 to $13,017 in 2024.
- 2019: $274
- 2020: $429
- 2022: $207
- 2023: $13,606
- 2024: $13,017
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $141.65 in 2021 to $15.60 in 2023.
- 2021: $141.65
- 2022: $84.91
- 2023: $15.60
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2023), 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 2023 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2023): fewer than 11 records totaling $15.60.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| MicroVention, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ERIC RETRIEVAL DEVICE | General | $15.60 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99205
New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more
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66 | 66 | $685.00 | $184.38 |
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99447
Telephone or internet assessment with verbal and written report by consulting physician, 11-20 minutes
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56 | 55 | $112.00 | $30.04 |
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99233
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
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37 | 23 | $345.00 | $98.31 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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28 | 26 | $672.00 | $143.40 |
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99215
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
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24 | 23 | $480.00 | $152.70 |
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99284
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making
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19 | 19 | $1196.00 | $99.51 |
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99285
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making
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17 | 17 | $1761.00 | $144.12 |
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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| Brilinta | Ticagrelor | 29 | 855 | $12,851.08 | 19 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 18 | 77 | $69.45 | 15 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 16 | 498 | $38.35 | โ |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 12 | 32 | $58.57 | 12 |
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
Self-certified to NPPES: 2024-04-25NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20040422000015
WA
1951397397
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
Tra-Minw P S
3402 S 18th St, Tacoma, WA 984051903
Phone: 2538414353
Olympia Emergency Care Physicians Pllc
3900 Capital Mall Dr Sw, Olympia, WA 985028654
Phone: 2534034901
Secondary Practice Locations
201 16th Ave E
Seattle, WA 981125226
Phone: 2063263000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Radiology - Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 2502 S UNION AVE, TACOMA, WA 984051328 (Tel: 2538414653)
Registered at 1304 FAWCETT AVE STE 100, TACOMA, WA 984021900 (Tel: 2537614200)
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: WA PA10004489)
Registered at 201 16TH AVE E, SEATTLE, WA 981125226 (Tel: 2063263000)
Registered at 201 16TH AVE E, SEATTLE, WA 981125226 (Tel: 2063263000)
Registered at 1304 FAWCETT AVE STE 100, TACOMA, WA 984021900 (Tel: 2537614200)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1304 FAWCETT AVE, SUITE 100, TACOMA, WA 984021911 (Tel: 2537614200)
Registered at PO BOX 1535, TACOMA, WA 984011535 (Tel: 2537614200)
Recorded as STEPHEN BAKER, PA-C
Radiology (license number reported to NPPES: WA PA10004489)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1304 FAWCETT AVE, SUITE 100, TACOMA, WA 984021911 (Tel: 2537614200)
Registered at PO BOX 1535, TACOMA, WA 984011535 (Tel: 2537614200)
Recorded as STEPHEN BAKER, PA-C
Radiology (license number reported to NPPES: WA PA10004489)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Tacoma
- Trevor Reeves
- Sean Shipley, PA-C
- Kathryn Landau, PA-C
- Aaron Waddell, PA-C
- Douglas Moore, PA-C
- Gabriele Lally, PA-C
Mailing Address
1304 Fawcett Ave Ste 100
Tacoma, WA 984021900
Phone: 2537614200