Active NPI 1427378470 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Stephanie Christine Baker , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Harlingen, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Stephanie Baker, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Harlingen, TX. With approximately 16 years of clinical experience since graduating from Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine in 2010, Dr. Baker delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 2114 HALE AVE.

Dr. Baker is affiliated with Hmc Rgv Physicians Group Ii and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg, aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint, low osmolar contrast material, 100-199 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

2114 Hale Ave

Harlingen, TX 785508408

Telephone 9562558678

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Jose A. Cobos Mdpa Facility NPI 1043451347

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2010

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Harlingen, TX

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

16 Yrs -15.6 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 31.6 Yrs

State Avg: 25.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

8 Specialists

Practicing in Harlingen, TX (1627 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

54.3% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Baker (16 Years) 16 Yrs

Harlingen Specialty Average (31.6 Years) 31.6 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1010 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg	2,528	44	$0.33	$0.13
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	130	79	$143.25	$65.68
Q9965 Low osmolar contrast material, 100-199 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	129	30	$2.00	$1.37
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	82	65	$282.22	$129.65
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	65	49	$200.05	$91.97
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	65	51	$74.46	$40.59
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	57	46	$15.35	$6.32
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement	46	22	$250.09	$115.13
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	44	36	$75.05	$34.69
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	38	16	$170.11	$72.42
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	33	29	$103.73	$47.38
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	30	29	$397.00	$183.40
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	29	29	$368.00	$168.04
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	25	$245.00	$112.53
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	16	11	$89.69	$40.90
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	15	15	$380.00	$175.45
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	15	15	$485.00	$223.11
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	12	11	$2870.00	$1303.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	180	109	$160.00	$61.45
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	173	109	$15.00	$7.56
Q9965 Low osmolar contrast material, 100-199 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	139	29	$2.00	$1.29
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	110	91	$321.38	$122.06
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	109	80	$99.38	$38.84
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	96	70	$228.00	$86.08
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	53	24	$192.00	$74.13
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	51	51	$278.94	$107.39
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	48	36	$85.00	$33.14
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement	46	20	$292.00	$111.58
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	46	46	$416.46	$159.74
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	36	34	$445.94	$167.23
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	34	29	$117.00	$42.46

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	208	43	$2.76	$1.15
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	125	81	$160.17	$62.86
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	110	82	$218.47	$87.84
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	104	78	$313.47	$124.37
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	98	76	$98.76	$40.03
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	60	46	$15.00	$7.11
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	51	43	$79.12	$33.77
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	42	31	$115.26	$45.98
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	42	42	$272.71	$108.07
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	38	38	$404.89	$162.04
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	23	23	$434.04	$174.89
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	13	13	$3200.92	$1219.76
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	12	12	$538.50	$214.08

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	145	25	$5.32	$1.31
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	104	90	$197.43	$125.20
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	78	69	$137.77	$87.08
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	63	42	$169.34	$57.99
73565 X-ray of both knees while standing	34	34	$46.44	$39.47
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	33	33	$194.52	$104.54
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	32	27	$45.31	$33.02
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	28	26	$48.50	$33.48
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	24	24	$325.00	$160.17
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	17	16	$39.00	$38.02
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	13	11	$59.62	$33.15

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	318	54	$5.00	$1.44
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	116	73	$145.00	$71.99
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	85	56	$151.98	$58.85
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	63	63	$225.00	$104.30
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	62	42	$50.00	$32.10
73565 X-ray of both knees while standing	48	41	$50.00	$37.05
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	46	16	$75.00	$37.68
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	44	32	$50.00	$30.29
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	23	15	$75.00	$27.98
73521 X-ray of both hips, 2 views	12	11	$93.00	$35.54
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	11	11	$325.00	$161.87
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$200.00	$99.36

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	72	12	$5.00	$1.41
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	35	28	$289.00	$71.41
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	29	25	$175.52	$69.95
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	18	16	$50.00	$30.81
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	16	16	$414.00	$102.10
73565 X-ray of both knees while standing	14	14	$50.00	$35.50
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	13	13	$401.00	$99.37
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$225.00	$104.84
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	13	11	$148.08	$58.92

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	138	15	$15.00	$1.79
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	60	45	$96.00	$41.43
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	35	35	$24.00	$8.58
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	33	21	$77.82	$28.05
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	31	14	$172.45	$61.16
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	28	25	$160.00	$70.35
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	26	$236.00	$103.91
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	25	18	$102.56	$36.62
73552 X-ray of thigh bone, minimum 2 views	21	14	$78.33	$28.11
27245 Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant	19	19	$3339.00	$1202.27
27236 Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement	16	16	$3244.00	$1167.91

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	105	21	$15.00	$1.82
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	50	48	$24.00	$8.54
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	35	25	$95.00	$41.45
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	32	23	$162.00	$57.96
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	31	20	$97.48	$31.43
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	29	29	$235.00	$101.26
27236 Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement	28	28	$3244.00	$1160.83
27245 Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant	23	23	$3339.00	$1153.39
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	22	19	$159.00	$69.86
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	22	15	$74.18	$26.07
73552 X-ray of thigh bone, minimum 2 views	18	12	$80.67	$25.54
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	12	12	$359.00	$157.17

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2022-05-26

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License TX Q3325

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X

State License TX BP10038703

An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

349326401 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Railroad Medicare

P010583401 (TX)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Hmc Rgv Physicians Group Ii

2114 Hale Ave, Harlingen, TX 785508408

Phone: 9563654106

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

3 Associated Practitioners

Orlando Rivera , RT (R)(CT)

Radiologic Technologist - Computed Tomography

NPI 1114248317

RT(R)(CT)

Belinda Gonzalez , NP

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1134594930

Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Jose Cobos , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1154413227

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

9 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location May 26, 2022

Registered at 2114 HALE AVE, HARLINGEN, TX 785508408 (Tel: 9562558678)

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Updated Business Mailing Address May 26, 2022

Registered at 5501 S EXPRESSWAY 77, HARLINGEN, TX 785503213

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) May 26, 2022

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (License #BP10038703 in TX)

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NPI Profile Active September 02, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location September 02, 2016

Registered at 613 ELIZABETH ST, STE 804, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 784042220 (Tel: 3618813351)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 02, 2016

Registered at 919 HIDDEN RDG, IRVING, TX 750383813 (Tel: 4692822713)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 02, 2016

Recorded as STEPHANIE BAKER, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 02, 2016

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #Q3325 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration June 01, 2010

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1427378470

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: June 01, 2010

Last Update: May 26, 2022

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

5501 S Expressway 77

Harlingen, TX 785503213

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