Total Payments
$10,179
2024 Payments
$2,575
Companies
42
Transactions
530
Medicare Patients
12,852
Medicare Billing
$1.0M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$10,163 (99.8%)
Education$15.90 (0.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $10,163 | 529 | 99.8% |
| Education | $15.90 | 1 | 0.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFIZER INC. | $1,002 | 66 | $0 (2024) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $920.96 | 53 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $856.84 | 57 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $756.69 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $693.69 | 45 | $0 (2024) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $671.11 | 30 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $613.75 | 33 | $0 (2024) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $517.00 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $409.62 | 26 | $0 (2024) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $340.71 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,575 | 106 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($378.73) |
| 2023 | $2,094 | 100 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. ($283.21) |
| 2022 | $1,338 | 64 | Medtronic, Inc. ($287.86) |
| 2021 | $453.38 | 25 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($107.23) |
| 2020 | $317.66 | 19 | PFIZER INC. ($92.91) |
| 2019 | $1,147 | 63 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($175.78) |
| 2018 | $1,355 | 86 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($252.12) |
| 2017 | $899.71 | 67 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($147.07) |
All Payment Transactions
530 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 22
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.52 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.30 | General |
| 12/11/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.28 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.57 | General |
| 12/03/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.32 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. | FUROSCIX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.59 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc | Arcalyst (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.28 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug), NURTEC ODT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.72 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.31 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug), NURTEC ODT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $0.16 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.07 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAQEL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.93 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | RESONATE EL ICD VR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.15 | General |
| Category: RESONATE_CRM | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.03 | General |
| Category: Renal Denervation System | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MICRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.57 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.43 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug), NURTEC ODT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.38 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.58 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 10/21/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.48 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.73 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug), LEQVIO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.76 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.54 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc | Arcalyst (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.58 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | Hillrom - Cardiac Ambulatory Monitor (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.20 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmia Monitoring | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.01 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 29 | 3,412 | 4,686 | $1.0M | $251,642 |
| 2022 | 27 | 3,310 | 4,619 | $1.1M | $261,349 |
| 2021 | 33 | 3,351 | 4,783 | $1.1M | $289,441 |
| 2020 | 26 | 2,779 | 3,613 | $546,372 | $202,465 |
Total Patients
12,852
Total Services
17,701
Medicare Billing
$1.0M
Procedure Codes
140
All Medicare Procedures & Services
140 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 6
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 726 | 1,229 | $491,404 | $117,238 | 23.9% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 143 | 148 | $92,648 | $23,473 | 25.3% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 916 | 1,505 | $69,230 | $17,048 | 24.6% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 65 | 119 | $43,911 | $11,212 | 25.5% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 204 | 204 | $42,636 | $11,144 | 26.1% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 93 | 151 | $37,146 | $9,672 | 26.0% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 62 | 63 | $33,831 | $9,062 | 26.8% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 32 | 45 | $25,083 | $6,199 | 24.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 53 | 53 | $27,666 | $6,039 | 21.8% |
| 99441 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | Office | 2023 | 92 | 103 | $17,924 | $4,552 | 25.4% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2023 | 73 | 73 | $17,009 | $4,488 | 26.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 65 | 67 | $19,028 | $4,424 | 23.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 38 | 44 | $13,288 | $3,555 | 26.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $11,592 | $3,102 | 26.8% |
| 99442 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | Office | 2023 | 26 | 29 | $8,078 | $2,018 | 25.0% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 22 | $7,128 | $1,908 | 26.8% |
| 92960 | External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 22 | $7,392 | $1,886 | 25.5% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 15 | $6,645 | $1,741 | 26.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $6,868 | $1,622 | 23.6% |
| 93016 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | Facility | 2023 | 87 | 87 | $5,655 | $1,463 | 25.9% |
| 93308 | Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $5,355 | $1,432 | 26.7% |
| 93308 | Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Facility | 2023 | 70 | 70 | $5,320 | $1,410 | 26.5% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Facility | 2023 | 106 | 106 | $4,558 | $1,186 | 26.0% |
| 93248 | Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | Office | 2023 | 52 | 54 | $4,266 | $1,079 | 25.3% |
| 93350 | Ultrasound of heart during rest, exercise and/or drug-induced stress with report | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $2,926 | $781.76 | 26.7% |
About Dr. Sonia Baker, MD
Dr. Sonia Baker, MD is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Towson, Maryland. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/18/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1780728170.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Sonia Baker, MD has received a total of $10,179 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,575 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 530 transactions from 42 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($10,163).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Baker has provided services to 12,852 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 17,701 services with total Medicare billing of $1.0M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 140 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Towson, MD
- Active Since 02/18/2007
- Last Updated 01/03/2013
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1780728170
Products in Payments
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $846.87
- XARELTO (Drug) $840.79
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $795.98
- LifeVest (Device) $409.62
- MYCARELINK (Device) $380.96
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $356.80
- VYNDAQEL (Drug) $330.93
- Repatha (Biological) $310.98
- Corlanor (Drug) $302.77
- CAMZYOS (Drug) $278.31
- EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) $229.78
- Vascepa (Drug) $200.90
- MULTAQ (Drug) $194.28
- Reveal LINQ (Device) $182.46
- Arcalyst (Drug) $174.89
- PRALUENT (Drug) $146.43
- FARXIGA (Drug) $146.21
- BRILINTA (Drug) $143.12
- PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION (Biological) $137.51
- ONPATTRO (Drug) $135.51
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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