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Catherine A Baker, MD

Family Practice · San Carlos

NPI 1639181852

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8 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · Bhsm Rehabilitation LLC

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Alignment Health Sutter Advantage +More (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A81595 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2003 · expires 2026-12-31 · University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Original Medicare doctor bills

$36,423

Medicare paid this office $36,423 for 106 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit63$9,778$155
Return visit (30+ min)63$8,915$99
Long return visit (40+ min)22$4,356$150
Sarscov2 vac 50 mcg/0.5ml im18$2,713$151
Short return visit (20+ min)29$2,212$69
See all 8 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit63$9,778$155
Return visit (30+ min)63$8,915$99
Long return visit (40+ min)22$4,356$150
Sarscov2 vac 50 mcg/0.5ml im18$2,713$151
Short return visit (20+ min)29$2,212$69
Influenza vaccine, inactivated13$1,064$82
Admn sarscov2 vacc 1 dose18$929$52
Administration of influenza virus vaccine17$658$39

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Removal of skin lesions1-10None

Who their Medicare patients are

106 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Women 71% · Health risk score 0.77. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical family practice clinician is at 1.13.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 45% · Coronary heart disease 17% · Atrial fibrillation 14% · Depression 14% · Chronic kidney disease 13% · Diabetes 11%.

The office billed $88,189, Medicare allowed $45,067 and paid $36,423; for 327 services of 21 kinds; $6,753 of it was for drugs given in the office and $29,669 for care.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
2024106327730.77$88,189$36,423
2023123298740.74$78,796$32,401
2022113309730.71$77,652$32,552
2021108289730.78$63,808$26,262
2020104269730.86$56,382$20,407
2019128330740.74$78,606$29,500
2018128358740.80$77,413$29,939
2017116329750.80$70,294$25,133
2016123347740.79$68,374$25,286
2015144485750.82$94,812$40,087
2014120414740.89$66,990$22,948
2013108294740.79$57,718$21,184

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit66$10,330$157
Return visit (30+ min)73$9,346$96
Long return visit (40+ min)18$3,494$159
Short return visit (20+ min)36$2,600$65
Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent inactivated, 0.5 ml dosage12$904$75
Administration of influenza virus vaccine13$483$37

2022: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit57$8,909$156
Return visit (30+ min)55$7,227$88
Long return visit (40+ min)27$6,158$166
Short return visit (20+ min)25$1,409$54
Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent inactivated, 0.5 ml dosage20$1,405$70
Administration of influenza virus vaccine19$732$37
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine11$375$34

2021: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit47$6,845$146
Return visit (30+ min)50$6,047$96
Long return visit (40+ min)28$4,767$136
Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free25$1,632$65
Short return visit (20+ min)25$1,589$57
Administration of influenza virus vaccine28$592$21

2020: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Return visit (30+ min)51$6,591$89
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit34$4,739$139
Short return visit (20+ min)39$2,141$50
Long return visit (40+ min)12$1,760$110
Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free20$1,205$60
Administration of influenza virus vaccine21$432$21
Short return visit11$222$20

2019: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Return visit (30+ min)83$10,565$84
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit53$7,408$140
Short return visit (20+ min)33$2,008$54
Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free13$701$54
Short return visit15$489$33
Administration of influenza virus vaccine17$349$21
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine14$287$21

2018: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Return visit (30+ min)79$9,144$90
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit48$6,303$131
Long return visit (40+ min)16$3,270$121
Short return visit (20+ min)49$2,816$53
Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free17$702$41
Administration of influenza virus vaccine25$643$26
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine13$334$26

2017: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Return visit (30+ min)81$9,331$80
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit31$3,949$127
Short return visit (20+ min)34$2,392$60
Long return visit (40+ min)17$2,267$113
Administration of influenza virus vaccine21$700$32
Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free12$522$44
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine12$365$30

2016: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Return visit (30+ min)64$9,351$90
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit35$4,390$125
Short return visit (20+ min)48$2,900$50
Long return visit (40+ min)15$2,043$113
Pneumococcal vaccine, 13-valent11$1,929$175
Administration of influenza virus vaccine23$729$30
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine15$456$30
Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, preservative free, 0.5 ml dosage14$274$18

2015: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Return visit (30+ min)82$11,434$92
Pneumococcal vaccine, 13-valent58$8,776$151
Long return visit (40+ min)20$4,574$135
Short return visit (20+ min)67$4,420$61
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit33$4,342$132
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine59$1,792$30
Administration of influenza virus vaccine20$658$31
Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, preservative free, 0.5 ml dosage14$249$18

2014: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Return visit (30+ min)80$9,452$81
Short return visit (20+ min)42$2,887$56
Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit15$2,764$184
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit15$1,882$125
Long return visit (40+ min)11$1,539$103
Administration of influenza virus vaccine18$608$30
Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, preservative free, 0.5 ml dosage15$270$18

2013: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Return visit (30+ min)59$9,471$89
Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit24$4,437$185
Short return visit (20+ min)48$2,854$54
Long return visit (40+ min)12$1,813$129
Administration of vaccine11$195$18

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$68,180

Pharmacies billed $68,180 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 2% of their Part D prescriptions (19 of 932) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical family practice clinician is at 2%.

837 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $68,180 in drug cost · 20 antibiotic prescriptions.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Largest Part D drug costs
Trulicity12$10,982$915
Myrbetriq11$4,868$443
Atorvastatin99$754$8
Tamsulosin19$456$24
Losartan60$399$7
See all 24 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Trulicity12$10,982$915
Myrbetriq11$4,868$443
Atorvastatin99$754$8
Tamsulosin19$456$24
Losartan60$399$7
Amlodipine Besylate53$344$6
Rosuvastatin17$331$19
Trazodone19$330$17
Escitalopram37$329$9
Alendronate29$326$11
Levothyroxine46$284$6
Lisinopril18$277$15
Fluoxetine11$219$20
Valacyclovir14$196$14
Mirtazapine11$195$18
Gabapentin20$178$9
Simvastatin20$178$9
Citalopram Hbr12$123$10
Tramadol14$94$7
Hydrochlorothiazide18$80$4
Zolpidem16$80$5
Pantoprazole14$59$4
Meloxicam18$29$2
Alprazolam19$26$1

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20249321042% (19)None$68,180
20238351042% (20)None$82,494
2022719914% (29)None$52,498
2021721884% (27)8%$51,430
2020812994% (33)None$50,301
20191,0981144% (39)None$74,190
20181,0661163% (31)12%$82,419
20171,0541202% (20)11%$68,105
20161,0811193% (33)None$60,098
20151,1481223% (33)None$50,751
20141,1311063% (36)None$53,417
20131,2621083% (31)None$59,892

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 20 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Trulicity13$13,001$1,000
Atorvastatin92$1,055$11
Bupropion Xl14$662$47
Losartan49$519$11
Amlodipine Besylate45$494$11
Metoprolol21$426$20
Levothyroxine32$377$12
Escitalopram24$375$16
Trazodone17$350$21
Alendronate20$345$17
Rosuvastatin16$319$20
Simvastatin22$257$12
Lisinopril29$247$9
Gabapentin17$200$12
Zolpidem21$179$9
Pantoprazole16$167$10
Tramadol17$125$7
Omeprazole13$111$9
Alprazolam16$57$4
Hydrochlorothiazide12$35$3

2022: 19 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Atorvastatin70$728$10
Escitalopram19$568$30
Bupropion Xl11$547$50
Losartan40$451$11
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid12$326$27
Metoprolol18$320$18
Tramadol22$305$14
Trazodone21$296$14
Tamsulosin14$293$21
Levothyroxine21$250$12
Rosuvastatin13$214$16
Amlodipine Besylate33$187$6
Zolpidem21$177$8
Montelukast11$167$15
Gabapentin15$158$11
Simvastatin19$142$7
Alendronate12$141$12
Lisinopril29$104$4
Alprazolam15$52$3

2021: 17 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Atorvastatin62$905$15
Duloxetine21$573$27
Losartan41$479$12
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid16$448$28
Levothyroxine17$352$21
Escitalopram32$346$11
Zolpidem30$275$9
Tramadol22$241$11
Lisinopril38$232$6
Metoprolol11$191$17
Citalopram Hbr13$161$12
Montelukast13$153$12
Simvastatin14$149$11
Amlodipine Besylate20$146$7
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide16$116$7
Alprazolam13$36$3
Hydrochlorothiazide14$30$2

2020: 20 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Hydroxyzine27$999$37
Atorvastatin48$742$15
Levothyroxine28$667$24
Metoprolol17$646$38
Losartan38$475$12
Omeprazole19$416$22
Lisinopril52$380$7
Valacyclovir11$375$34
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid19$332$17
Trazodone14$302$22
Zolpidem27$240$9
Gabapentin15$219$15
Buspirone14$199$14
Escitalopram12$179$15
Atenolol14$177$13
Tramadol22$148$7
Pravastatin17$112$7
Hydrochlorothiazide19$88$5
Simvastatin15$81$5
Amlodipine Besylate12$64$5

2019: 29 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Voltaren12$1,965$164
Levothyroxine41$1,102$27
Atorvastatin50$1,010$20
Mirtazapine20$898$45
Metoprolol18$812$45
Metronidazole12$803$67
Lisinopril73$791$11
Valacyclovir14$656$47
Gabapentin19$636$33
Trazodone27$608$23
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12$585$49
Omeprazole24$463$19
Calcitonin-Salmon11$441$40
Losartan32$381$12
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid23$378$16
Zolpidem33$327$10
Lovastatin16$323$20
Pravastatin21$302$14
Simvastatin22$195$9
Amlodipine Besylate18$193$11
Atenolol22$150$7
Buspirone14$148$11
Fluoxetine14$146$10
Montelukast13$143$11
Tramadol24$134$6
Spironolactone11$127$12
Benazepril13$100$8
Metoprolol17$96$6
Hydrochlorothiazide21$64$3

2018: 32 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Eliquis12$7,462$622
Voltaren19$2,561$135
Levothyroxine38$1,201$32
Metoprolol19$869$46
Atorvastatin49$747$15
Lisinopril61$619$10
Omeprazole28$575$21
Losartan30$547$18
Mirtazapine12$510$42
Trazodone20$392$20
Fluoxetine13$385$30
Simvastatin41$375$9
Gabapentin21$363$17
Pravastatin25$298$12
Lovastatin16$289$18
Zolpidem26$276$11
Amlodipine Besylate26$275$11
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid14$245$18
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14$242$17
Citalopram Hbr16$224$14
Venlafaxine Hcl Er14$199$14
Atenolol26$183$7
Alendronate11$174$16
Nortriptyline11$146$13
Montelukast14$139$10
Benazepril14$137$10
Polyethylene Glycol 335011$123$11
Spironolactone16$107$7
Tramadol13$81$6
Hydrochlorothiazide19$69$4
Metoprolol18$62$3
Furosemide12$8$1

2017: 36 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Advair Diskus12$4,436$370
Voltaren17$2,739$161
Zolpidem Tartrate Er12$1,485$124
Levothyroxine35$1,146$33
Atorvastatin56$986$18
Metoprolol21$766$36
Nifedipine Er12$616$51
Mirtazapine21$531$25
Losartan24$426$18
Omeprazole23$426$19
Fluticasone Propionate20$414$21
Lisinopril70$413$6
Zolpidem26$357$14
Sertraline12$303$25
Nortriptyline15$256$17
Pravastatin15$235$16
Simvastatin32$230$7
Trazodone15$208$14
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid12$206$17
Gabapentin33$195$6
Rabeprazole11$186$17
Citalopram Hbr19$177$9
Atenolol29$167$6
Cephalexin21$143$7
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide14$139$10
Alendronate11$109$10
Montelukast14$106$8
Lovastatin14$103$7
Metoprolol12$82$7
Carvedilol12$82$7
Spironolactone11$67$6
Amlodipine Besylate11$62$6
Tramadol14$58$4
Furosemide12$54$5
Hydrochlorothiazide11$36$3
Glipizide11$28$3

2016: 37 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Namenda Xr11$3,657$332
Voltaren19$2,164$114
Levothyroxine37$1,268$34
Zolpidem Tartrate Er11$1,104$100
Atorvastatin48$799$17
Propranolol11$790$72
Memantine11$782$71
Metoprolol26$662$25
Omeprazole29$634$22
Nifedipine Er12$590$49
Pravastatin12$430$36
Zolpidem20$388$19
Lisinopril52$379$7
Fluticasone Propionate14$369$26
Acyclovir13$365$28
Mirtazapine19$355$19
Pantoprazole17$350$21
Escitalopram11$328$30
Tramadol17$318$19
Montelukast16$303$19
Trazodone24$296$12
Amlodipine Besylate25$286$11
Simvastatin40$280$7
Citalopram Hbr26$240$9
Fluoxetine20$225$11
Atenolol34$225$7
Alendronate14$187$13
Terazosin11$170$15
Lovastatin16$170$11
Nortriptyline12$156$13
Sertraline20$151$8
Gabapentin23$146$6
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide13$132$10
Cephalexin14$99$7
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide18$98$5
Clonazepam15$97$6
Losartan13$84$6

2015: 41 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Namenda Xr14$4,481$320
Celecoxib17$1,988$117
Zolpidem Tartrate Er13$1,654$127
Voltaren11$1,512$137
Levothyroxine44$1,231$28
Proair Hfa17$865$51
Atorvastatin49$776$16
Nifedipine Er13$700$54
Propranolol12$694$58
Nortriptyline12$627$52
Oxybutynin Chloride Er13$530$41
Omeprazole40$526$13
Metoprolol17$467$27
Amlodipine Besylate28$403$14
Gabapentin23$401$17
Acyclovir17$359$21
Bupropion Xl12$357$30
Pantoprazole20$321$16
Lisinopril41$312$8
Alendronate35$306$9
Simvastatin38$304$8
Montelukast16$237$15
Tramadol12$236$20
Citalopram Hbr24$236$10
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11$231$21
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide29$227$8
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide15$203$14
Fluticasone Propionate15$201$13
Trazodone15$184$12
Atenolol36$178$5
Tamsulosin11$173$16
Lovastatin14$170$12
Furosemide19$142$7
Benazepril15$132$9
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11$117$11
Amitriptyline12$111$9
Zolpidem17$106$6
Sertraline16$104$7
Fluoxetine13$86$7
Losartan17$81$5
Clonazepam14$68$5

2014: 34 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Celebrex21$7,463$355
Oxybutynin Chloride Er29$1,725$59
Atorvastatin36$1,104$31
Levothyroxine34$928$27
Proair Hfa18$862$48
Metoprolol21$778$37
Lidoderm14$761$54
Nifedipine Er12$680$57
Simvastatin43$642$15
Bupropion Xl13$580$45
Gabapentin25$504$20
Nortriptyline13$502$39
Propranolol11$460$42
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide17$442$26
Alendronate32$417$13
Omeprazole29$409$14
Pravastatin20$406$20
Montelukast21$392$19
Lisinopril38$340$9
Amlodipine Besylate30$338$11
Fluticasone Propionate15$337$22
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20$269$13
Donepezil11$249$23
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide22$245$11
Zolpidem30$233$8
Atenolol29$207$7
Benazepril17$197$12
Furosemide24$164$7
Tramadol11$100$9
Metformin11$80$7
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide12$73$6
Sertraline13$73$6
Ciprofloxacin12$62$5
Lorazepam11$55$5

2013: 43 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Celebrex20$5,230$261
Crestor13$2,235$172
Diovan11$1,780$162
Zolpidem Tartrate Er11$1,198$109
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril13$1,156$89
Atorvastatin29$1,113$38
Metoprolol19$1,050$55
Levothyroxine61$934$15
Fluticasone Propionate27$875$32
Oxybutynin Chloride Er14$772$55
Simvastatin53$751$14
Lidoderm14$748$53
Gabapentin18$617$34
Proair Hfa13$613$47
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide13$575$44
Amlodipine Besylate41$528$13
Losartan20$509$25
Montelukast16$485$30
Omeprazole23$448$19
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide22$426$19
Oxazepam12$345$29
Mirtazapine13$332$26
Lisinopril39$303$8
Sertraline17$298$18
Alendronate17$284$17
Atenolol32$274$9
Felodipine Er12$267$22
Pravastatin12$267$22
Metoprolol13$259$20
Furosemide28$231$8
Benazepril18$222$12
Lorazepam17$180$11
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15$178$12
Clonazepam26$166$6
Famotidine12$139$12
Metformin15$124$8
Trazodone16$123$8
Zolpidem21$118$6
Ranitidine11$109$10
Temazepam18$106$6
Alprazolam19$84$4
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide11$68$6
Glipizide11$60$5

Money from drug and device companies

$60 in 2022

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Payments by company
Galderma Laboratories L.P.Aklief$60
1 payment
  • Meals for Aklief · 2022-07-12 · $60
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Every published payment
Galderma Laboratories L.P.Meals · 2022-07-12Aklief$60

Professional record

NPI
1639181852
Licence
CA A81595California A81595: Current · expires 2026-12-31
Trained
University of California, Geffen School of Medicine, 2001
Group
Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · Bhsm Rehabilitation LLC
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Family medicine (207Q00000X)
Mailing address
325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
NPI first listed
2006-08-13
NPI last updated
2020-05-20
NPI record certified
2020-05-20

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

Extra NPI addresses: 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, 94301