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Dr. John Baker, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

587 Skyline Drive
Jackson, TN 38301

(731) 421-6510

Dr. John Baker, MD is a cardiologist in Jackson, TN specializing in adult cardiology. He graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine. Dr. John Baker, MD is affiliated with West Tennessee Healthcare.

Office Locations

587 Skyline Drive
Jackson, TN 38301

(731) 421-6510

(731) 421-6500

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700 West Forest Avenue
Jackson, TN 38301

(731) 421-6510

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John Baker, MD in 2024

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inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. John Baker, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Jackson, TN during 2012 were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	32
blood draw	225
cardiac procedures	1148
catheterization	168
diagnostic procedures	115
doctor visit	1462
hospital care	1040
inpatient care	1040
lab tests	867
minimally invasive procedures	168
nuclear scan	221
preventive care	25
stent placement (stenting)	53
stress testing	451
thyroid function tests	43
ultrasound (sonogram)	497
vascular procedures	115

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Jackson, TN during 2013 were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	28
angioplasty	70
blood draw	182
cardiac procedures	995
catheterization	204
diagnostic procedures	99
doctor visit	1324
hospital care	896
inpatient care	896
lab tests	744
minimally invasive procedures	204
nuclear scan	168
preventive care	33
stent placement (stenting)	70
stress testing	340
thyroid function tests	39
ultrasound (sonogram)	423
vascular procedures	99

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	590
Female	540

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1045
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	414
From 75 to 84	401
85 and over	206
Less than 65	109

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	42
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Jackson, TN during 2014 were inpatient care, hospital care, cardiac procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	36
angioplasty	54
blood draw	170
cardiac procedures	973
catheterization	172
diagnostic procedures	91
doctor visit	1271
hospital care	988
inpatient care	988
lab tests	661
minimally invasive procedures	172
nuclear scan	147
preventive care	27
stent placement (stenting)	54
stress testing	305
thyroid function tests	29
ultrasound (sonogram)	460
vascular procedures	91

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	642
Female	537

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1086
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	440
From 75 to 84	430
85 and over	207
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	41
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Jackson, TN during 2015 were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	44
angioplasty	88
blood draw	126
cardiac procedures	1092
catheterization	236
diagnostic procedures	104
doctor visit	1205
hospital care	897
inpatient care	897
lab tests	691
minimally invasive procedures	236
nuclear scan	177
preventive care	23
stent placement (stenting)	88
stress testing	359
thyroid function tests	25
ultrasound (sonogram)	453
vascular procedures	104

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1268
Female	1046

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2104
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	760
From 75 to 84	900
85 and over	420
Less than 65	234

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Jackson, TN during 2016 were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	41
angioplasty	70
blood draw	132
cardiac procedures	1119
catheterization	204
diagnostic procedures	99
doctor visit	1328
hospital care	854
inpatient care	854
lab tests	676
minimally invasive procedures	204
nuclear scan	183
preventive care	34
stent placement (stenting)	70
stress testing	372
thyroid function tests	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	502
vascular procedures	99

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	612
Female	604

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1114
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	442
From 75 to 84	458
85 and over	202
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Jackson, TN during 2017 were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	44
angioplasty	70
blood draw	183
cardiac procedures	939
catheterization	189
diagnostic procedures	84
doctor visit	1154
hospital care	818
inpatient care	818
lab tests	733
minimally invasive procedures	189
nuclear scan	134
preventive care	66
stent placement (stenting)	70
stress testing	279
thyroid function tests	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	439
vascular procedures	96

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	571
Female	571

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1042
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	410
From 75 to 84	421
85 and over	214
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	44
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Jackson, TN during 2018 were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	69
angioplasty	76
blood draw	159
cardiac procedures	1016
catheterization	213
diagnostic procedures	99
doctor visit	1216
hospital care	775
inpatient care	775
lab tests	556
minimally invasive procedures	213
nuclear scan	156
preventive care	57
stent placement (stenting)	76
stress testing	324
thyroid function tests	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	410
vascular procedures	99

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	606
Female	517

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1028
Black	82
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	413
From 75 to 84	435
85 and over	191
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	42
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Jackson, TN during 2019 were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	60
angioplasty	54
blood draw	128
cardiac procedures	911
catheterization	151
diagnostic procedures	70
doctor visit	1182
hospital care	570
inpatient care	570
lab tests	491
minimally invasive procedures	151
nuclear scan	130
preventive care	62
stent placement (stenting)	54
stress testing	271
thyroid function tests	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	429
vascular procedures	70

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	649
Female	522

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1071
Black	88
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	424
From 75 to 84	469
85 and over	198
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	43
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Jackson, TN during 2020 were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	55
angioplasty	42
blood draw	107
cardiac procedures	852
catheterization	113
diagnostic procedures	50
doctor visit	1136
hospital care	464
inpatient care	464
lab tests	429
minimally invasive procedures	113
nuclear scan	123
preventive care	27
stent placement (stenting)	42
stress testing	254
thyroid function tests	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	430
vascular procedures	50

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	585
Female	455

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	956
Black	72
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	375
From 75 to 84	421
85 and over	181
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Jackson, TN during 2021 were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	17
angioplasty	32
blood draw	61
cardiac procedures	667
catheterization	99
diagnostic procedures	51
doctor visit	725
hospital care	563
inpatient care	563
lab tests	198
minimally invasive procedures	99
nuclear scan	92
preventive care	14
stent placement (stenting)	32
stress testing	196
ultrasound (sonogram)	355
vascular procedures	51

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	460
Female	393

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	784
Black	58
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	313
From 75 to 84	333
85 and over	151
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	44
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Jackson, TN during 2022 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	24
cardiac procedures	366
catheterization	73
diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	419
hospital care	320
inpatient care	320
minimally invasive procedures	73
nuclear scan	43
stent placement (stenting)	24
stress testing	97
ultrasound (sonogram)	196
vascular procedures	37

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	403
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	67
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Jackson, TN during 2023 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	48
cardiac procedures	441
catheterization	109
diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	506
hospital care	358
inpatient care	358
minimally invasive procedures	109
nuclear scan	55
stent placement (stenting)	48
stress testing	116
ultrasound (sonogram)	216
vascular procedures	37

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	390
Female	436

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	747
Black	60
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	323
85 and over	121
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	42
Dementia	14
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Jackson, TN during 2024 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	44
cardiac procedures	580
catheterization	116
diagnostic procedures	50
doctor visit	513
hospital care	399
inpatient care	399
minimally invasive procedures	116
nuclear scan	80
stent placement (stenting)	44
stress testing	163
ultrasound (sonogram)	312
vascular procedures	61

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	459
Female	469

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	842
Black	71
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	348
From 75 to 84	372
85 and over	146
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	44
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Jackson, TN were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and lab tests.

ambulatory monitoring	42
angioplasty	56
blood draw	147
cardiac procedures	853
catheterization	157
diagnostic procedures	75
doctor visit	1033
hospital care	687
inpatient care	687
lab tests	604
minimally invasive procedures	157
nuclear scan	131
preventive care	36
stent placement (stenting)	55
stress testing	271
thyroid function tests	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	394
vascular procedures	77

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	542
Female	485

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	33
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	940
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	393
85 and over	177
Less than 65	86
65 to 74	369

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Baker, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Baker, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. John Baker, MD graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine. He completed residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He is certified by the Board of Certification: Cardiovascular Disease and has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Residency: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Board Certification: Board of Certification: Cardiovascular Disease (1997)

Licensed In: Tennessee

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. John Baker, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$4,371 Brady Generator $848	TACHY GENERATOR $363	STENTS $339	AVVIGO Guidance System $328	PROMUS EVEROLIMUS-ELUTING CORONARY STENT SYSTEM $308	Other $2,185
ABIOMED	$3,315 Impella $2,545	$770
Corindus Inc.	$1,648 $1,648
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$613 LEQVIO $450	ENTRESTO $162
Amgen Inc.	$577 Repatha $577
Other	$3,780 LifeVest $417	AUSTEDO $373	BRILINTA $282	AMVUTTRA $189	VERQUVO $182	Other $2,337

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$9,529
Travel and Lodging	$4,594
Education	$181

Research Payments

Dr. John Baker, MD has received 3 research payments totaling $35,600.

Biography

Dr. John Baker is a specialist in adult cardiology and interventional cardiology. He is professionally affiliated with West Tennessee Healthcare. His education and training includes medical school at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine and residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.