John I Baron, MD

Primary specialty

Cardiovascular Disease PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RC0000X

License

MD.37014 Issued in AL

Practice address

203 Avalon Ave Ste 230
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661-2855

Phone

(256) 766-8570

Fax

(256) 766-5158

NPI assigned

Aug 30, 2005

Last updated

Jun 16, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in AL

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)

Education

University of South Carolina School of Medicine, 1987

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Ecm Health Group LLCGroup PAC ID 9436395225, 139 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• North Alabama Medical Center Hospital, Florence, AL, CCN 010006
• North Alabama Shoals Hospital Hospital, Muscle Shoals, AL, CCN 010157
• Helen Keller Hospital Hospital, Sheffield, AL, CCN 010019
• University of Alabama Hospital Hospital, Birmingham, AL, CCN 010033
• Athens Limestone Hospital Hospital, Athens, AL, CCN 010079

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

81.63 of 100Reported as individual

Quality

66.93

Improvement activities

40

Cost

82.86

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Ecm Health Group LLC

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
  • Florence, AL
  • NPI 1346588852
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Heart Health Center PC

  • Cardiovascular Disease Physician
  • Muscle Shoals, AL
  • NPI 1326100074
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Johnson Memorial Hospital, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Stafford Springs, CT
  • NPI 1932123569
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• HH Health System - Athens Limestone, LLC

  dba Athens Limestone Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Athens, AL
  • NPI 1144695081
  Care Compare affiliation
• HH Health System - Shoals LLC

  dba Helen Keller Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Sheffield, AL
  • NPI 1508952235
  Care Compare affiliation
• RCHP - Florence LLC

  dba North Alabama Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Florence, AL
  • NPI 1477874337
  Care Compare affiliation
• RCHP - Florence LLC

  dba Shoals Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Muscle Shoals, AL
  • NPI 1699096552
  Care Compare affiliation
• University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1154435824
  Care Compare affiliation
• University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1447145818
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Bainbridge Enterprises, Inc (steve's pharmacy)
• Prathyusha Bande, MD
• Roy Barco, M.D.
• James A Barksdale, MD
• Emma Barnes, SLP
• James Michael Barrett, D.O.
• Surbhi Batra, M.D.
• Cindy Bendall
• Ronald Wayne Benson, RPH
• Emily Bernard, PT

• Cardiovascular Disease Physician in Muscle Shoals, AL
• Providers in Muscle Shoals, AL by specialty
• Cardiovascular Disease Physician in Alabama

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jun 16, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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