Active NPI
Ric Alan Baxter, M.D.
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
- Bethlehem, PA
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Key facts
NPPES NPI Registry- Primary specialty
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
- License
- MD026616E
- Practice address
- 2455 Black River Rd
Bethlehem, PA 18015-5207 - Phone
- (610) 997-7120
- Fax
- (610) 997-7107
- NPI assigned
- Aug 30, 2006
- Last updated
- Jul 9, 2013
- Sex
- Male
- Sole proprietor
- No
NPPES NPI Registry
Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source
Specialties & licenses 1
| Specialty (taxonomy) | Code | License | State | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician | 207QH0002X | MD026616E | PA | Primary |
Addresses
Primary practice location
2455 Black River Rd
Bethlehem, PA 18015-5207
Mailing address
2455 Black River Rd
Bethlehem, PA 18015-5207
Phone (610) 997-7120
Medicare participation
Medicare enrollment files- Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
- Enrolled in PA
- Eligible to order & refer
- Part B services: Yes
- Medical equipment: Yes
- Home health: Yes
- Power mobility devices: Yes
- Hospice: Yes
Enrollment records 1
Care Compare profile
Medicare Care Compare- Specialty
- Hospice/Palliative Care
- Education
- Medical College of Pennsylvania, 1978
- Medicare assignment
- Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
- Group practices
Practice addresses (Care Compare)
801 Ostrm St
Bethlehem, PA 18015-1000
Phone (610) 954-2200
Hospital & facility affiliations
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)
- Final score
- 97.13 of 100
- Quality
- 82.27
- Promoting interoperability
- 100
- Improvement activities
- 40
National Provider Directory
National Provider Directory- Medicare enrollment (NPD)
- Enrolled
- Credentials
- Doctor of Medicine
State licenses
| License | State | Type | Specialty |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD026616E | PA | MD | Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician |
Practice roles
| Organization | Specialty | Status | New patients |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Luke's Physician Group, Inc. | Current | Accepting new patients | |
| St Luke's Physician Group Inc | Current | Accepting new patients | |
| St. Luke's Pulmonary Sleep Medicine | Current | Accepting new patients | |
| Upper Bucks Family Medical Center PC | Past | Accepting new patients | |
| Visiting Nurse Association of Saint Lukes Home Health Hospice Inc | Past | Accepting new patients | |
| Visiting Nurse Association of Saint Lukes Home Health Hospice Inc | Hospice and Palliative Medicine | Past | Accepting new patients |
Locations
801 Ostrum St
Fountain Hill, PA 18015
Phone (610) 954-2200
255 Front St
Hellertown, PA 18055
Phone (484) 526-5255
200 Apple St
Ste 2
Quakertown, PA 18951
Phone (215) 529-5210
Ownership & related parties
All facility ownership & control disclosures 1
Facilities whose Medicare enrollment lists this provider’s PECOS associate ID as an owner or managing party.
| Facility | Type | Role | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Luke's Hospice | Hospice | W-2 Managing Employee | Jan 1, 2024 |
Owned or controlled facilities with NPI records 1
Facilities whose Medicare enrollment lists this provider as an owner, officer, director or managing party.
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dba St. Luke's Hospice
- Community Based Hospice Care Agency
- Bethlehem, PA
- NPI 1881764736
W-2 Managing Employee
Organizations & group practices 6
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.
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dba South Mountain Family Practice
- Family Medicine Physician
- Bethlehem, PA
- NPI 1700984622
-
dba St. Luke's Primary Care Orwigsburg
- Family Medicine Physician
- Orwigsburg, PA
- NPI 1710845144
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- Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
- Fountain Hill, PA
- NPI 1932775483
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- Family Medicine Physician
- Quakertown, PA
- NPI 1164474136
-
dba St. Luke's Home Health
- Home Health Agency
- Bethlehem, PA
- NPI 1386645323
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dba St. Luke's Hospice
- Community Based Hospice Care Agency
- Bethlehem, PA
- NPI 1881764736
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Hospital & facility affiliations 3
Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.
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dba Grand View Hospital Hospice
- Community Based Hospice Care Agency
- Quakertown, PA
- NPI 1366485492
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dba St. Luke's Home Health
- Home Health Agency
- Bethlehem, PA
- NPI 1386645323
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dba St. Luke's Hospice
- Community Based Hospice Care Agency
- Bethlehem, PA
- NPI 1881764736
NPI Registry JSON
The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.
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},
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"practiceLocations": [],
"basic": {
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"sole_proprietor": "NO",
"sex": "M",
"enumeration_date": "2006-08-30",
"last_updated": "2013-07-09",
"status": "A"
},
"taxonomies": [
{
"code": "207QH0002X",
"taxonomy_group": "",
"desc": "Family Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine",
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"primary": true
}
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"identifiers": [],
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}
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Sources for this page
- NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 9, 2013; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
- Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; facility enrollments, owners and changes of ownership; Provider of Services certification data; 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.