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Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD

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(Stephen W. Baker, MD)

(144 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiology (Heart Disease), General Practice and Interventional Cardiology

Autonoma De Guadalajara (1979)

1051 Gause Boulevard
Slidell, LA 70458

(985) 641-7577

Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD is a cardiologist in Slidell, LA specializing in cardiology (heart disease), general practice and interventional cardiology. He graduated from Autonoma De Guadalajara in 1979 and has 47 years of experience. Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD is affiliated with Slidell Memorial Hospital and Ochsner Health.

Office Locations

1051 Gause Boulevard
Slidell, LA 70458

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In The News

“Vichayanond said he and Dr. Stephen Baker, a cardiologist in Gulfport, noticed that after patients were implanted with CRT devices due to heart failure those patients still suffered from heart...”—"Get those heart devices optimized", Picayune Item, March 2007

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

cardiac stress testing

color Doppler echocardiography

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

electrocardiogram

myocardial perfusion SPECT

nuclear scan

nuclear stress test

spectral Doppler echocardiography

SPECT scan

stress EKG

transthoracic echocardiography

In 2012, Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD had a list price for cardiac (heart) stress testing, color Doppler echocardiography, Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), electrocardiogram (EKG), myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, nuclear stress test (myocardial perfusion imaging), spectral Doppler echocardiography, SPECT scan, stress EKG, and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Slidell, LA during 2012 were hospital care, cardiac procedures, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

abdominal imaging	23
ambulatory monitoring	45
cardiac procedures	559
catheterization	56
diagnostic procedures	41
doctor visit	1464
hospital care	581
inpatient care	537
lab tests	340
minimally invasive procedures	56
nuclear scan	75
outpatient care	44
pelvic imaging	23
stent placement (stenting)	15
stress testing	163
ultrasound (sonogram)	409
vascular procedures	155

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Slidell, LA during 2013 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

abdominal imaging	28
ambulatory monitoring	40
angioplasty	90
cardiac procedures	806
catheterization	179
diagnostic procedures	66
doctor visit	1251
hospital care	710
implant surgery	27
inpatient care	625
lab tests	237
minimally invasive procedures	206
nuclear scan	83
outpatient care	85
pelvic imaging	28
stent placement (stenting)	46
stress testing	195
tilt table test	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	478
vascular procedures	179

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	399
Female	411

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	660
Black	136
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	305
From 75 to 84	257
85 and over	102
Less than 65	146

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	40
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Slidell, LA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

abdominal imaging	30
ambulatory monitoring	29
angioplasty	76
cardiac procedures	807
cardioversion	19
catheterization	172
diagnostic procedures	74
doctor visit	982
hospital care	1052
implant surgery	35
inpatient care	961
lab tests	238
minimally invasive procedures	207
nuclear scan	111
outpatient care	91
pelvic imaging	30
stent placement (stenting)	44
stress testing	243
tilt table test	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	413
vascular procedures	159

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	413
Female	456

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	703
Black	140
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	335
From 75 to 84	253
85 and over	120
Less than 65	161

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	40
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Slidell, LA during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and hospital care.

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

abdominal imaging	29
ambulatory monitoring	40
cardiac procedures	403
doctor visit	981
hospital care	246
inpatient care	234
lab tests	246
nuclear scan	59
outpatient care	12
pelvic imaging	29
stress testing	155
ultrasound (sonogram)	313
vascular procedures	105

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	612
Female	672

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1034
Black	216
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	470
From 75 to 84	408
85 and over	176
Less than 65	230

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	36
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Slidell, LA during 2016 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

ambulatory monitoring	40
angioplasty	24
cardiac procedures	459
catheterization	50
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1050
hospital care	428
inpatient care	413
lab tests	160
minimally invasive procedures	50
nuclear scan	47
outpatient care	15
stent placement (stenting)	24
stress testing	118
ultrasound (sonogram)	290
vascular procedures	53

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	348
Female	448

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	626
Black	144
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	312
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	112
Less than 65	178

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	40
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Slidell, LA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

ambulatory monitoring	12
cardiac procedures	270
doctor visit	637
hospital care	1023
inpatient care	957
lab tests	111
nuclear scan	23
outpatient care	66
stress testing	60
ultrasound (sonogram)	217
vascular procedures	19

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	385
Female	466

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	675
Black	137
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	295
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	137
Less than 65	193

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	40
Dementia	27
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Slidell, LA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

cardiac procedures	284
catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	679
hospital care	465
inpatient care	453
lab tests	117
minimally invasive procedures	16
nuclear scan	43
outpatient care	12
stress testing	87
ultrasound (sonogram)	196
vascular procedures	31

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	299

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	442
Black	96
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	213
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	99
Less than 65	103

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	41
Dementia	24
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Slidell, LA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and outpatient care.

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

cardiac procedures	90
doctor visit	297
hospital care	685
inpatient care	612
nuclear scan	13
outpatient care	73
stress testing	28
ultrasound (sonogram)	62

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	368
Black	73
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	90
Less than 65	86

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	45
Dementia	26
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Slidell, LA during 2020 were ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

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

cardiac procedures	38
doctor visit	229
ultrasound (sonogram)	38

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	211
Black	58
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	38
Less than 65	55

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Slidell, LA during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

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

cardiac procedures	127
doctor visit	223
hospital care	97
inpatient care	97
stress testing	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	111

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	366
Female	357

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	583
Black	110
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	99
Less than 65	102

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Slidell, LA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

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

ambulatory monitoring	14
cardiac procedures	451
doctor visit	301
hospital care	324
inpatient care	324
nuclear scan	41
stress testing	111
ultrasound (sonogram)	326

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	611
Female	729

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1061
Black	206
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	543
From 75 to 84	414
85 and over	203
Less than 65	180

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	42
Dementia	12
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Slidell, LA were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

abdominal imaging	27
ambulatory monitoring	31
angioplasty	63
cardiac procedures	390
cardioversion	19
catheterization	94
diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	735
hospital care	561
implant surgery	31
inpatient care	521
lab tests	207
minimally invasive procedures	107
nuclear scan	55
outpatient care	49
pelvic imaging	27
stent placement (stenting)	32
stress testing	117
ultrasound (sonogram)	259
vascular procedures	100

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	341
Female	384

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	119
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	578
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	11
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	211
85 and over	106
Less than 65	130
65 to 74	277

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD graduated from Autonoma De Guadalajara in 1979. He completed residency at Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He is certified by the Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiology and has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Autonoma De Guadalajara (1979)

Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (1984)

Board Certification: Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiology

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Slidell Memorial Hospital

Ochsner Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.74 out of 5 stars based on 144 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Stephen W. Baker, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Slidell, LA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$854 Transcatheter Heart Valves $383	EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) $300	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $172
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$600 JARDIANCE $500	Pradaxa $99
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$516 BRILINTA $335	FARXIGA $181
Boston Scientific Corporation	$487 Tachy System $158	SYNERGY $116	AVVIGO Guidance System $79	Angiojet $20	Brady Generator $14	Other $100
ABIOMED	$418 Impella $418
Other	$3,542 ELIQUIS $450	XARELTO $374	BIDIL $199	PRALUENT (alirocumab) Injection $189	COREVALVE EVOLUT R $153	Other $2,178

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,397
Education	$12
Entertainment	$8

Biography

Dr. Stephen Baker's medical specialty is general practice and interventional cardiology. Before performing his residency at Cleveland Clinic, St. Vincent's Hospital, and a hospital affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Dr. Baker attended Autonomous University of Guadalajara Faculty of Medicine and Indiana University School of Medicine. He has received a 4.5 out of 5 star rating by his patients. Dr. Baker is conversant in Spanish. He is affiliated with Slidell Memorial Hospital and Ochsner Medical Center. Yext reports that Dr. Baker is accepting new patients at his office in Slidell, LA.