In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Arizona, Dr. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD performed more facet rhizotomy injection, injections, kyphoplasty (vertebral augmentation), major joint aspiration, minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion, nerve block, pain management, percutaneous lumbar kyphoplasty, percutaneous procedures, percutaneous spinal cord stimulator lead placement, percutaneous thoracic kyphoplasty, rhizotomy (nerve ablation), sacroiliac (SI) joint injection, selective nerve root block (SNRB), spinal procedures, subarachnoid block with local anesthetic (numbing medicine), and transforaminal epidural steroid injection procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for thoracic spine surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

spinal cord stimulator implantation

spinal cord stimulator replacement

In 2023, Dr. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD performed more spinal cord stimulator implantation, and spinal cord stimulator replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Arizona.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

neurolytic block

In 2012, Dr. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD had a list price for neurolytic block that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Arizona. 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. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ during 2012 were diagnostic procedures, injections, pain management and spinal procedures.

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

aspiration	108
diagnostic procedures	1859
doctor visit	657
injections	639
minimally invasive procedures	78
nerve block	398
nerve procedures	78
pain management	609
spinal procedures	506

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ during 2013 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

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

aspiration	177
diagnostic procedures	253
doctor visit	842
injections	863
minimally invasive procedures	87
nerve block	579
nerve procedures	87
pain management	773
spinal procedures	726
X-rays	40

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	350
Female	457

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	726
Black	23
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	411
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	66
Less than 65	111

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ during 2014 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

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

aspiration	89
diagnostic procedures	104
doctor visit	1192
injections	580
minimally invasive procedures	63
nerve block	451
nerve procedures	63
pain management	554
spinal procedures	491
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vascular procedures	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	302
Female	448

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	672
Black	25
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	360
From 75 to 84	231
85 and over	67
Less than 65	92

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ during 2015 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

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

aspiration	308
diagnostic procedures	82
doctor visit	2868
injections	1250
lab tests	515
minimally invasive procedures	172
nerve block	857
nerve procedures	172
pain management	1114
spinal procedures	918

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	856
Female	1334

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1994
Black	58
Hispanic	82
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	994
From 75 to 84	710
85 and over	230
Less than 65	256

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ during 2016 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

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

aspiration	337
diagnostic procedures	97
doctor visit	4236
image guided procedures	13
injections	1521
lab tests	544
minimally invasive procedures	421
nerve block	1075
nerve procedures	378
neurostimulator lead placement	30
pain management	1562
spinal procedures	1192

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	607
Female	879

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1360
Black	40
Hispanic	49
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	746
From 75 to 84	459
85 and over	145
Less than 65	136

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ during 2017 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

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

aspiration	303
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	4935
image guided procedures	28
injections	1396
minimally invasive procedures	545
nerve block	959
nerve procedures	493
neurostimulator lead placement	24
pain management	1586
spinal procedures	1087

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	583
Female	880

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1345
Black	34
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	680
From 75 to 84	501
85 and over	177
Less than 65	105

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	22
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ during 2018 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

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

aspiration	302
doctor visit	5268
image guided procedures	43
injections	1592
minimally invasive procedures	645
nerve block	1117
nerve procedures	566
neurostimulator lead placement	36
pain management	1856
spinal procedures	1311

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	651
Female	1039

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1546
Black	36
Hispanic	58
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	759
From 75 to 84	611
85 and over	201
Less than 65	119

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ during 2019 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

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

aspiration	433
doctor visit	5995
image guided procedures	37
injections	1929
minimally invasive procedures	803
nerve block	1305
nerve procedures	707
neurostimulator lead placement	59
pain management	2203
spinal procedures	1525

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	788
Female	1163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1788
Black	40
Hispanic	62
Asian	0
Other	35
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	917
From 75 to 84	694
85 and over	212
Less than 65	128

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ during 2020 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

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

aspiration	542
doctor visit	7404
image guided procedures	61
injections	1867
minimally invasive procedures	768
nerve block	1117
nerve procedures	668
neurostimulator lead placement	39
pain management	1993
spinal procedures	1332

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	866
Female	1317

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2037
Black	38
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	955
From 75 to 84	864
85 and over	248
Less than 65	116

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ during 2021 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

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

aspiration	471
doctor visit	7937
image guided procedures	53
injections	1802
minimally invasive procedures	962
nerve block	1150
nerve procedures	857
neurostimulator lead placement	52
pain management	2188
spinal procedures	1347

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	990
Female	1446

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2254
Black	53
Hispanic	59
Asian	14
Other	45
Native American	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1064
From 75 to 84	950
85 and over	281
Less than 65	141

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ during 2022 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	15
aspiration	420
doctor visit	7390
image guided procedures	31
implant surgery	15
injections	1727
joint surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	673
nerve block	913
nerve procedures	525
neurostimulator lead placement	102
neurostimulator replacement	15
pain management	1832
pelvic surgery	15
spinal procedures	1344

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1006
Female	1624

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2423
Black	58
Hispanic	65
Asian	0
Other	58
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1105
From 75 to 84	1095
85 and over	298
Less than 65	132

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	15
aspiration	317
diagnostic procedures	401
doctor visit	4429
image guided procedures	38
implant surgery	15
injections	1378
joint surgery	15
lab tests	529
minimally invasive procedures	474
nerve block	901
nerve procedures	417
neurostimulator lead placement	48
neurostimulator replacement	15
pain management	1479
pelvic surgery	15
spinal procedures	1070
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vascular procedures	11
X-rays	40

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	636
Female	962

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	36
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	1467
Native American / Alaskan Native	1
Hispanic	49
Other	24

**Age**
75 to 84	575
85 and over	175
Less than 65	121
65 to 74	726

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

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Education & Training

He has a state license in Arizona.

Licensed In: Arizona

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$15,135 Xtampza ER $14,610	XTAMPZA $431	BELBUCA $40	XtampzaER $37	Nucynta $18
Boston Scientific Corporation	$6,827 PAIN MANAGEMENT $2,490	SPECTRA WAVEWRITER $1,295	Superion Indirect Decompression System $1,096	GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $792	32 CONTACT $289	Other $865
Abbott Laboratories	$5,691 Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $1,931	Proclaim IPG $1,899	Octrode $1,123	PROCLAIM $217	ETERNA $154	Other $367
Nevro Corp.	$4,680 Omnia $3,615	Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $694	Senza $371
INSYS Therapeutics Inc	$1,674 SUBSYS $1,674
Other	$13,947 Nalu Neurostimulation System $884	Neuro-Chronic Pain $695	MOVANTIK $552	Relistor $514	VERTECEM $457	Other $10,846

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$30,979
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$14,655
Travel and Lodging	$1,799
Education	$523

Biography

Dr. Clifford Baker is a physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation) and interventional pain medicine specialist in Sun City, AZ and Sun City West, AZ. He studied medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.

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