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Dr. John I. Baron, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

University of South Carolina School of Medicine (1987)

203 W. Avalon Avenue Suite 230
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661

(256) 766-8570

Dr. John I. Baron, MD is a cardiologist in Muscle Shoals, AL specializing in adult cardiology. He graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 1987 and has 39 years of experience. Dr. John I. Baron, MD is affiliated with HEART HEALTH CENTER PC.

Office Locations

203 W. Avalon Avenue Suite 230
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John I. Baron, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. John I. Baron, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Top 25%

By Volume:

cardiac procedures

Doppler echocardiography

myocardial perfusion SPECT

nuclear scan

By Affordability:

coronary angiogram

diagnostic cardiac catheterization

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

left heart catheterization

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. John I. Baron, MD performed more cardiac procedures, Doppler echocardiography, myocardial perfusion SPECT, and nuclear scan procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for coronary angiogram, diagnostic cardiac catheterization, hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and left heart catheterization that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John I. Baron, MD treated as a cardiologist in Muscle Shoals, AL during 2012 were hospital care, cardiac procedures, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

ambulatory monitoring	79
cardiac procedures	989
doctor visit	1036
hospital care	1013
inpatient care	989
minimally invasive procedures	15
nuclear scan	192
outpatient care	24
stress testing	402
ultrasound (sonogram)	508

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John I. Baron, MD treated as a cardiologist in Muscle Shoals, AL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

ambulatory monitoring	70
cardiac procedures	667
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	989
hospital care	1044
inpatient care	1044
minimally invasive procedures	14
nuclear scan	110
stress testing	269
ultrasound (sonogram)	314
vascular procedures	14

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Baron, MD.

**Gender**
Male	445
Female	511

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	878
Black	43
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	290
From 75 to 84	358
85 and over	257
Less than 65	51

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John I. Baron, MD treated as a cardiologist in Muscle Shoals, AL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

ambulatory monitoring	55
cardiac procedures	607
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1011
hospital care	997
inpatient care	997
minimally invasive procedures	26
nuclear scan	91
stress testing	235
ultrasound (sonogram)	303
vascular procedures	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Baron, MD.

**Gender**
Male	404
Female	519

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	832
Black	55
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	344
85 and over	254
Less than 65	60

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John I. Baron, MD treated as a cardiologist in Muscle Shoals, AL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

ambulatory monitoring	49
cardiac procedures	579
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	958
hospital care	739
inpatient care	739
minimally invasive procedures	12
nuclear scan	87
stress testing	242
ultrasound (sonogram)	276
vascular procedures	12

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Baron, MD.

**Gender**
Male	810
Female	928

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1566
Black	100
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	478
From 75 to 84	650
85 and over	504
Less than 65	106

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	39
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John I. Baron, MD treated as a cardiologist in Muscle Shoals, AL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

ambulatory monitoring	49
cardiac procedures	572
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	1101
hospital care	760
inpatient care	747
minimally invasive procedures	15
nuclear scan	99
outpatient care	13
stress testing	249
ultrasound (sonogram)	259
vascular procedures	15

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Baron, MD.

**Gender**
Male	402
Female	466

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	790
Black	42
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	251
From 75 to 84	314
85 and over	254
Less than 65	49

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John I. Baron, MD treated as a cardiologist in Muscle Shoals, AL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

ambulatory monitoring	45
cardiac procedures	584
doctor visit	1067
hospital care	656
inpatient care	656
nuclear scan	105
stress testing	243
ultrasound (sonogram)	296

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Baron, MD.

**Gender**
Male	426
Female	493

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	845
Black	33
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	279
From 75 to 84	323
85 and over	263
Less than 65	54

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John I. Baron, MD treated as a cardiologist in Muscle Shoals, AL during 2018 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and stress testing.

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

ambulatory monitoring	16
cardiac procedures	527
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	583
hospital care	510
inpatient care	510
minimally invasive procedures	23
nuclear scan	202
stress testing	287
ultrasound (sonogram)	212
vascular procedures	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Baron, MD.

**Gender**
Male	505
Female	505

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	881
Black	83
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	346
85 and over	250
Less than 65	110

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	41
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John I. Baron, MD treated as a cardiologist in Muscle Shoals, AL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and stress testing.

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

cardiac procedures	796
catheterization	58
diagnostic procedures	58
doctor visit	483
hospital care	1007
inpatient care	1007
minimally invasive procedures	85
nuclear scan	387
stress testing	460
ultrasound (sonogram)	278
vascular procedures	58

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Baron, MD.

**Gender**
Male	643
Female	521

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1055
Black	91
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	466
From 75 to 84	406
85 and over	141
Less than 65	151

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	47
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John I. Baron, MD treated as a cardiologist in Muscle Shoals, AL during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

cardiac procedures	959
catheterization	62
diagnostic procedures	62
doctor visit	764
hospital care	1159
inpatient care	1159
minimally invasive procedures	86
nuclear scan	351
stress testing	444
ultrasound (sonogram)	486
vascular procedures	95

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Baron, MD.

**Gender**
Male	653
Female	611

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1153
Black	94
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	486
From 75 to 84	462
85 and over	173
Less than 65	143

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	47
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John I. Baron, MD treated as a cardiologist in Muscle Shoals, AL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and stress testing.

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

cardiac procedures	1111
cardioversion	19
catheterization	48
diagnostic procedures	48
doctor visit	1198
hospital care	1283
inpatient care	1283
minimally invasive procedures	78
nuclear scan	468
stress testing	610
ultrasound (sonogram)	519
vascular procedures	114

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Baron, MD.

**Gender**
Male	596
Female	600

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1111
Black	62
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	464
From 75 to 84	465
85 and over	166
Less than 65	101

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	44
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John I. Baron, MD treated as a cardiologist in Muscle Shoals, AL during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and stress testing.

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

cardiac procedures	1030
catheterization	50
chronic care	21
diagnostic procedures	50
doctor visit	1547
hospital care	1262
inpatient care	1262
minimally invasive procedures	75
nuclear scan	395
stress testing	557
ultrasound (sonogram)	473
vascular procedures	100

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Baron, MD.

**Gender**
Male	570
Female	497

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	978
Black	66
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	386
From 75 to 84	452
85 and over	159
Less than 65	70

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	44
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John I. Baron, MD treated as a cardiologist in Muscle Shoals, AL were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and stress testing.

ambulatory monitoring	51
cardiac procedures	765
cardioversion	19
catheterization	31
chronic care	21
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	976
hospital care	948
inpatient care	944
minimally invasive procedures	42
nuclear scan	226
outpatient care	18
stress testing	363
ultrasound (sonogram)	356
vascular procedures	48

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Baron, MD.

**Gender**
Male	495
Female	513

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	60
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	917
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	12
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	374
85 and over	220
Less than 65	81
65 to 74	333

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Baron, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	31
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. John I. Baron, MD graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 1987. He completed residency at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine: Cardiovascular Disease and has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine (1987)

Residency: Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine: Cardiovascular Disease

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John I. Baron, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

HEART HEALTH CENTER PC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION	$650 Glidesheath $630	TR Band $20
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$497 ENTRESTO $317	LEQVIO $181
Amgen Inc.	$476 Repatha $476
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$413 BRILINTA $361	FARXIGA $16	$36
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$360 Cardiac Monitors - Insertable $125	Advisa $125	Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - CRT $110
Other	$2,378 VERQUVO $511	Vascepa $269	ELIQUIS $234	XARELTO $141	LifeVest $136	Other $1,087

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,112
Travel and Lodging	$540
Education	$123

Biography

Dr. John Baron is an adult cardiology specialist. Dr. Baron graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. He completed his residency training at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford. He welcomes new patients at his office inMuscle Shoals, AL as reported by Doctor.com.