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Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine

7505 Osler Drive Suite 101
Towson, MD 21204

(410) 427-2580

Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD is a cardiologist in Towson, MD specializing in adult cardiology. She graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine. Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD is affiliated with University of Maryland Medical System.

Office Locations

University of Maryland Medical System

7505 Osler Drive Suite 101
Towson, MD 21204

(410) 427-2580

(410) 427-2287

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

electrocardiogram

myocardial perfusion SPECT

In 2023, Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD had a list price for electrocardiogram (EKG), myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, nuclear stress test (myocardial perfusion imaging), SPECT scan, stress echo, and stress EKG that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Maryland. 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 Affordability:

cardiac stress testing

stress testing

In 2023, Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD had a list price for cardiac (heart) stress testing, and stress testing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Maryland. 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 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

cardiac imaging

cardioversion

elective cardioversion

elective external cardioversion

external cardioversion

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Maryland, Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for cardiac imaging, cardioversion, elective cardioversion, elective external cardioversion, and external cardioversion 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. Sonia E. Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Towson, MD during 2012 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	492
cardioversion	11
doctor visit	375
hospital care	395
inpatient care	382
minimally invasive procedures	40
nuclear scan	69
outpatient care	13
stress testing	82
ultrasound (sonogram)	410

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Towson, MD during 2013 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	616
cardioversion	13
doctor visit	560
hospital care	516
inpatient care	491
minimally invasive procedures	33
nuclear scan	106
outpatient care	25
stress testing	146
ultrasound (sonogram)	470

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	742
Female	796

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1322
Black	164
Hispanic	0
Asian	18
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	507
From 75 to 84	571
85 and over	331
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	40
Dementia	18
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Towson, MD during 2014 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	471
doctor visit	435
hospital care	437
inpatient care	417
minimally invasive procedures	18
nuclear scan	59
outpatient care	20
stress testing	87
ultrasound (sonogram)	397

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	544
Female	601

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	986
Black	112
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	390
From 75 to 84	434
85 and over	249
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	40
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Towson, MD during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	627
cardioversion	20
doctor visit	715
hospital care	382
inpatient care	382
minimally invasive procedures	31
nuclear scan	93
stress testing	131
ultrasound (sonogram)	515

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1264
Female	1396

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2300
Black	282
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	940
From 75 to 84	914
85 and over	580
Less than 65	226

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	37
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Towson, MD during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	646
cardioversion	19
doctor visit	985
hospital care	473
inpatient care	473
minimally invasive procedures	35
nuclear scan	103
stress testing	139
ultrasound (sonogram)	523

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	735
Female	781

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1307
Black	153
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	565
From 75 to 84	516
85 and over	321
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	18
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Towson, MD during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	748
cardioversion	24
doctor visit	1188
hospital care	379
inpatient care	379
minimally invasive procedures	43
nuclear scan	48
stress testing	198
ultrasound (sonogram)	579

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	707
Female	801

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1279
Black	163
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	42
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	535
From 75 to 84	529
85 and over	332
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	37
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Towson, MD during 2018 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	723
cardioversion	34
doctor visit	1333
hospital care	506
inpatient care	506
minimally invasive procedures	36
nuclear scan	112
stress testing	289
ultrasound (sonogram)	449

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	659
Female	746

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1186
Black	154
Hispanic	13
Asian	18
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	542
From 75 to 84	516
85 and over	262
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Towson, MD during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	11
cardiac procedures	692
cardioversion	36
doctor visit	1519
hospital care	408
inpatient care	408
minimally invasive procedures	46
nuclear scan	120
stress testing	218
ultrasound (sonogram)	474

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	600
Female	710

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1093
Black	144
Hispanic	13
Asian	18
Other	42
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	539
From 75 to 84	453
85 and over	241
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Towson, MD during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	551
cardioversion	17
doctor visit	1233
hospital care	308
inpatient care	308
minimally invasive procedures	15
nuclear scan	93
stress testing	179
ultrasound (sonogram)	384

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	570
Female	713

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1089
Black	133
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	506
From 75 to 84	458
85 and over	231
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Towson, MD during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	16
cardiac procedures	699
cardioversion	13
doctor visit	1465
hospital care	444
inpatient care	444
minimally invasive procedures	19
nuclear scan	102
stress testing	209
ultrasound (sonogram)	490

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	602
Female	782

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1176
Black	135
Hispanic	0
Asian	15
Other	42
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	528
From 75 to 84	547
85 and over	237
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	36
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Towson, MD during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	598
doctor visit	1454
hospital care	398
inpatient care	398
minimally invasive procedures	17
nuclear scan	88
stress testing	164
ultrasound (sonogram)	434

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	634
Female	781

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1216
Black	131
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	540
From 75 to 84	543
85 and over	263
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

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

ambulatory monitoring	13
cardiac procedures	623
cardioversion	20
doctor visit	1023
hospital care	422
inpatient care	417
minimally invasive procedures	30
nuclear scan	90
outpatient care	19
stress testing	167
ultrasound (sonogram)	465

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	641
Female	737

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	142
Asian / Pacific Islander	6
Non-Hispanic White	1177
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	4
Other	30

**Age**
75 to 84	498
85 and over	277
Less than 65	87
65 to 74	508

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	31
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine. She completed residency at University of Maryland Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease and has a state license in Maryland.

Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine

Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center (2008)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease (2011)

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sonia E. Baker, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Maryland Medical System

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$1,298 XARELTO $1,278	INVOKANA $21
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$1,074 ENTRESTO $980	LEQVIO $58	NON BRAND $35
Pfizer Inc.	$947 ELIQUIS $375	VYNDAQEL $303	PAXLOVID $97	VIAGRA $77	CHANTIX $59	Other $36
Amgen Inc.	$672 Repatha $537	Corlanor $75	$60
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$642 ELIQUIS $430	CAMZYOS $174	$38
Other	$6,184 LifeVest $597	MyCareLink $363	BRILINTA $318	Vascepa $242	PRALUENT $236	Other $4,428

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$10,503
Education	$314

Biography

Dr. Sonia Baker works as an adult cardiology. After completing medical school at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine, Dr. Baker performed her residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center. She is professionally affiliated with the University of Maryland Medical System.