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Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Rheumatology

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School

Professional interests include: rheumatic diseases

436 N Bedford Drive Suite 211
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

(310) 274-7770

Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD is a rheumatologist in Beverly Hills, CA specializing in adult rheumatology. She graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School. Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai and Susan A. Baker, MD.

Office Locations

436 N Bedford Drive Suite 211
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

(310) 274-7770

(310) 274-7775

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In The News

“Waldo is survived by Michele, his wife of 38 years, children, Dr. Susan Ann Baker, Los Angeles, Mary Ann DiMartino and Michael Edward Baker, San Diego, Kathryn Dyer Baker, of Ventura, and seven...”—"Waldo Edward Baker", The Orange County Register, December 2005

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Beverly Hills, CA during 2012 were aspiration, X-rays, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	458
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	150
blood draw	330
chemotherapy	150
doctor visit	1609
hip imaging	12
injections	458
minimally invasive procedures	150
musculoskeletal imaging	358
pelvic imaging	22
preventive care	44
spinal procedures	41
thoracic (chest) imaging	37
vaccines	44
vascular procedures	33
X-rays	458

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Beverly Hills, CA during 2013 were aspiration, injections, blood draw and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	594
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	190
blood draw	549
cardiac procedures	18
chemotherapy	190
doctor visit	1651
hip imaging	26
injections	594
minimally invasive procedures	190
musculoskeletal imaging	262
pelvic imaging	13
preventive care	44
spinal procedures	113
thoracic (chest) imaging	58
ultrasound (sonogram)	38
vaccines	44
vascular procedures	130
X-rays	446

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	310
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	48
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD in 2013

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	29
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	18
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Beverly Hills, CA during 2014 were blood draw, aspiration, injections and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	606
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	82
blood draw	669
chemotherapy	82
doctor visit	1185
hip imaging	31
injections	606
minimally invasive procedures	82
musculoskeletal imaging	232
pelvic imaging	15
preventive care	18
spinal procedures	112
thoracic (chest) imaging	61
vaccines	18
vascular procedures	54
X-rays	420

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	377
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	50
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD in 2014

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Beverly Hills, CA during 2015 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	488
blood draw	276
doctor visit	866
hip imaging	22
injections	488
musculoskeletal imaging	166
preventive care	29
spinal procedures	72
thoracic (chest) imaging	72
vaccines	29
vascular procedures	71
X-rays	310

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	686

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	792
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	480
From 75 to 84	260
85 and over	90
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD in 2015

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Beverly Hills, CA during 2016 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	305
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	58
blood draw	116
chemotherapy	58
doctor visit	668
injections	305
minimally invasive procedures	58
musculoskeletal imaging	98
preventive care	27
spinal procedures	57
vaccines	27
vascular procedures	46
X-rays	155

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	284
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	28
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD in 2016

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	30
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	16
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Beverly Hills, CA during 2017 were blood draw, aspiration, injections and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	261
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	60
blood draw	665
chemotherapy	60
doctor visit	617
injections	261
minimally invasive procedures	60
preventive care	14
vaccines	14
vascular procedures	51

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	265
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	23
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD in 2017

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	13
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Beverly Hills, CA during 2018 were blood draw, aspiration, injections and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	233
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	55
blood draw	565
chemotherapy	55
doctor visit	497
injections	233
minimally invasive procedures	101
vascular procedures	44

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	232
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	20
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD in 2018

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	13
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Beverly Hills, CA during 2019 were blood draw, aspiration, injections and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	267
blood draw	556
doctor visit	479
injections	267
minimally invasive procedures	87
vascular procedures	53

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD in 2019

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	11
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Beverly Hills, CA during 2020 were blood draw, minimally invasive procedures, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	148
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	76
blood draw	248
chemotherapy	76
doctor visit	540
injections	148
minimally invasive procedures	182
vascular procedures	20

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	201
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	15
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD in 2020

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	12
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Beverly Hills, CA during 2021 were blood draw, minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy and biological response modifier (BRM) therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	91
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	105
blood draw	227
chemotherapy	105
doctor visit	543
injections	91
minimally invasive procedures	175
vascular procedures	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD in 2021

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	12
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Beverly Hills, CA were blood draw, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

aspiration	345
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	97
blood draw	420
cardiac procedures	18
chemotherapy	97
doctor visit	865
hip imaging	22
injections	345
minimally invasive procedures	120
musculoskeletal imaging	223
pelvic imaging	16
preventive care	29
spinal procedures	79
thoracic (chest) imaging	57
ultrasound (sonogram)	38
vaccines	29
vascular procedures	51
X-rays	357

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Female	249
Male	78

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	7
Asian / Pacific Islander	9
Non-Hispanic White	285
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	27
75 to 84	104
Less than 65	19
65 to 74	172

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD From 2012 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and osteoperosis.

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	24
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	13
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School. She completed residency at University of Illinois at Chicago Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the General Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine IM/Rheumatology, American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School

Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: General Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine IM/Rheumatology, American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Cedars-Sinai

Susan A. Baker, MD

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Susan A. Baker, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Beverly Hills, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Amgen Inc.	$3,602 Enbrel $1,756	Prolia $1,012	Otezla $627	AVSOLA $122	Tavneos $34	Other $51
Pfizer Inc.	$3,117 XELJANZ $2,689	INFLECTRA $157	PAXLOVID $105	LYRICA $48	XYNTHA $18	Other $100
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$1,855 STELARA $1,060	Tremfya $338	SIMPONI ARIA $294	SIMPONI $163
UCB, Inc.	$1,852 Cimzia $1,779	Bimzelx $73
AbbVie Inc.	$1,446 Rinvoq $886	Skyrizi $307	Humira $201	UBRELVY $53
Other	$9,723 BENLYSTA $1,418	ACTHAR $1,163	Humira $605	Otezla $479	COSENTYX $450	Other $5,608

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$21,309
Education	$286

Biography

Dr. Susan Baker is an adult rheumatology specialist in Beverly Hills, CA. Dr. Baker's areas of expertise include the following: ear problems and rheumatic diseases. Her average rating from her patients is 3.5 stars (out of 5). She attended medical school at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School. Dr. Baker completed her residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has received professional recognition including the following: Southern California Super Doctors. She is professionally affiliated with Cedars-Sinai. According to Cedars-Sinai, she is not acceping new patients at this time.