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Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD

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Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)

121 Central Avenue
Estherville, IA 51334

(712) 362-3560

Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD is an optometrist in Estherville, IA specializing in optometry (primary eye care).

Office Locations

121 Central Avenue
Estherville, IA 51334

(712) 362-3560

(712) 362-3155

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD treated as an optometrist in Estherville, IA during 2012 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	11
doctor visit	128
eye procedures	566
laser treatment	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD treated as an optometrist in Estherville, IA during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	128
eye procedures	521

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	230

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	77
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD in 2013

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD treated as an optometrist in Estherville, IA during 2014 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	116
eye procedures	576

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	234

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	76
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD in 2014

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD treated as an optometrist in Estherville, IA during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	133
eye procedures	525

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	394
Female	468

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	838
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	316
From 75 to 84	288
85 and over	164
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD in 2015

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD treated as an optometrist in Estherville, IA during 2016 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	14
doctor visit	87
eye procedures	585
laser treatment	14

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	233

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	80
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD in 2016

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD treated as an optometrist in Estherville, IA during 2017 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	19
doctor visit	100
eye procedures	590
laser treatment	19

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	435
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	83
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD treated as an optometrist in Estherville, IA during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	95
eye procedures	579

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	463
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	73
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD in 2018

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD treated as an optometrist in Estherville, IA during 2019 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	18
doctor visit	87
eye procedures	616
laser treatment	18

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	464
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	76
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD in 2019

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD treated as an optometrist in Estherville, IA during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	66
eye procedures	473

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	208

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	56
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD in 2020

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD treated as an optometrist in Estherville, IA during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	67
eye procedures	483

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD.

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	199

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	60
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD in 2021

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD treated as an optometrist in Estherville, IA were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

capsulotomy	15
doctor visit	100
eye procedures	551
laser treatment	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD.

**Gender**
Female	235
Male	195

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	220
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	142
85 and over	74
Less than 65	42
65 to 74	170

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD From 2012 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Iowa.

Licensed In: Iowa

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$94 ULTRA $94
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$58 DAILIES $33	AIR OPTIX $13	Contact Lenses $11
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.	$48 Soft contact lenses $37	Acuvue $10
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG	$19 None Specified $19

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$199
Gift	$19

Biography

Dr. Merle Baker practices optometry (primary eye care) in Estherville, IA. Dr. Baker has obtained a license to practice in Iowa.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD in 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD in 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Merle Craig Baker, OD From 2012 - 2021

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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