Physician

Ali A Baaj, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Ali Baaj, M.D. (NPI: 1417148800) practices neurosurgery in the Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Cook, IL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL FACULTY FOUNDATION (NPI: 1346235314; TIN: 363097297) and primary practice location at 60611-2908. Baaj is affiliated with the NewYork Quality Care (ACO ID: A2571), participating under the MSSP model.

Baaj's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 84 traditional Medicare patients, billed 257 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $77,003 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 63047 (Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment). 2020 Part D data shows 18 prescription claims across 11 beneficiaries totaling $472 in drug costs. 2020 DME data shows 24 claims. Open Payments data shows 27 records totaling $8,954. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved from a higher plateau to a lower plateau, from $99,011 to $77,003. In contrast, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $303 to $472. For DME billing, reported payments did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	127	271	$99,011
2016	152	388	$161,654
2017	181	495	$201,843
2018	187	490	$194,262
2019	168	441	$182,669
2020	101	238	$77,533
2021	59	196	$58,141
2022	78	228	$76,286
2023	114	322	$83,192
2024	84	257	$77,003

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	N/R	13	$303
2016	N/R	18	$780
2017	18	21	$284
2018	21	31	$1,096
2019	16	35	$1,240
2020	11	18	$472
2021	N/R	N/R	N/R
2022	N/R	N/R	N/R
2023	N/R	N/R	N/R
2024	N/R	N/R	N/R

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	22	$817
2018	N/R	24	$891
2019	N/R	24	$838
2020	N/R	24	$789
2021	N/R	N/R	N/R
2022	N/R	N/R	N/R
2023	N/R	N/R	N/R
2024	N/R	N/R	N/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
63047	Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	13	14	$692
22842	Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	15	15	$583
22614	Fusion of additional segment of spine	15	51	$265
99204	New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	15	15	$92
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	33	37	$52

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

No connected Part D drug-level records for 2024.

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	27	$8,954	Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Ali A. Baaj, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Ali A. Baaj, M.D. (NPI 1417148800), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Ali A. Baaj, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Ali A. Baaj, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for NewYork Quality Care (MSSP, ACO ID A2571).

What billing organization is linked to Ali A. Baaj, M.D.?

Ali A. Baaj, M.D. is linked to NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL FACULTY FOUNDATION (billing NPI 1346235314) in the available physician profile data.

Does Ali A. Baaj, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Ali A. Baaj, M.D. has 27 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.