Dr. Darwin Ashbaker, M.D.
Pulmonology (Pulmonary Disease Physician)
900 Caton Ave
Baltimore, MD 21229
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Baltimore city includes primary care (36% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 15
- In the NPI registry since
- 2012
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 373
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2012Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Pulmonary Disease Physician primary
MD license D83149 -
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
MD license D83149 -
Internal Medicine Physician
MD license D83149
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- University of MD Baltimore Washington Medical Center Glen Burnie, MD
Medical groups
- University of Maryland Community Medical Group Inc (477 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 373
- Services billed
- 1,195
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 115 | 84 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 85 | 64 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 68 | 61 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 59 | 53 |
| Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | 45 | 45 |
| Computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope | 31 | 31 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 28 | 28 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | 27 | 27 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 24 | 20 |
| Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe | 23 | 23 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone/umeclidin/vilanter) Other prescribers in Baltimore, MD | 101 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa (albuterol sulfate) Other prescribers in Baltimore, MD | 93 |
| Breo Ellipta (fluticasone/vilanterol) Other prescribers in Baltimore, MD | 40 |
| Montelukast Sodium Other prescribers in Baltimore, MD | 12 |
| Incruse Ellipta (umeclidinium bromide) Other prescribers in Baltimore, MD | 12 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 1 companies reported 1 payments worth $30.42 in total to this clinician.
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $30.42 |
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| Food and Beverage | $30.42 |
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From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.