# Ali A Baaj, MD

Source: https://ourhealthnetwork.com/doctor/ali-baaj-md-1417148800
NPI: 1417148800
Data source: CMS NPI Registry (DAC), refreshed monthly

## Quick facts

Ali A Baaj, MD is a neurosurgery based in Chicago, IL practicing at Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation with NPI 1417148800.

## Profile

- Primary specialty: Neurosurgery
- Credential: MD
- Gender: Male
- Medical school: BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
- Graduation year: 2004
- NPI: 1417148800 ([NPPES record](https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1417148800))

## Practice and contact

- Practice name: Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
- Address: 259 E Erie St, Suite 1450, Chicago, IL, 606113947
- Phone: (312) 695-7746
- Group practice size: 4347 members

## CMS quality measures (MIPS)

- Overall MIPS final score: 88.45/100
- Promoting Interoperability score: 98.00/100
- Improvement Activities score: 40.00/100
- Cost category score: 59.3602/100

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program. MIPS scores reflect Medicare provider performance on quality, cost, and care improvement measures.

## Insurance accepted (7 networks)

This provider is in network with the following insurance carriers, based on federal Transparency in Coverage filings and FHIR provider directories:

- [HCSC: BCBS Illinois](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/hcsc-bcbs-illinois) — 109 plans
- [Cigna](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/cigna) — 17 plans
- [Aetna](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/aetna) — 6 plans
- [Molina Healthcare](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/molina-healthcare) — 3 plans
- [Highmark BCBS Pennsylvania](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/highmark-bcbs-pennsylvania) — 1 plan
- [Medicare](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/medicare) — 1 plan
- [UMR](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/umr) — 1 plan

To verify a specific plan covers Ali A Baaj, use the [OurHealthNetwork Insurance Matcher](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/tools/insurance-matcher?npis=1417148800).

## Industry payments disclosure (CMS Open Payments)

Per CMS Open Payments data (most recent year 2024), this provider has received 27 disclosed payments from medical industry sources totaling approximately $8,954.

Largest disclosed payer: Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($6,950 cumulative).

Source: CMS Open Payments program (federal financial-transparency dataset). Industry payment disclosures do not imply any wrongdoing; many are legitimate consulting fees, research support, or speaker honoraria.

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