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Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD

Accepting New Patients

(150 Ratings)

Specializes in: Obstetrics & Gynecology

Morehouse School of Medicine

710 Center Street
Columbus, GA 31901

(706) 571-1000

Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD is an obstetrician and gynecologist in Lagrange, GA specializing in obstetrics & gynecology. She graduated from Morehouse School of Medicine. Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD is affiliated with Wellstar, Piedmont Healthcare, WellStar West Georgia Medical Center (WGMC), WellStar Spalding Regional Hospital and WELLSTAR MEDICAL GROUP, LLC.

Office Locations

WellStar Spalding Regional Hospital

1602 Vernon Road
Lagrange, GA 30240

(706) 803-7860

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214 Cherokee Road
Thomaston, GA 30286

(706) 647-9627

(706) 647-9651

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Piedmont Healthcare

710 Center Street
Columbus, GA 31901

(706) 571-1000

(865) 560-7359

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In The News

“Some women rush to their doctor just days after getting a positive pregnant test, but Dr. L. Joy Baker said she often sees patients for the first time just weeks or even days before they give birth.”—"About a quarter of pregnant women in the US don t get prenatal care in their first trimester, report says", CNN, November 2025

“Her OB-GYN, L. Joy Baker, said Destiny had preeclampsia, a common but potentially deadly pregnancy complication involving high blood pressure, following her youngest son's birth.”—"West Georgia moms get 'Healthy Start' through Wellstar's new program", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , March 2025

“Echoing Ayers, Dr. Lethenia Baker, an OB-GYN at Wellstar Health in Georgia, said there can be a "long delay in diagnosis and in treatment" of postpartum conditions.”—"'Staggering' and 'sobering': More than 80% of US maternal deaths are preventable, CDC study shows", USA Today, June 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	15

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	38
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	47
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	17

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	22
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	26

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Lagrange, GA during 2018 were ultrasound (sonogram), pelvic imaging and women's imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	15
pelvic imaging	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	13
women's imaging	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	35

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	20
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	37

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	21
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension and depression.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	18

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	25
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	59

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	45

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	34
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Lagrange, GA during 2022 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	55
lab tests	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD treated during 2022 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	23

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	38

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD treated during 2023 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and osteoperosis.

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	29
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Lagrange, GA were ultrasound (sonogram), pelvic imaging, women's imaging and lab tests.

doctor visit	26
lab tests	12
pelvic imaging	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	13
women's imaging	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD.

**Gender**
Female	31
Male	0

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	19
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	1
Less than 65	9
65 to 74	6

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	5
Chronic Kidney Disease	7
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	2
Diabetes	15
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	0
Dementia	0

Education & Training

Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD graduated from Morehouse School of Medicine. She completed residency at Morehouse School of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics/Gynecology and has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: Morehouse School of Medicine

Residency: Morehouse School of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals (2013)

Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics/Gynecology

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Wellstar

Piedmont Healthcare

WellStar West Georgia Medical Center (WGMC)

WellStar Spalding Regional Hospital

WELLSTAR MEDICAL GROUP, LLC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 150 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Lagrange, GA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$9,029 Da Vinci Surgical System $9,029
Covidien Sales LLC	$1,837 V-Loc $1,837
Ethicon US, LLC	$378 OtherNA $261	Energy Enseal $69	Energy Harmonic $30	Energy: Harmonic $18
AbbVie, Inc.	$137 Orilissa $137
Shionogi Inc	$132 Osphena $132
Other	$554 Victoza $86	Diclegis $67	FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 $45	Skyla $43	Myrbetriq $43	Other $269

**Types of Payments**
Education	$9,029
Travel and Lodging	$1,969
Food and Beverage	$1,068

Biography

Dr. Lethenia Baker is a physician who specializes in obstetrics & gynecology. Her average rating from her patients is 5.0 stars (out of 5). She is affiliated with WellStar Spalding Regional Hospital, Piedmont Healthcare, and WellStar West Georgia Medical Center (WGMC). According to Piedmont Healthcare, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Baker's office in Columbus, GA. She attended Morehouse School of Medicine and subsequently trained at a hospital affiliated with Morehouse School of Medicine for residency.

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD in 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lethenia Joy Baker, MD From 2013 - 2023

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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