Physician

George E. Blake, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, George Blake, MD (NPI: 1174671820) practices advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Hamilton, OH. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is MERCY HEALTH PHYSICIANS CINCINNATI SPECIALTY CARE LLC (NPI: 1154942795; TIN: 850927018) and primary practice location at 45263-2725. Blake is affiliated with the Mercy Health Select, LLC (ACO ID: A1215), participating under the MSSP model.

Blake's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 745 traditional Medicare patients, billed 1,562 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $100,428 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99215 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more). Part D data shows 2,532 prescription claims across 453 beneficiaries totaling $753,297 in drug costs, led by Entresto (Sacubitril/Valsartan). 2023 DME data shows 11 claims. Open Payments data shows 6 records totaling $115. 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 up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $234,112 and ending at $100,428. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $60,717 to $753,297. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

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

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$117K$234K2015 Medicare payment: $234,112 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $74,093 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $113,543 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $126,892 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $101,953 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $115,180 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $93,199 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $88,958 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $100,428 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,3082,797$234,112
2016N/RN/RN/R
20173911,074$74,093
20188732,007$113,543
20191,2532,920$126,892
20208151,966$101,953
20219092,064$115,180
20227321,606$93,199
20236691,488$88,958
20247451,562$100,428

Part D Events Trend

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

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$548K$1.1M2015 Drug cost: $60,717 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $4,302 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $25,987 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $107,227 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $67,285 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $390,911 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $470,659 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $755,187 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $1,096,936 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $753,297 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015150724$60,717
20162661$4,302
201785281$25,987
20181971,271$107,227
2019192968$67,285
20202211,245$390,911
20212571,695$470,659
20223151,955$755,187
20233362,235$1,096,936
20244532,532$753,297

DME Billing Trend

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

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$14K$28K2022 Medicare payment: $28,320 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $26,912 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/R13$28,320
2023N/R11$26,912
2024N/RN/RN/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.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more117145$128
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes104113$127
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more125166$82
93306Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function154154$60
93010Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only182229$6

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan18710,189$208,755
EliquisApixaban1509,113$170,334
JardianceEmpagliflozin491,994$38,915
XareltoRivaroxaban301,620$29,601
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate45935,319$6,358

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.6$115ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for George E. Blake, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for George E. Blake, MD (NPI 1174671820), 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 George E. Blake, MD have ACO affiliation data?

George E. Blake, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Mercy Health Select, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A1215).

What billing organization is linked to George E. Blake, MD?

George E. Blake, MD is linked to MERCY HEALTH PHYSICIANS CINCINNATI SPECIALTY CARE LLC (billing NPI 1154942795) in the available physician profile data.

Does George E. Blake, MD have Open Payments data?

George E. Blake, MD has 6 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.