Brian Michael Block, M.D.
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Baltimore, MD
Brian Michael Block, M.D. is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1326004433, issued on Apr 26, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D58724, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Michael Block
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- D58724 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8322 Bellona Ave, Baltimore, MD 21204
- Phone
- (410) 825-8970
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 11, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 402087100 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040330001663); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Michael Block in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D58724Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
529 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 178 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin103 claims
- Pregabalin52 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl50 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl38 claims
- Tramadol Hcl38 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen36 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $796.13
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- University OF Maryland St Joseph Medical Group LLCTowson, MD
- University OF Maryland St Joseph Pain Specialists LLCTowson, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Michael Block among 88 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Maryland
Brian Michael Block, M.D. is one of 88 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2002 among the 68 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Maryland
There are 88 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Maryland.
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The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kenneth Carle, M.D.Towson, MD 212041699790105
- Theodore Grabow, M.D.Towson, MD 212041083647259
- Ayodeji Omosule, MBBS, MHATowson, MD 212041124550132
- Louis Panlilio, M.D.Towson, MD 212041760415921
- David Maine, MDBaltimore, MD 212021962568048
- Bahram Sarfaraz, MDBaltimore, MD 212021023173994
- Beatrice Afrangui, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212011730127184
- Kanchana Gattu, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212011881649101
Common questions
What is Brian Michael Block, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brian Michael Block, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326004433, issued on Apr 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Michael Block, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8322 Bellona Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21204. Phone: (410) 825-8970. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Michael Block, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D58724, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian Michael Block, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Michael Block, M.D. had 529 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Michael Block, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.