NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dennis W. Block, DO

Family Medicine Physician · Blue Springs, MO

Dennis W. Block, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Blue Springs, Missouri, and NPI 1235131897, issued on Aug 12, 2005. Check the license (Missouri R6P79, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235131897
Name
Dennis W. Block
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
R6P79 MO
05-32302 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1916 NW Copper Oaks Cir, Blue Springs, MO 64015
Phone
(913) 708-8258
Enumerated
Aug 12, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 7, 2025
Fax
(913) 708-8289
Medicaid ID
243060712 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050124000122); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 1983
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1916 NW Copper Oaks Cir

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Janessa Watson, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1134494750

Verify Dennis W. Block in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

260 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.

  1. Dennis Block260
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Mupirocin46 claims
  2. Clobetasol Propionate41 claims
  3. Ketoconazole29 claims
  4. Santyl25 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate24 claims
  6. Triamcinolone Acetonide19 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.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. CH Specialty Services KS LLCLenexa, KS
  2. CH Specialty Services MO LLCLees Summit, MO
  3. Curana Health OF Missouri-Kansas LLCLake St Louis, MO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Dennis W. Block among 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri

Dennis W. Block, DO is one of 2,991 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2006 among the 1,778 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

27 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Blue Springs

They are 27 of the 764 NPPES records with a practice address in Blue Springs, and 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vincent Demarco, DOBlue Springs, MO 640151942649538
  2. Leigh Gilburn, D.O.Blue Springs, MO 640151235251562
  3. Bruce Scully, MDBlue Springs, MO 640151366437972
  4. Bruce Williams, DOBlue Springs, MO 640151003801622
  5. Bree Anna Bishop, FNP-BCBlue Springs, MO 640141255149159
  6. Sarika Chowdhry, MDBlue Springs, MO 640141770161218
  7. Logan Hemme, MDBlue Springs, MO 640141598393720
  8. Desztini Howard, MDBlue Springs, MO 640141689202707

Common questions

What is Dennis W. Block, DO's NPI number?

Dennis W. Block, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235131897, issued on Aug 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dennis W. Block, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1916 NW Copper Oaks Cir, Blue Springs, MO, 64015. Phone: (913) 708-8258. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dennis W. Block, DO's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number R6P79, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Dennis W. Block, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dennis W. Block, DO had 260 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.