Kathleen K. Blazek, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Grand Rapids, MI
Kathleen K. Blazek, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and NPI 1083672729, issued on May 3, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4301081742, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kathleen K. Blazek
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 4301081742 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Michigan St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
- Phone
- (616) 391-1680
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060208000255); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kathleen K. Blazek in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301081742Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
135 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone18 claims
- Cephalexin15 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ecs Western Michigan PCZeeland, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kathleen K. Blazek among 3,083 emergency medicine physician records in Michigan
Kathleen K. Blazek, MD is one of 3,083 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 82% 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 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 77% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2013 among the 1,931 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207P00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
192 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Grand Rapids
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Common questions
What is Kathleen K. Blazek, MD's NPI number?
Kathleen K. Blazek, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083672729, issued on May 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kathleen K. Blazek, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Michigan St NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503. Phone: (616) 391-1680. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kathleen K. Blazek, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301081742, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kathleen K. Blazek, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kathleen K. Blazek, MD had 135 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kathleen K. Blazek, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.