NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Linda K. Blose, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Bath, PA

Linda K. Blose, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bath, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1457498990, issued on Feb 1, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD031537E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457498990
Name
Linda K. Blose
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD031537E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2445 Plaza CT, Bath, PA 18014
Phone
(610) 837-8710
Enumerated
Feb 1, 2007
Record last updated
Nov 10, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(610) 837-7820
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101021000784); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Hahnemann University College Of Medicine, 1983
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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Verify Linda K. Blose in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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69% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,376 Medicare Part D claims for 637 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 53 claims were for opioids.

  1. Linda Blose5,376
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium248 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate220 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate215 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium185 claims
  5. Lisinopril146 claims
  6. Furosemide137 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. St Lukes Physician Group IncWind Gap, PA

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

Linda K. Blose among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

Linda K. Blose, M.D. is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 36% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 36% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bath

They are 3 of the 60 NPPES records with a practice address in Bath, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jane Garnjost, D.O.Bath, PA 180141174660617
  2. Brent Nickischer, D.O.Bath, PA 180141255368361
  3. Nneka Anagbogu, MDBethlehem, PA 180151710995394
  4. Joseph Bacak, M.D.Fountain Hill, PA 180151245207034
  5. Colleen Cahill, MDBethlehem, PA 180151841250834
  6. George Daoud, DOBethlehem, PA 180151861597585
  7. Fabio Dorville, M.D.Fountain Hill, PA 180151396794913
  8. Kaushik Kundu, M.D.Fountain Hill, PA 180151942259577

Common questions

What is Linda K. Blose, M.D.'s NPI number?

Linda K. Blose, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457498990, issued on Feb 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Linda K. Blose, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2445 Plaza CT, Bath, PA, 18014. Phone: (610) 837-8710. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Linda K. Blose, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD031537E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Linda K. Blose, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Linda K. Blose, M.D. had 5,376 Medicare Part D claims for 637 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Linda K. Blose, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.6 of 100. 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.