NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Podiatrist NPI 1750467338 DPM
Verify on CMS → Michael Block, DPM
Podiatrist in Abingdon, Maryland.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 10,602 in Podiatrist, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
603
Medicare Part D claims · 296 beneficiaries · Podiatrist avg: 320
Generic prescribing
83%
generic claims · 17% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
68/100
▼ 15 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$95.45
4 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Michael Block, DPM reported a CMS MIPS final score of 68/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 603 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 68/100
- MIPS score · -15 vs avg
- 603
- Part D claims, 2024
- 83%
- generic prescribing
- $95.45
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Michael Block, DPM
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1750467338), first enumerated 10/27/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 603 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 68/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
2 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$95.45 in reported industry payments (4 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1750467338 · Podiatrist
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-LOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1750467338
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MID 11K Podiatrist
- MIPS-LOW 68/100
- RX-LIGHT 603
- BOOK-THIN 243 in Maryland
- PHOTO-FINISH Zerah Ali · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Alison Niemeyer …
Alison Niemeyer
67.8 MIPS pts
- Robert Ocampo · …
Robert Ocampo
67.9 MIPS pts
- Block · this pro…
Block · this provider
68 MIPS pts
- Zerah Ali · near
Zerah Ali
68 MIPS pts
- Stephanie Van He…
Stephanie Van Heerden
68.1 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Michael Block, DPM's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
68 ≥ 8th percentile 8% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Michael Block, DPM sits
This provider among podiatrist peers
Across the 2,362 podiatrist providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Michael Block, DPM writes more Part D claims than 88% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 41% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one podiatrist peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Michael Block, DPM. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about Michael Block, DPM?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Podiatrist
Medicare Part D claims
603 88% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
68/100 15.5 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Maryland
How Podiatrist compares to other specialties among Maryland providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Michael Block, DPM's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Podiatrist national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 68/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1750467338 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Podiatrist |
| Credentials | DPM |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 10/27/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
68.0361
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
96.4293
Quality
0
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Michael Block, DPM bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Agape Physical Therapy And Sports Rehabilitation LP
Forest Hill, MD
Foot And Ankle Specialists OF The Mid-Atlantic LLC
Abingdon, MD
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Michael Block, DPM. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$95
Largest payer
Organogenesis Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Michael Block, DPM - brand share 17.0%
Podiatrist average
17% brand-name claims vs 83% generic, on 603 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
603
Total Claims
$113K
Total Drug Cost
296
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 662.133
- Total Day Supply
- 17,271
- Brand vs Generic
- 17% brand / 83% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $94K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $19K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 62
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.8 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.27
- Gender Split
- 58% female / 42% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 27, 65-74: 139, 75-84: 103, 85+: 27
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Michael Block, DPM prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Meloxicam
Meloxicam
96 claims
- Jublia
Jublia
81 claims
- Mupirocin
Mupirocin
66 claims
- Ammonium Lactate
Ammonium Lactate
58 claims
- Tavaborole
Tavaborole
43 claims
- Ciclopirox
Ciclopirox
41 claims
- Terbinafine Hcl
Terbinafine Hcl
41 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium 24
Diclofenac Sodium
24 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Meloxicam | 96 |
| Jublia Efinaconazole | 81 |
| Mupirocin | 66 |
| Ammonium Lactate | 58 |
| Tavaborole | 43 |
| Ciclopirox | 41 |
| Terbinafine Hcl | 41 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 24 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 20 |
| Celecoxib | 17 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Podiatrist Overview
How Michael Block, DPM fits within the Podiatrist landscape nationally.
10,602
Podiatrist Providers in US
54
States with Podiatrist
320
Avg Claims per Provider
Michael Block, DPM's 603 claims are above the specialty average of 320.
Nationwide Podiatrist peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Block, both outside Maryland so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (68 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Podiatrist Providers in Maryland
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Maryland, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Block.
One of 243 Podiatrist providers enrolled in Maryland, 5 are shown here.
Dr. James Adleberg
DPM
Nottingham, MD
Dr. Haseeb Ahmad
DPM
Silver Spring, MD
Dr. Larry Albrecht
DPM
Easton, MD
Dr. La Vergne Andre
DPM
Bowie, MD
Dr. Roberto Araujo
DPM
Silver Spring, MD
Compare Podiatrist nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Michael Block, DPM's specialty? ▼
Michael Block, DPM specializes in Podiatrist and practices in Abingdon, Maryland. Credentials: DPM.
How much does Michael Block, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Michael Block, DPM wrote 603 Medicare Part D claims totaling $113K in drug costs for 296 beneficiaries.
What is Michael Block, DPM's Medicare quality score? ▼
Michael Block, DPM has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 68/100 (Quality: 96.4). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Michael Block, DPM located? ▼
Michael Block, DPM is located at 3401 BOX HILL CORPORATE CTR DR, Abingdon, MD, 21009. Phone: (410) 569-0445.
What is Michael Block, DPM's NPI number? ▼
Michael Block, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750467338, issued on 10/27/2006.
Does Michael Block, DPM prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Michael Block, DPM's prescribing is 17% brand-name and 83% generic drugs by claim count, with $94K in brand drug costs.
How many Podiatrist providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 10,602 Podiatrist providers across 54 states in the US. The average Podiatrist provider writes 320 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Michael Block, DPM prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Michael Block, DPM's most frequently prescribed drugs include Meloxicam, Jublia, Mupirocin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Michael Block, DPM accept Medicare? ▼
Michael Block, DPM appears in CMS Medicare data with 603 Part D claims and 296 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Michael Block, DPM's credentials? ▼
Michael Block, DPM's NPI is 1750467338 with credentials DPM. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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