Peter H. Block, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Rochester, NY
Peter H. Block, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Rochester, New York, and NPI 1962432377, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (New York 193596, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Peter H. Block
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 193596 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1425 Portland Avenue, Rochester, NY 14621
- Phone
- (585) 922-4874
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Peter H. Block in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 193596Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
49 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Industry payments in 2024: $24.77
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Peter H. Block among 2,053 surgery physician records in New York
Peter H. Block, M.D. is one of 2,053 surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 74% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 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 208600000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in New York
There are 2,053 surgery physician records in New York.
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- Robert George, MDRochester, NY 146211962478214
- David Holt, MDRochester, NY 146211285605402
- Michael Kim, M.D.Rochester, NY 146211487667374
- Amit Kumar, MDRochester, NY 146211336280304
- Alexander Kurchin, MDRochester, NY 146211538135066
Common questions
What is Peter H. Block, M.D.'s NPI number?
Peter H. Block, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962432377, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Peter H. Block, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1425 Portland Avenue, Rochester, NY, 14621. Phone: (585) 922-4874. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Peter H. Block, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 193596, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Peter H. Block, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Peter H. Block, M.D. had 49 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.