Dr. Brian Lewis Block, MD

Dr. Block practices at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health.

Dr. Block's NPI, 1407114044, was assigned on May 2, 2012. Dr. Block graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2012. Dr. Block's California license number on file is A142233.

Dr. Block's primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights, at 505 Parnassus Ave, Box 0296, San Francisco, CA 94143 in San Francisco County. The practice phone is (415) 353-2733.

Dr. Block's primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health. Dr. Block is also affiliated with Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. The medical group on file is The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. Block to 2 more hospitals and 5 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Block practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Block's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Block is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Block's licenses on file in 2 states: California and New York.

Dmand AI lists asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic respiratory failure, chronic sinusitis, lung disease: COPD, asthma or bronchitis, pleural effusion, pneumonia and pulmonary fibrosis among the conditions Dr. Block treats.

CMS data shows 1,008 Medicare services from Dr. Block across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 439 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $60,859 for them.

CMS counts 439 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Block in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 184 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 37% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.84, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Block's median patient age at 68, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Block wrote 550 Medicare Part D claims for 101 patients. CMS names the drug for 415 of them, across 17 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $259,322 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 222 claims across 13 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Block for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Block accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Block as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 31 papers to Dr. Block, published from 2008 to 2023. 2008 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are HIV-1, HIV Infections and Virus Replication. Dr. Block has published most often in J Virol. Dr. Block's most frequent co-authors are Todd L. Allen, MD, Teva Brender, MD and Lekshmi Santhosh, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Block from 1 drug or device company in 2020. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. United Therapeutics Corporation paid the most, $67.

Dr. Block graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2012.

Dr. Block is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.