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Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer, MD
NPI1316350085PAC ID6002033743
- Medicare services, 2024
- 305
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 183
- Part D claims, 2024
- 95
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 786 3rd Ave, Chula Vista, CA 91910
- Practice phone
- Call (619) 425-0797
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Coast Surgical Group
Chula Vista, California
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Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer is a general surgeon in Chula Vista, California
Dr. Spitzer practices at Coast Surgical Group in Chula Vista, California.
Dr. Spitzer's NPI, 1316350085, was assigned on June 10, 2014. Dr. Spitzer graduated from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine in 2014. Dr. Spitzer holds California license A158371.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1316350085NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6002033743
- NPI enumeration date
- June 10, 2014
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (619) 425-0797
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 38
- Medical school graduation
- 2014
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer practices at Coast Surgical Group in Chula Vista, California
Dr. Spitzer's primary practice is Coast Surgical Group, at 786 3rd Ave, Chula Vista, CA 91910 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (619) 425-0797.
- Coast Surgical Group786 3rd Ave, Chula Vista, CA 91910 · San Diego CountyPhone(619) 425-0797
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Spitzer's primary practice is Coast Surgical Group in Chula Vista, California. Dr. Spitzer is also affiliated with Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center. The medical group on file is Coast Surgical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Spitzer to 3 more hospitals, 4 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Coast Surgical GroupPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Spitzer practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Coast Surgical Group | Available with a free account |
| +8 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer is one of 2,926 general surgeons in California
Surgery is Dr. Spitzer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Spitzer is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Spitzer's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Kansas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
- Kansas license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists abdominal hernia repair surgery, amputation, colonoscopy, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery, mastectomy, removal of damaged skin or skin graft and upper GI endoscopy among the conditions Dr. Spitzer treats.
General surgeons near Dr. Spitzer
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer billed Medicare for 305 services in 2024
CMS data shows 305 Medicare services from Dr. Spitzer across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 183 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $24,447 for them.
Medicare services, 2024305
Medicare patients183
Paid by Medicare$24,447
Procedure codes8
Dr. Spitzer's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2892024: 3056%
Where Dr. Spitzer's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office5117%
- In a facility25483%
Dr. Spitzer compared with the California median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Spitzer
- California median
- Medicare services
- 305vs 16684% above
- Medicare patients
- 183vs 12151% above
- Part D claims
- 41vs 3421% above
Medians across 2,606 general surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Spitzer's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer treated 183 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 183 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Spitzer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 67 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 60% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.74, 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. Spitzer's median patient age at 59, with 54% women.
Medicare patients, 2024183
Average age73
Average risk score2.74
Also on Medicaid60%
Dr. Spitzer's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Spitzer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women8245%
- Men10155%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Spitzer's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes54%
- Chronic kidney disease50%
- Arthritis46%
- Heart failure43%
- Ischemic heart disease41%
- Mood disorders33%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Spitzer's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 59
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women54%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer wrote 95 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Spitzer wrote 95 Medicare Part D claims for 49 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 41 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $113 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 42 claims across 2 drugs.
Part D claims, 202495
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$113
Part D patients49
Dr. Spitzer's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic91 claims96%
- Brand-name and other4 claims4%
Dr. Spitzer's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Spitzer's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids33%31 of 95 claims
- Antibiotics15%14 of 95 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 422024: 412%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer takes part in Medicare
Dr. Spitzer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Spitzer in 2020. Dr. Spitzer's most frequent co-authors are Chad P. Ammar, MD and Chivukula Subbarao, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Spitzer's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Spitzer
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer received $15,771 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 32 general payments to Dr. Spitzer from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 90% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $14,978.
General payments to Dr. Spitzer by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Spitzer by kind, 2016 to 2025
$15.8Kin total
- Education$14,11790%
- Food and beverage$1,1457%
- Travel and lodging$5093%
Companies that paid Dr. Spitzer the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer graduated from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine
Dr. Spitzer graduated from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine in 2014.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers
Dr. Spitzer is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- +4 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Spitzer accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare9
- PPO6
- HMO5
- POS5
- EPO3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer's NPI number?
Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer's NPI number is 1316350085. It was assigned on June 10, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer?
Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer is a general surgeon in Chula Vista, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer practice?
Dr. Spitzer practices at 786 3rd Ave, Chula Vista, CA 91910. Dr. Spitzer's primary practice is Coast Surgical Group in Chula Vista, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Spitzer to 3 hospitals, 4 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups.
What is Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Spitzer is (619) 425-0797.
What is Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer's medical license number?
Dr. Spitzer holds California license A158371, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Spitzer in California (2018 to 2026) and Kansas.
Which hospitals is Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer affiliated with?
Dr. Spitzer is affiliated with Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Spitzer to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer part of?
Dr. Spitzer is linked to Coast Surgical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Spitzer to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Spitzer billed Medicare for 305 services in 2024, and Dr. Spitzer accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer see?
CMS counts 183 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Spitzer in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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Is Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer board certified?
Yes. Dr. Spitzer is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
What services does Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Spitzer's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99222) and hospital inpatient care (99231).
Where did Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer go to medical school?
Dr. Spitzer graduated from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine in 2014.
What drugs does Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Spitzer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tramadol HCl and Ibuprofen.
Has Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $15,771 in general payments to Dr. Spitzer from 10 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer been practicing?
Dr. Spitzer graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.
Does Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Spitzer.
Who does Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer publish with?
Dr. Spitzer's most frequent co-authors are Chad P. Ammar, MD (1 shared paper) and Chivukula Subbarao, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Blake Francis Spitzer accept?
Dr. Spitzer is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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