Dr. Blake L. Williams, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 4,120
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,636
- Part D claims, 2024
- 3,748
- Publications
- 7
- MIPS score, 2024
- 93
- Practice address
- 8514 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410
- Practice phone
- Call (219) 756-5010
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Novamed Surgery Center of Merrillville, LLC
Merrillville, Indiana
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Dr. Blake L. Williams is an ophthalmologist in Merrillville, Indiana
Dr. Williams practices at Novamed Surgery Center of Merrillville, LLC in Merrillville, Indiana.
Dr. Williams' NPI, 1497101018, was assigned on May 12, 2016. Dr. Williams graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 2020. Dr. Williams holds Indiana license 01083781A.
- NPI
- 1497101018NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0244521979
- NPI enumeration date
- May 12, 2016
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (219) 756-5010
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 32
- Medical school graduation
- 2020
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Blake L. Williams practices at Novamed Surgery Center of Merrillville, LLC in Merrillville, Indiana
Dr. Williams' primary practice is Novamed Surgery Center of Merrillville, LLC, at 8514 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410 in Lake County. The practice phone is (219) 756-5010.
- Novamed Surgery Center of Merrillville, LLC8514 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410 · Lake CountyPhone(219) 756-5010
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Blake L. Williams is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Williams' primary practice is Novamed Surgery Center of Merrillville, LLC in Merrillville, Indiana. Dmand AI also links Dr. Williams to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Blake L. Williams' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Williams practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Novamed Surgery Center of Merrillville, LLC | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Blake L. Williams is one of 226 ophthalmologists in Indiana
Ophthalmology is Dr. Williams' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Williams' licenses on file in 2 states: Indiana and Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, IndianaPrimary
- Illinois license
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Williams
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Blake L. Williams billed Medicare for 4,120 services in 2024
CMS data shows 4,120 Medicare services from Dr. Williams across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,636 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $350,520 for them.
Dr. Williams' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2,1932024: 2,2653%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,0912024: 1,1334%
- Surgery
- 2023: 5952024: 68816%
- Imaging
- 2023: 652024: 3448%
Where Dr. Williams' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office3,43283%
- In a facility68817%
Dr. Williams compared with the Indiana median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Williams
- Indiana median
- Medicare services
- 4,120vs 2,0222.0 times
- Medicare patients
- 1,636vs 6752.4 times
- Part D claims
- 3,637vs 7025.2 times
Medians across 240 ophthalmologists in Indiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Williams' 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 L. Williams treated 1,636 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 1,636 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Williams in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 695 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.08, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Williams' median patient age at 73, with 56% women.
Dr. Williams' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Williams' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women99161%
- Men64539%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Williams' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis44%
- Diabetes32%
- Ischemic heart disease29%
- Anxiety19%
- Chronic kidney disease19%
- COPD17%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Williams' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Blake L. Williams wrote 3,748 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Williams wrote 3,748 Medicare Part D claims for 869 patients. 68% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,637 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $212,522 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,455 claims across 20 drugs.
Dr. Williams' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,556 claims68%
- Brand-name1,192 claims32%
Dr. Williams' 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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 3,4552024: 3,6375%
Drugs named by CMS: 19 in 2024, 20 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
Dr. Blake L. Williams scored 93 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Williams for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Williams accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 870 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Williams, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Williams' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 93of 100Final score
- 100of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 78of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Williams ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 98th percentile870 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Blake L. Williams has 7 publications on record
Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Williams, published from 2019 to 2020. 2019 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Cornea. Dr. Williams has published most often in Clin Ophthalmol. Dr. Williams' most frequent co-authors are Seenu M. Hariprasad, Asim V. Farooq and Kamran Riaz, MD.
Topics Dr. Williams writes about most
- Cornea
Dr. Williams' most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Williams
Ocul Immunol Inflamm
Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Blake L. Williams received $7,870 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 185 general payments to Dr. Williams from 31 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. paid the most, $1,078.
General payments to Dr. Williams by program year, 2017 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Williams by kind, 2017 to 2025
- Food and beverage$7,54596%
- Education$2854%
- Honoraria$390%
Companies that paid Dr. Williams the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Blake L. Williams graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
Dr. Williams graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 2020.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Blake L. Williams'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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 |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Blake L. Williams' NPI number?
Dr. Blake L. Williams' NPI number is 1497101018. It was assigned on May 12, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Blake L. Williams?
Dr. Blake L. Williams is an ophthalmologist in Merrillville, Indiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Blake L. Williams practice?
Dr. Williams practices at 8514 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410. Dr. Williams' primary practice is Novamed Surgery Center of Merrillville, LLC in Merrillville, Indiana. Dmand AI also links Dr. Williams to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Blake L. Williams' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Williams is (219) 756-5010.
What is Dr. Blake L. Williams' medical license number?
Dr. Williams holds Indiana license 01083781A, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Blake L. Williams been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Williams in Indiana and Illinois.
Does Dr. Blake L. Williams accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Williams billed Medicare for 4,120 services in 2024, and Dr. Williams accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Blake L. Williams' MIPS score?
Dr. Williams' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Blake L. Williams see?
CMS counts 1,636 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Williams in 2024, with an average age of 76.
What services does Dr. Blake L. Williams bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Williams' most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), office visit, established patient (99214) and eye exam or test (92133).
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Where did Dr. Blake L. Williams go to medical school?
Dr. Williams graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 2020.
What drugs does Dr. Blake L. Williams prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Williams' most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Dorzolamide-Timolol and Brimonidine Tartrate.
Has Dr. Blake L. Williams received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $7,870 in general payments to Dr. Williams from 31 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
How long has Dr. Blake L. Williams been practicing?
Dr. Williams graduated from medical school in 2020, 6 years ago.
Does Dr. Blake L. Williams do research?
Dmand AI links 7 publications to Dr. Williams, published from 2019 to 2020.
Who does Dr. Blake L. Williams publish with?
Dr. Williams' most frequent co-authors are Seenu M. Hariprasad (4 shared papers), Asim V. Farooq (3 shared papers) and Kamran Riaz, MD (3 shared papers).
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