Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr., DO

  • New Albany, IN
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1497748552PAC ID6800857723
Medicare services, 2024
853
Medicare patients, 2026
275
Part D claims, 2026
269
Publications
2
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
4101 Technology Ave, New Albany, IN 47150
Practice phone
Call (812) 941-4500
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Primary practice

Optum Primary Care - New Albany

Mammography / Breast Imaging Center · New Albany, Indiana

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Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. is an orthopedic surgeon in New Albany, Indiana

Dr. Blok practices at Optum Primary Care - New Albany in New Albany, Indiana.

Dr. Blok's NPI, 1497748552, was assigned on August 24, 2005. Dr. Blok graduated from West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine in 1999. Dr. Blok holds Indiana license 02002610A.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6800857723
NPI enumeration date
August 24, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(812) 941-4500
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
53
Medical school graduation
1999

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. practices at Optum Primary Care - New Albany in New Albany, Indiana

Dr. Blok's primary practice is Optum Primary Care - New Albany, at 4101 Technology Ave, New Albany, IN 47150. The practice phone is (812) 941-4500.

  • Optum Primary Care - New Albany
    4101 Technology Ave, New Albany, IN 47150Phone(812) 941-4500

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Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Blok's primary practice is Optum Primary Care - New Albany in New Albany, Indiana. Dr. Blok is also affiliated with Baptist Health Floyd. The medical group on file is American Health Network. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blok to 2 more hospitals, 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account. Dr. Blok's employer is on file too: a breast imaging center.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr.'s practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Blok practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Optum Primary Care - New AlbanyAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. is one of 429 orthopedic surgeons in Indiana

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Blok's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Blok is board certified in orthopedic surgery by the AOA Board of Orthopedic Surgery. Dr. Blok is licensed in Indiana.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, IndianaPrimaryLicense 02002610A · taxonomy 207X00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, fluid in a joint, lower back pain, neck pain and spine problems, scoliosis, spinal fusion, spinal stenosis and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Blok treats.

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Blok

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429orthopedic surgeons in Indiana
5orthopedic surgeons in New Albany

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. billed Medicare for 853 services in 2024

CMS data shows 853 Medicare services from Dr. Blok across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 275 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $165,872 for them.

Medicare services, 2024853
Medicare patients275
Paid by Medicare$165,872
Procedure codes19

Dr. Blok's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3412024: 38713%
Surgery
2023: 1872024: 28854%
Imaging
2023: 1222024: 17846%

Where Dr. Blok's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office51560%
  • In a facility33840%

Dr. Blok compared with the Indiana median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Blok
  • Indiana median
Medicare services
853vs 1,34236% below
Medicare patients
275vs 262Close to median
Part D claims
224vs 16635% above

Medians across 423 orthopedic surgeons in Indiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Blok'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. Robert J. Blok Jr. treated 275 Medicare patients in 2026, average age 74

CMS counts 275 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blok in 2026. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 131 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.10, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Blok's median patient age at 66, with 57% women.

Medicare patients, 2026275
Average age74
Average risk score1.10
Also on Medicaid5%

Dr. Blok's Medicare patients by age, 2026

Dr. Blok's Medicare patients by sex, 2026

  • Women17664%
  • Men9936%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Blok's Medicare patients, 2026

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes37%
  5. Ischemic heart disease36%
  6. Anxiety28%
  7. Chronic kidney disease27%
  8. COPD25%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Blok's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 66

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women57%
  • Men43%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2026 data

Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. wrote 269 Medicare Part D claims in 2026

In 2026, Dr. Blok wrote 269 Medicare Part D claims for 124 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 224 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,941 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 199 claims across 6 drugs.

Part D claims, 2026269
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$1,941
Part D patients124

Dr. Blok'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. Blok's Part D claims, 2026

  • Opioids51%138 of 269 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: 1992024: 22413%

Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 6 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2026 data

Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. ranks in the 95th percentile for laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) in Medicare

Dr. Blok accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Blok as offering telehealth. CMS counts 110 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. Blok, more than 95% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Where Dr. Blok ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Spinal fusion
87th percentile171 procedures
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
95th percentile110 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Blok in 2015. Dr. Blok's most frequent co-authors are Mark C. Gillespy, MD, Mukund I. Gundanna, MD and Zeshan M. Hyder, DO.

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Dr. Blok's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Blok

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Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. received $30,835 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 102 general payments to Dr. Blok from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 81% of the total. Providence Medical Technology, Inc. paid the most, $27,953.

General payments to Dr. Blok by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Blok by kind, 2016 to 2025

$30.8Kin total
  • Consulting fees$25,12581%
  • Food and beverage$4,68915%
  • Travel and lodging$4912%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$3551%
  • Education$1751%

Companies that paid Dr. Blok the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. graduated from West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Blok graduated from West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine in 1999.

  1. Medical schoolWest Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine
  2. Board certified in orthopedic surgeryAOA Board of Orthopedic Surgery
  3. Board certified in 2016 - 2026FL State License
  4. Board certified in 2012 - 2026HI State License
  5. Board certified in 2003 - 2025IN State License
  6. Board certified in 2003 - 2026KY State License
  7. Board certified in 2016 - 2026MO State License
  8. Board certified in 2002 - 2027OH State License
  9. Board certified in 2016 - 2025OK State License

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers

Dr. Blok is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Humana
  • Regence Health Plans
  • +4 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Blok accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare9
  2. PPO8
  3. HMO4
  4. POS4
  5. EPO3
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr.'s profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors 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-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr.'s NPI number?

Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr.'s NPI number is 1497748552. It was assigned on August 24, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr.?

Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. is an orthopedic surgeon in New Albany, Indiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. practice?

Dr. Blok practices at 4101 Technology Ave, New Albany, IN 47150. Dr. Blok's primary practice is Optum Primary Care - New Albany in New Albany, Indiana. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blok to 2 hospitals, 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, and a free account names each one.

What is Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr.'s office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Blok is (812) 941-4500. Dmand AI also checks direct phone and mobile numbers, available with a free account.

What is Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr.'s email address?

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What is Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr.'s medical license number?

Dr. Blok holds Indiana license 02002610A.

Which hospitals is Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. affiliated with?

Dr. Blok is affiliated with Baptist Health Floyd. Dmand AI links Dr. Blok to 2 more hospitals, named with a free account.

What medical group is Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. part of?

Dr. Blok is linked to American Health Network. Dmand AI links Dr. Blok to 2 more medical groups, named with a free account.

Who employs Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr.?

Dmand AI has Dr. Blok's employer on file: a breast imaging center. The organization's name is available with a free Dmand AI account.

Who does Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. practice with?

Dmand AI links 172 HCPs to Dr. Blok's primary medical group, 4 of them orthopedic surgeons. A free account lists them, with verified contacts.

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Does Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Blok billed Medicare for 853 services in 2024, and Dr. Blok accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Blok as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. see?

CMS counts 275 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blok in 2026, with an average age of 74.

Is Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. board certified?

Yes. Dr. Blok is board certified in orthopedic surgery by the AOA Board of Orthopedic Surgery.

What services does Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Blok's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, new patient (99203).

Where did Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. go to medical school?

Dr. Blok graduated from West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine in 1999.

What drugs does Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Blok's most prescribed drugs by claims were Baclofen, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen and Tramadol HCl.

Has Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $30,835 in general payments to Dr. Blok from 15 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Providence Medical Technology, Inc.

How long has Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. been practicing?

Dr. Blok graduated from medical school in 1999, 27 years ago.

Does Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Blok.

Who does Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. publish with?

Dr. Blok's most frequent co-authors are Mark C. Gillespy, MD (1 shared paper), Mukund I. Gundanna, MD (1 shared paper) and Zeshan M. Hyder, DO (1 shared paper).

What EHR does Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr.'s practice use?

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Optum Primary Care - New Albany and at 4 more sites and 2 medical groups. The vendor and product are available with a free Dmand AI account.

What insurance does Dr. Robert J. Blok Jr. accept?

Dr. Blok is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit. The full carrier list is available with a free Dmand AI account.

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