Dr. Blake A. Hood, DO
- Medicare services, 2024
- 466
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 203
- Part D claims, 2024
- 230
- MIPS score, 2024
- 91
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 1331 State Street, La Porte, IN 46350
- Practice phone
- Call (219) 326-2444
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Northwest Health - La Porte
Mammography / Breast Imaging Center · La Porte, Indiana
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Dr. Blake A. Hood is a general surgeon in La Porte, Indiana
Dr. Hood practices at Northwest Health - La Porte in La Porte, Indiana.
Dr. Hood's NPI, 1053730176, was assigned on April 16, 2014. Dr. Hood graduated from At Still University of Health Sciences, College of Osteo Med, Kirksville in 2014. Dr. Hood holds Indiana license 02005665A.
- NPI
- 1053730176NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0042430118
- NPI enumeration date
- April 16, 2014
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (219) 326-2444
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 38
- Medical school graduation
- 2014
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Blake A. Hood practices at Northwest Health - La Porte in La Porte, Indiana
Dr. Hood's primary practice is Northwest Health - La Porte, at 1331 State Street, La Porte, IN 46350. The practice phone is (219) 326-2444.
- Northwest Health - La Porte1331 State Street, La Porte, IN 46350Phone(219) 326-2444
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Blake A. Hood is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Hood's primary practice is Northwest Health - La Porte in La Porte, Indiana. Dr. Hood is also affiliated with Northwest Health - La Porte. The medical group on file is Northwest Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hood to 3 more hospitals, 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Blake A. Hood's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hood practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Northwest Health - La Porte | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Blake A. Hood is one of 530 general surgeons in Indiana
Surgery is Dr. Hood's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Hood's licenses on file in 2 states: Indiana and Michigan.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, IndianaPrimary
- Student in an organized health care education/training program, Michigan
General surgeons near Dr. Hood
Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Blake A. Hood billed Medicare for 466 services in 2024
CMS data shows 466 Medicare services from Dr. Hood across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 203 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $37,057 for them.
Dr. Hood's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3012024: 33612%
- Surgery
- 2023: 122024: 130983%
Where Dr. Hood's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office20845%
- In a facility25855%
Dr. Hood compared with the Indiana median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Hood
- Indiana median
- Medicare services
- 466vs 1563.0 times
- Medicare patients
- 203vs 13155% above
- Part D claims
- 163vs 404.1 times
Medians across 526 general surgeons in Indiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Hood'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 A. Hood treated 203 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 203 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hood in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 81 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.70, 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. Hood's median patient age at 68, with 43% women.
Dr. Hood's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Hood's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women10552%
- Men9848%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Hood's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol73%
- Arthritis46%
- Ischemic heart disease36%
- Diabetes34%
- COPD32%
- Chronic kidney disease30%
- Anxiety28%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Hood's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women43%
- Men57%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Blake A. Hood wrote 230 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Hood wrote 230 Medicare Part D claims for 98 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 163 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $7,600 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 99 claims across 3 drugs.
Dr. Hood's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic210 claims91%
- Brand-name20 claims9%
Dr. Hood'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. Hood's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids20%47 of 230 claims
- Antibiotics8%18 of 230 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: 992024: 16365%
Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 3 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 A. Hood scored 91 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Hood for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Hood accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 63 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Hood, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Hood's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 91of 100Final score
- 76.2of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Hood ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of tissue
- 81st percentile63 procedures
- Colonoscopy
- 56th percentile35 procedures
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 52nd percentile23 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
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)
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
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 A. Hood received $4,643 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 117 general payments to Dr. Hood from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 40% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $2,896.
General payments to Dr. Hood by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Hood by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$1,86740%
- Food and beverage$1,77738%
- Education$1,00022%
Companies that paid Dr. Hood 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 A. Hood graduated from At Still University of Health Sciences, College of Osteo Med, Kirksville
Dr. Hood graduated from At Still University of Health Sciences, College of Osteo Med, Kirksville in 2014.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Blake A. Hood'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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) |
| 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 A. Hood's NPI number?
Dr. Blake A. Hood's NPI number is 1053730176. It was assigned on April 16, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Blake A. Hood?
Dr. Blake A. Hood is a general surgeon in La Porte, Indiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Blake A. Hood practice?
Dr. Hood practices at 1331 State Street, La Porte, IN 46350. Dr. Hood's primary practice is Northwest Health - La Porte in La Porte, Indiana. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hood to 3 hospitals, 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Blake A. Hood's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Hood is (219) 326-2444.
What is Dr. Blake A. Hood's medical license number?
Dr. Hood holds Indiana license 02005665A, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Blake A. Hood been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Hood in Indiana and Michigan.
Which hospitals is Dr. Blake A. Hood affiliated with?
Dr. Hood is affiliated with Northwest Health - La Porte. Dmand AI links Dr. Hood to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Blake A. Hood part of?
Dr. Hood is linked to Northwest Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Hood to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Blake A. Hood accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hood billed Medicare for 466 services in 2024, and Dr. Hood accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Blake A. Hood's MIPS score?
Dr. Hood's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 91 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Blake A. Hood see?
CMS counts 203 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hood in 2024, with an average age of 72.
What services does Dr. Blake A. Hood bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Hood's most billed Medicare services were surgery: skin and soft tissue (11042), hospital inpatient care (99231) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Blake A. Hood go to medical school?
Dr. Hood graduated from At Still University of Health Sciences, College of Osteo Med, Kirksville in 2014.
What drugs does Dr. Blake A. Hood prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hood's most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Omeprazole.
Has Dr. Blake A. Hood received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,643 in general payments to Dr. Hood from 23 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Blake A. Hood been practicing?
Dr. Hood graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.
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