Dr. Gerard C. Blobe, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 430
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 93
- Part D claims, 2024
- 195
- Publications
- 43
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Practice address
- 2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705
- Practice phone
- Call (919) 684-8111
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Gerard C. Blobe is a medical oncologist in Durham, North Carolina
Dr. Blobe practices at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, part of Duke University.
Dr. Blobe's NPI, 1184694754, was assigned on January 25, 2006. Dr. Blobe graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1995.
- NPI
- 1184694754NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1153458492
- NPI enumeration date
- January 25, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (919) 684-8111
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 57
- Medical school graduation
- 1995
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Gerard C. Blobe practices at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina
Dr. Blobe's primary practice is Duke University Hospital, at 2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705 in Durham County. The practice phone is (919) 684-8111.
- Duke University Hospital2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705 · Durham CountyPhone(919) 684-8111
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Gerard C. Blobe is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Blobe's primary practice is Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, part of Duke University. The medical group on file is Duke Health Integrated Practice.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Gerard C. Blobe's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Blobe practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Duke University Hospital | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Gerard C. Blobe is one of 203 medical oncologists in North Carolina
Medical oncology is Dr. Blobe's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RX0202X. Dr. Blobe has a license on file in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Medical oncology, North Carolina
Medical oncologists near Dr. Blobe
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Gerard C. Blobe billed Medicare for 430 services in 2024
CMS data shows 430 Medicare services from Dr. Blobe across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 93 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $27,767 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Blobe's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1242024: 24698%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 184
Dr. Blobe compared with the North Carolina median for medical oncologists, 2024
- Dr. Blobe
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 430vs 52518% below
- Medicare patients
- 93vs 16644% below
- Part D claims
- 104vs 36772% below
Medians across 199 medical oncologists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Blobe'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. Gerard C. Blobe treated 93 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 93 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blobe in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 44 patients. 71% of them have high cholesterol, and 70% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 2.29, 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. Blobe's median patient age at 73, with 50% women.
Dr. Blobe's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Blobe's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4751%
- Men4649%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Blobe's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol71%
- High blood pressure70%
- Cancer53%
- Anxiety40%
- Arthritis39%
- Diabetes38%
- Chronic kidney disease30%
- Ischemic heart disease28%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Blobe's 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
- Women50%
- Men49%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Gerard C. Blobe wrote 195 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Blobe wrote 195 Medicare Part D claims for 51 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 104 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $76,812 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 47 claims across 3 drugs.
Dr. Blobe's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic167 claims86%
- Brand-name and other28 claims14%
Dr. Blobe'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. Blobe's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids6%11 of 195 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: 472024: 104121%
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. Gerard C. Blobe offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Blobe accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Blobe as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Gerard C. Blobe has 43 publications on record
Dmand AI links 43 papers to Dr. Blobe, published from 2010 to 2024. 2013 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized and Bevacizumab. Dr. Blobe has published most often in Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. Dr. Blobe's most frequent co-authors are Herbert Hurwitz, MD, Hope Elizabeth Uronis, MD and Syed Yousuf Zafar, MD.
Dr. Blobe's papers by year, 2013 to 2024
Topics Dr. Blobe writes about most
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
- Bevacizumab
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- Angiogenesis Inhibitors
- Signal Transduction
- Capecitabine
- Deoxycytidine
Dr. Blobe's most frequent co-authors
- Herbert Hurwitz, MD12 shared papers
- Hope Elizabeth Uronis, MD8 shared papers
- Syed Yousuf Zafar, MD6 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Blobe
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Gerard C. Blobe has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Blobe to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Krukenberg Tumor and Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell.
Conditions in Dr. Blobe's trials
- Krukenberg Tumor
- Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Blobe
- Carey Kernodle Anders, MD1 shared trial
- Babar Bashir, MD1 shared trial
- Todd Michael Bauer, MD1 shared trial
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Blobe
A Study to Evaluate ELU001 in Patients With Solid Tumors That Overexpress Folate Receptor Alpha (FRα) (opens in a new tab)
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Gerard C. Blobe received $87,319 in industry payments from 2016 to 2018
CMS Open Payments shows 69 general payments to Dr. Blobe from 2 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2018. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 85% of the total. Genentech, Inc. paid the most, $86,999.
General payments to Dr. Blobe by program year, 2016 to 2018
General payments to Dr. Blobe by kind, 2016 to 2018
- Speaker and faculty fees$74,16085%
- Travel and lodging$10,17112%
- Food and beverage$1,6782%
- Consulting fees$1,3102%
Companies that paid Dr. Blobe the most, 2016 to 2018
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Gerard C. Blobe graduated from Duke University School of Medicine
Dr. Blobe graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1995.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Gerard C. Blobe'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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (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. Gerard C. Blobe's NPI number?
Dr. Gerard C. Blobe's NPI number is 1184694754. It was assigned on January 25, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Gerard C. Blobe?
Dr. Gerard C. Blobe is a medical oncologist in Durham, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Medical Oncology Physician (taxonomy code 207RX0202X).
Where does Dr. Gerard C. Blobe practice?
Dr. Blobe practices at 2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705. Dr. Blobe's primary practice is Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, part of Duke University.
What is Dr. Gerard C. Blobe's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Blobe is (919) 684-8111.
Which hospitals is Dr. Gerard C. Blobe affiliated with?
Dr. Blobe practices at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina.
What medical group is Dr. Gerard C. Blobe part of?
Dr. Blobe is linked to Duke Health Integrated Practice.
Does Dr. Gerard C. Blobe accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Blobe billed Medicare for 430 services in 2024, and Dr. Blobe accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Gerard C. Blobe offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Blobe as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Gerard C. Blobe see?
CMS counts 93 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blobe in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. Gerard C. Blobe bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Blobe's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99215), medicare service (G2211) and hospital inpatient care (99233).
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Where did Dr. Gerard C. Blobe go to medical school?
Dr. Blobe graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1995.
What drugs does Dr. Gerard C. Blobe prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Blobe's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ondansetron HCl, Prochlorperazine Maleate and Dexamethasone.
Has Dr. Gerard C. Blobe received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $87,319 in general payments to Dr. Blobe from 2 companies from 2016 to 2018. The largest total came from Genentech, Inc.
How long has Dr. Gerard C. Blobe been practicing?
Dr. Blobe graduated from medical school in 1995, 31 years ago.
Does Dr. Gerard C. Blobe do research?
Dmand AI links 43 publications to Dr. Blobe, published from 2010 to 2024. Dr. Blobe has worked on 1 clinical trial.
Who does Dr. Gerard C. Blobe publish with?
Dr. Blobe's most frequent co-authors are Herbert Hurwitz, MD (12 shared papers), Hope Elizabeth Uronis, MD (8 shared papers) and Syed Yousuf Zafar, MD (6 shared papers).
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