Dr. Brian David Blaker, MD

Dr. Blaker practices at McLeod Regional Medical Center Florence in Florence, South Carolina, part of McLeod Health.

Dr. Blaker's NPI, 1134495138, was assigned on March 24, 2012. Dr. Blaker graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Blaker holds South Carolina license 38085.

Dr. Blaker's primary practice is McLeod Regional Medical Center Florence, at 555 E Cheves St Box 8700, Florence, SC 29506 in Florence County. The practice phone is (843) 777-2900.

Dr. Blaker's primary practice is McLeod Regional Medical Center Florence in Florence, South Carolina, part of McLeod Health. Dr. Blaker is also affiliated with McLeod Health Loris. The medical group on file is McLeod Physician Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blaker to 3 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Blaker practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Blaker's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Blaker is licensed in South Carolina.

CMS data shows 3,363 Medicare services from Dr. Blaker across 30 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,325 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $204,497 for them.

CMS counts 1,325 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blaker in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 528 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.81, 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. Blaker's median patient age at 73, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Blaker wrote 2,835 Medicare Part D claims for 464 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,642 of them, across 34 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $495,099 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,250 claims across 37 drugs.

Dr. Blaker accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 11 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Blaker, more than 30% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Blaker in 2015. Dr. Blaker's most frequent co-authors are Lynn S. Ashby, MD, Stuart Heinrich Burri, MD and Brent Edward Heideman, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 756 general payments to Dr. Blaker from 51 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 61% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $12,614.

Dr. Blaker graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 2012.