Dr. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 160
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 120
- Part D claims, 2024
- 104
- MIPS score, 2024
- 96
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 1924 Alcoa Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920
- Practice phone
- Call (865) 305-9000
- 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. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake is a general surgeon in Knoxville, Tennessee
Dr. Blake practices at The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, part of Ut Medical.
Dr. Blake's NPI, 1205222072, was assigned on April 8, 2015. Dr. Blake graduated from Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Blake holds Tennessee license 0000065907.
- NPI
- 1205222072NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4183049026
- NPI enumeration date
- April 8, 2015
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (865) 305-9000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 37
- Medical school graduation
- 2015
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake practices at The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee
Dr. Blake's primary practice is The University of Tennessee Medical Center, at 1924 Alcoa Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920 in Knox County. The practice phone is (865) 305-9000.
- The University of Tennessee Medical Center1924 Alcoa Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920 · Knox CountyPhone(865) 305-9000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Blake's primary practice is The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, part of Ut Medical. The medical group on file is UT Internal Medicine - Pellissippi. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blake to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Blake practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| The University of Tennessee Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake is one of 548 general surgeons in Tennessee
Surgery is Dr. Blake's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Blake's licenses on file in 3 states: Tennessee, New Hampshire and Ohio.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, TennesseePrimary
- New Hampshire license
- Ohio license
General surgeons near Dr. Blake
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. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake billed Medicare for 160 services in 2024
CMS data shows 160 Medicare services from Dr. Blake across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 120 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $34,533 for them.
Dr. Blake's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 892024: 12945%
- Surgery
- 2023: 312024: 31No change
Where Dr. Blake's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office12981%
- In a facility3119%
Dr. Blake compared with the Tennessee median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Blake
- Tennessee median
- Medicare services
- 160vs 1748% below
- Medicare patients
- 120vs 122Close to median
- Part D claims
- 24vs 5254% below
Medians across 548 general surgeons in Tennessee with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Blake'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. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake treated 120 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 120 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blake in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 64 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.66, 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. Blake's median patient age at 69, with 57% women.
Dr. Blake's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Blake's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6050%
- Men6050%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Blake's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol73%
- Arthritis60%
- Anxiety38%
- Mood disorders37%
- Cancer36%
- Depression34%
- Diabetes32%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Blake's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake wrote 104 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Blake wrote 104 Medicare Part D claims for 51 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 24 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $117 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 22 claims across 2 drugs.
Dr. Blake's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic101 claims97%
- Brand-name and other3 claims3%
Dr. Blake'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. Blake's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids19%20 of 104 claims
- Antibiotics28%29 of 104 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: 222024: 249%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 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. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake scored 96 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 96 out of 100 for Dr. Blake for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Blake accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 12 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Blake, more than 66% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Blake's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 96of 100Final score
- 86.2of 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. Blake ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of tissue
- 65th percentile14 procedures
- Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
- 66th percentile12 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)
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 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. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake received $31,752 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 164 general payments to Dr. Blake from 32 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Honoraria make up the largest share, 27% of the total. Davol Inc. paid the most, $14,199.
General payments to Dr. Blake by program year, 2019 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Blake by kind, 2019 to 2025
- Honoraria$8,62527%
- Travel and lodging$7,74124%
- Consulting fees$6,98022%
- Food and beverage$5,91719%
- Other$2,4898%
Companies that paid Dr. Blake the most, 2019 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake graduated from Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine
Dr. Blake graduated from Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine in 2015.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake'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. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake's NPI number?
Dr. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake's NPI number is 1205222072. It was assigned on April 8, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake?
Dr. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake is a general surgeon in Knoxville, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake practice?
Dr. Blake practices at 1924 Alcoa Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920. Dr. Blake's primary practice is The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, part of Ut Medical. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blake to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Blake is (865) 305-9000.
What is Dr. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake's medical license number?
Dr. Blake holds Tennessee license 0000065907, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Blake in Tennessee, New Hampshire and Ohio.
Which hospitals is Dr. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake affiliated with?
Dr. Blake practices at The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee.
What medical group is Dr. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake part of?
Dr. Blake is linked to UT Internal Medicine - Pellissippi.
Does Dr. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Blake billed Medicare for 160 services in 2024, and Dr. Blake accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake's MIPS score?
Dr. Blake's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 96 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake see?
CMS counts 120 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blake in 2024, with an average age of 71.
What services does Dr. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Blake's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, new patient (99204) and surgery: skin and soft tissue (15734).
Where did Dr. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake go to medical school?
Dr. Blake graduated from Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine in 2015.
What drugs does Dr. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Blake's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl and Nystatin.
Has Dr. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $31,752 in general payments to Dr. Blake from 32 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from Davol Inc.
How long has Dr. Kaela Elise Parnell Blake been practicing?
Dr. Blake graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.
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