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Dr. Michael R. Block, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine

6433 Whittier Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90022

(323) 724-6673

Dr. Michael R. Block, MD is a nephrologist in Los Angeles, CA specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine. Dr. Michael R. Block, MD is affiliated with AHMC Healthcare, Astrana Health, PIH Health, Allied Pacific IPA and LA FAMILIA MEDICAL GROUP, INC.

Office Locations

6433 Whittier Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90022

(323) 724-6674

(323) 724-9926

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD in 2023

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chronic care

In 2012, Dr. Michael R. Block, MD had a list price for chronic care that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael R. Block, MD treated as a nephrologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2012 were preventive care, lab tests, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	168
doctor visit	1654
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36
lab tests	199
preventive care	278
thoracic (chest) imaging	52
vaccines	79
X-rays	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael R. Block, MD treated as a nephrologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2013 were preventive care, lab tests, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	124
doctor visit	1550
lab tests	132
preventive care	202
thoracic (chest) imaging	25
vaccines	70
X-rays	25

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	234
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	434
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	240
85 and over	70
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	48
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael R. Block, MD treated as a nephrologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2014 were preventive care, lab tests, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	75
doctor visit	1197
lab tests	110
preventive care	171
vaccines	61

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	384
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	67
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	45
Dementia	9
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael R. Block, MD treated as a nephrologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2015 were preventive care, vaccines, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	19
doctor visit	620
lab tests	18
preventive care	56
vaccines	38

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	294
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	72
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael R. Block, MD treated as a nephrologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2016 were preventive care, vaccines and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	15
doctor visit	479
preventive care	36
vaccines	36

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	81
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	32
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD in 2016

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael R. Block, MD treated as a nephrologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2017 were chronic care, preventive care, vaccines and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	15
chronic care	42
doctor visit	435
preventive care	27
vaccines	27

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	28
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	47
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael R. Block, MD treated as a nephrologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2018 were chronic care, preventive care, vaccines and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	29
chronic care	127
doctor visit	492
preventive care	31
vaccines	31

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	90
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	28
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	53
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael R. Block, MD treated as a nephrologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2019 were blood draw and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	96
chronic care	46
doctor visit	487

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	99
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	33
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	57
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael R. Block, MD treated as a nephrologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2020 were chronic care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	77
chronic care	123
doctor visit	398

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	82
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	63
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael R. Block, MD treated as a nephrologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2021 were blood draw and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	78
chronic care	63
doctor visit	425

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	89
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	31
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	60
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael R. Block, MD treated as a nephrologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2022 were chronic care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	77
chronic care	78
doctor visit	430

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	96
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	35
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	60
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael R. Block, MD treated as a nephrologist in Los Angeles, CA were lab tests, preventive care, chronic care and blood draw.

blood draw	70
chronic care	79
doctor visit	742
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36
lab tests	114
preventive care	114
thoracic (chest) imaging	38
vaccines	48
X-rays	38

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	6
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	149
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	89
85 and over	36
Less than 65	17
65 to 74	95

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael R. Block, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	46
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Michael R. Block, MD graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine. He completed residency at VA Wadsworth Medical Center. He is certified by the Certification: AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine

Residency: VA Wadsworth Medical Center

Board Certification: Certification: AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael R. Block, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

AHMC Healthcare

Astrana Health

PIH Health

Allied Pacific IPA

LA FAMILIA MEDICAL GROUP, INC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Michael R. Block, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$330 Xultophy 100/3.6 $139	Tresiba $108	NovoLog $50	RYBELSUS $19	Victoza $14
Boston Scientific Corporation	$106 GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION $106
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$13 BELSOMRA $13

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$448

Biography

Dr. Michael Block is a specialist in adult nephrology in Los Angeles, CA. Before performing his residency at VA Wadsworth Medical Center and a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Dr. Block attended the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine. In addition to English, he speaks Spanish. He is professionally affiliated with Astrana Health, AHMC Healthcare, and PIH Health. Astrana Health reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in LOS ANGELES, CA.