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Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM

(Dr. Tara Blitz-Herbel, DPM)

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Specializes in: Foot & Ankle Surgery and Podiatry (Foot & Ankle Medicine)

Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine

289 Pleasant Street Building 4/ Suite 202
Fall River, MA 02721

(212) 410-8000

Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM is a podiatrist in Fall River, MA specializing in foot & ankle surgery and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine). She graduated from Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine. Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM is affiliated with Brown University Health, Prima CARE P.C. and St. Anne's Hospital.

Office Locations

St. Anne's Hospital

289 Pleasant Street Building 4/ Suite 202
Fall River, MA 02721

(508) 646-7720

(508) 646-7721

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

nail debridement

In 2023, Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM performed more nail debridement (removal of diseased nail matter) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

nursing home care

In 2023, Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM had a list price for nursing home care that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

nursing home care

By Affordability:

nail procedures

removal of benign skin lesion

removal of skin lesion

skin procedures

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Massachusetts, Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM performed more nursing home care procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for nail procedures, removal of benign (non-cancerous) skin lesion, removal of skin lesion (growth or mark), and skin procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Fall River, MA during 2014 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nail procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	46
doctor visit	140
nail procedures	46
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	39
skin procedures	39

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	129
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	54
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Fall River, MA during 2015 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and nail procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
doctor visit	154
nail procedures	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	176
Hispanic	76
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	55
Dementia	11
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Fall River, MA during 2016 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and nail procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
doctor visit	72
nail procedures	13

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	48
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	69
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Fall River, MA during 2017 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and nail procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	18
doctor visit	129
nail procedures	18

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	87
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	53
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Fall River, MA during 2018 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nail procedures, nursing home care and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	516
doctor visit	13
nail procedures	516
nursing home care	204
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	91
skin procedures	91

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	510

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	684
Black	36
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	383
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	62
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	34
Dementia	75
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Fall River, MA during 2019 were nail procedures, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nursing home care and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	960
doctor visit	75
nail procedures	974
nursing home care	737
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	273
skin procedures	273

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	410
Female	878

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1146
Black	73
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	215
From 75 to 84	340
85 and over	649
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	60
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	34
Dementia	75
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Fall River, MA during 2020 were nail procedures, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nursing home care and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	762
doctor visit	123
nail procedures	790
nursing home care	329
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	237
skin procedures	237

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	376
Female	851

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1080
Black	68
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	234
From 75 to 84	313
85 and over	601
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	62
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	75
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Fall River, MA during 2021 were nail procedures, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nursing home care and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	966
doctor visit	381
nail procedures	1005
nursing home care	418
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	268
skin procedures	268

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	422
Female	929

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1191
Black	77
Hispanic	36
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	388
85 and over	622
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	62
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	75
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Fall River, MA during 2022 were nail procedures, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nursing home care and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	974
doctor visit	271
nail procedures	1018
nursing home care	460
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	248
skin procedures	248

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	429
Female	831

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1093
Black	82
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	247
From 75 to 84	362
85 and over	574
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	61
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	35
Dementia	63
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Fall River, MA were nail procedures, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nursing home care and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	474
doctor visit	141
nail procedures	488
nursing home care	429
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	192
skin procedures	192

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	435

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	77
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	519
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	32
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	161
85 and over	282
Less than 65	67
65 to 74	129

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and dementia.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	39
Cancer	6

Education & Training

Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM graduated from Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine. She completed residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She is certified by the Podiatric Surgery American Board of Podiatric Surgery and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine

Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Board Certification: Podiatric Surgery American Board of Podiatric Surgery

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Brown University Health

Prima CARE P.C.

St. Anne's Hospital

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$48 Vascular $48
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$33 JUBLIA EFINACONAZOLE $33
Nevro Corp.	$29 Omnia $29
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.	$24 Foot and Ankle $24
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$22 NUZYRA $22
Other	$37 Arsenal Ankle 10 Hole 1/3 Tubular Plate $20	Lapiplasty System $16

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$192

Biography

Dr. Tara Blitz specializes in foot & ankle surgery and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine). She trained at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for her residency. Her professional affiliations include Prima CARE P.C., Brown University Health, and St. Anne's Hospital.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM in 2018

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2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM in 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Blitz-Herbel, DPM From 2012 - 2022

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