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Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD

(Dr. Blake Pearson, MD)

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery, Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Neurosurgery

Georgetown University School of Medicine

3535 Grandview Parkway
Birmingham, AL 35243

(205) 250-6805

Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD is a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL specializing in spine surgery, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery. He graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD is affiliated with Grandview Medical Center, ALABAMA NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY AND SPINE PC and CHAMPION SPORTS MEDICINE BIRMINGHAM, LLC.

Office Locations

Grandview Medical Center

3535 Grandview Parkway
Birmingham, AL 35243

(205) 250-6805

(205) 250-6580

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD in 2024

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

360-degree lumbar fusion

spinal procedures

spine X-ray

By Affordability:

decompression surgery

decompressive laminectomy

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

facetectomy

foraminotomy

laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy

lumbar decompression

lumbar laminectomy

nerve decompression surgery

nerve procedures

nerve surgery

spinal decompression

spinal decompression surgery

spine imaging

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD performed more 360-degree lumbar fusion, spinal procedures, and spine X-ray procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for decompression surgery, decompressive laminectomy, decompressive lumbar laminectomy, facetectomy, foraminotomy, laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy, lumbar decompression, lumbar laminectomy, nerve decompression surgery, nerve procedures, nerve surgery, spinal decompression, spinal decompression surgery, and spine imaging 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

The top procedures that Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2012 were spinal procedures, radiation therapy, image guided procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	285
image guided procedures	13
nerve procedures	12
radiation therapy	13
spinal procedures	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2013 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	24
decompression surgery	51
doctor visit	346
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	51
spinal procedures	92

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	241
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	21
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	33
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2014 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	28
decompression surgery	60
doctor visit	362
neck surgery	11
nerve procedures	60
spinal procedures	95

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	259
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	22
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2015 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	352
nerve procedures	33
spinal procedures	46

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	290
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	532
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	280
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	40
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2016 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	17
decompression surgery	59
doctor visit	386
neck surgery	17
nerve procedures	59
spinal procedures	93

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	188

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	281
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	23
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2017 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	50
doctor visit	348
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27
nerve procedures	50
spinal procedures	62

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	267
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	17
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	33
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2018 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	39
decompression surgery	48
doctor visit	393
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25
neck surgery	21
nerve procedures	48
spinal procedures	93

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	277
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	21
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2019 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	29
decompression surgery	62
doctor visit	361
hospital care	32
implant surgery	22
inpatient care	32
neck surgery	18
nerve procedures	62
neurostimulator lead placement	20
neurostimulator replacement	22
spinal procedures	326
X-rays	183

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	188

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	16
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2020 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	42
decompression surgery	74
doctor visit	322
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29
neck surgery	18
nerve procedures	74
spinal procedures	385
X-rays	221

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	259
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	17
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2021 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	35
decompression surgery	51
doctor visit	342
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
neck surgery	22
nerve procedures	51
spinal procedures	358
X-rays	229

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	286
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	23
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2022 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	32
decompression surgery	53
doctor visit	265
neck surgery	19
nerve procedures	53
spinal procedures	271
X-rays	169

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	240
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	16
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2023 were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	36
decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	278
hospital care	57
inpatient care	57
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	39
spinal procedures	264
X-rays	169

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	17
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2024 were spinal procedures, X-rays, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	22
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	238
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
nerve procedures	16
spinal procedures	230
X-rays	160

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	255
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	18
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL were X-rays, spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	30
decompression surgery	46
doctor visit	329
hospital care	29
image guided procedures	13
implant surgery	22
inpatient care	29
neck surgery	16
nerve procedures	46
neurostimulator lead placement	20
neurostimulator replacement	22
radiation therapy	13
spinal procedures	181
X-rays	188

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD.

**Gender**
Female	169
Male	133

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	263
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	19
75 to 84	84
Less than 65	55
65 to 74	144

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Blake Eliott Pearson, MD graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Alabama Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery Surgery - Neurological and has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Residency: University of Alabama Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery Surgery - Neurological

Licensed In: Alabama

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$1,362 MazorX Renaissance $834	CD HORIZON $229	DIVERGENCE $184	INTELLIS $60	ELEVATE $29	Other $25
Boston Scientific Corporation	$696 WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 $362	SPECTRA WAVEWRITER $191	WAVEWRITER ALPHA $80	Precision $27	GENERAL - THERAPIES $5	Other $31
NUVASIVE, INC.	$680 TLIF $159	XLIF $157	ALIF $119	Leverage $79	Reline $75	Other $91
Medtronic, Inc.	$612 CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM $197	Catalyft $134	SPACE-D SYSTEM 5.5/6.0 VOYAGER INSTRUMENT SET $69	CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM $56	PRESTIGE LP CERVICAL DISC SYSTEM $40	Other $115
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$506 Symphony $127	SYNFIX Evolution $62	VIPER $40	EXPEDIUM $38	Cervical $36	Other $203
Other	$3,405 aprevo $407	Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $191	Spinal Implant $168	SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix $150	OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM $145	Other $2,343

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,450
Travel and Lodging	$811

Biography

Dr. Blake Pearson is a Birmingham, AL physician who specializes in spine surgery, neurosurgery, and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Before completing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Alabama, Dr. Pearson attended medical school at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Pearson is affiliated with Grandview Medical Center.