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Dr. Mark I. Block, MD

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

Yale School of Medicine (1987)

1150 North 35th Avenue Suite 660
Hollywood, FL 33021

(954) 844-2320

Dr. Mark I. Block, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Hollywood, FL specializing in thoracic surgery. He graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1987 and has 39 years of experience. Dr. Mark I. Block, MD is affiliated with Memorial Health System.

Office Locations

1150 North 35th Avenue Suite 660
Hollywood, FL 33021

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12235 Pines Boulevard
Pembroke Pines, FL 33026

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Memorial Health System

601 North Flamingo Road Suite 303
Pembroke Pines, FL 33028

(954) 844-2320

(954) 844-2323

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Memorial Health System

900 Glades Road Suite 500
Boca Raton, FL 33431

(954) 265-1125

(954) 985-5578

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In The News

“Memorial, under the leadership of Dr. Mark Block, chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery, had previously been one of only four healthcare centers in the U.S. selected to participate in the...”—"MEMORIAL PROVIDES RELIEF TO PLEURAL EFFUSION PATIENTS", Miami's Community News, September 2025

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD in 2023

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inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Mark I. Block, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Florida.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark I. Block, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Hollywood, FL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
bronchoscopy	40
diagnostic procedures	14
dissection	15
doctor visit	223
excision	15
hospital care	162
inpatient care	162
lobectomy	14
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	69
minor procedures	14
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark I. Block, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Hollywood, FL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
bronchoscopy	44
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	195
hospital care	245
inpatient care	245
minimally invasive procedures	59
minor procedures	16
pleural drainage	15
thoracostomy	15

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	191
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	37
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	46
Dementia	18
Cancer	61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark I. Block, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Hollywood, FL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	11
bronchoscopy	34
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	191
hospital care	360
inpatient care	360
minimally invasive procedures	34
minor procedures	11
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	35
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	30
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	53
Dementia	19
Cancer	56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark I. Block, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Hollywood, FL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	16
aspiration	15
bronchoscopy	41
catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	177
gastrointestinal procedures	16
hospital care	455
inpatient care	437
minimally invasive procedures	73
minor procedures	15
outpatient care	18
pleural drainage	16
thoracostomy	16
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	21

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	268
Female	324

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	404
Black	88
Hispanic	76
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	100
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	43
Dementia	21
Cancer	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark I. Block, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Hollywood, FL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	15
bronchoscopy	37
catheterization	15
doctor visit	183
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	453
inpatient care	453
minimally invasive procedures	69
pleural drainage	17
thoracostomy	17
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	23

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	202
Black	36
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	44
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	54
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	48
Dementia	20
Cancer	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark I. Block, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Hollywood, FL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	11
bronchoscopy	35
catheterization	11
dissection	11
doctor visit	181
excision	11
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	239
inpatient care	239
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	57
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	11
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	19

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	203
Black	32
Hispanic	47
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	43
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	44
Dementia	25
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark I. Block, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Hollywood, FL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	14
bronchoscopy	36
catheterization	14
dissection	18
doctor visit	209
excision	18
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hospital care	344
inpatient care	333
lobectomy	15
lymph node procedures	18
minimally invasive procedures	83
outpatient care	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	33
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	15

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	205
Black	42
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	46
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	43
Dementia	20
Cancer	51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark I. Block, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Hollywood, FL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	22
doctor visit	213
hospital care	261
inpatient care	261
minimally invasive procedures	22
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	32
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	37
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	41
Dementia	23
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark I. Block, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Hollywood, FL during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	145
hospital care	141
inpatient care	141

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	38
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	42
Dementia	21
Cancer	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark I. Block, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Hollywood, FL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	14
doctor visit	147
hospital care	262
inpatient care	262
minimally invasive procedures	14
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	177
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	28
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	36
Dementia	23
Cancer	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark I. Block, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Hollywood, FL during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	22
doctor visit	174
hospital care	201
inpatient care	201
minimally invasive procedures	22

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	189
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	35
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mark I. Block, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Hollywood, FL were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and bronchoscopy.

anastomosis	14
aspiration	14
bronchoscopy	32
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	14
dissection	14
doctor visit	185
excision	14
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hospital care	283
inpatient care	281
lobectomy	14
lymph node procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	50
minor procedures	14
outpatient care	14
pleural drainage	16
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	24
thoracostomy	16
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark I. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	32
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	191
Hispanic	28
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	39
75 to 84	87
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	107

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Cancer	47
Dementia	18

Education & Training

Dr. Mark I. Block, MD graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1987. He completed residency at University of Chicago Medical Center. He is certified by the Certifications: American Board of Surgery-Surgery and has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: Yale School of Medicine (1987)

Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center (1990)

Board Certification: Certifications: American Board of Surgery-Surgery

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Mark I. Block, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Memorial Health System

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$6,000 Da Vinci Surgical System $6,000
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.	$4,233 $4,233
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$345 IMFINZI $239	TAGRISSO $106
Olympus Corporation of the Americas	$321 Olympus Respiratory Accessories $321
Ethicon Inc.	$314 Monarch Platform $314
Other	$950 Photofrin $228	DAV-Progel $142	Flowable $130	OPDIVO $102	BioTherapeutics - Non Product Related $92	Other $256

**Types of Payments**
Education	$6,000
Consulting Fee	$4,000
Food and Beverage	$1,664
Travel and Lodging	$500

Research Payments

Dr. Mark I. Block, MD has received 20 research payments totaling $30,756.

Biography

Dr. Mark Block is a specialist in thoracic surgery. He works in Hollywood, FL, Pembroke Pines, FL, and Boca Raton, FL. After attending Yale School of Medicine, he completed his residency training at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, the University of Chicago Medical Center, and National Cancer Institute. His distinctions include: MUSC "Applause" Award for Patient Care; Alley-Sheridan Educational Scholarship, Kennedy School of Government; and Resident Award. Dr. Block's hospital/clinic affiliations include Memorial Hospital Pembroke, Memorial Hospital Miramar, and Memorial Regional Hospital.

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