In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Kentucky, Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD performed more blood draw, lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, preventive care, and urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

A1C test

complete blood count

lipid profile

By Affordability:

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Kentucky, Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD performed more A1C test, complete blood count (CBC), and lipid profile procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for blood count tests, complete blood count (CBC), total PSA test, uric acid blood test, uric acid test, and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

flu shot

By Affordability:

A1C test

cholesterol screening

diabetes management

diabetes screening

glycated protein test

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

thyroid function tests

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Kentucky, Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD performed more flu shot procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for A1C test, cholesterol screening, diabetes management, diabetes screening, glycated protein test, hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), lipid profile, metabolic panel, spine imaging, spine X-ray, thyroid blood test, and thyroid function tests 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. Richard E. Blalock, MD treated as an internist in Murray, KY during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	36
blood draw	2020
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	16
CT scan	69
diabetes management	601
doctor visit	2534
hip imaging	26
hormone therapy	61
hospital care	1579
injections	61
inpatient care	1560
lab tests	9168
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
musculoskeletal imaging	49
nursing home care	104
pelvic imaging	36
preventive care	1802
spinal procedures	102
thoracic (chest) imaging	166
thyroid function tests	559
ultrasound (sonogram)	12
vaccines	226
vascular procedures	12
X-rays	283

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD treated as an internist in Murray, KY during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	39
blood draw	1394
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	30
cardiac procedures	13
CT scan	62
diabetes management	520
doctor visit	2426
hip imaging	21
hospital care	1119
inpatient care	1119
lab tests	8346
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	29
musculoskeletal imaging	38
nursing home care	133
pelvic imaging	27
preventive care	1726
spinal procedures	97
thoracic (chest) imaging	173
thyroid function tests	560
ultrasound (sonogram)	39
vaccines	212
vascular procedures	14
X-rays	274

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD.

**Gender**
Male	559
Female	671

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1194
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	467
From 75 to 84	383
85 and over	199
Less than 65	181

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD treated as an internist in Murray, KY during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	25
blood draw	1238
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	21
CT scan	62
diabetes management	324
doctor visit	2354
hip imaging	12
hospital care	1158
inpatient care	1158
lab tests	6873
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	12
musculoskeletal imaging	30
nursing home care	102
pelvic imaging	25
preventive care	1480
spinal procedures	63
thoracic (chest) imaging	163
thyroid function tests	454
ultrasound (sonogram)	16
vaccines	265
vascular procedures	16
X-rays	228

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD.

**Gender**
Male	485
Female	664

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1116
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	450
From 75 to 84	347
85 and over	199
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD treated as an internist in Murray, KY during 2015 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	25
blood draw	1220
CT scan	37
diabetes management	329
doctor visit	2295
hip imaging	15
hospital care	1499
inpatient care	1438
lab tests	6688
musculoskeletal imaging	27
nursing home care	164
outpatient care	61
pelvic imaging	25
preventive care	1410
spinal procedures	45
thoracic (chest) imaging	155
thyroid function tests	481
vaccines	225
X-rays	215

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD.

**Gender**
Male	922
Female	1314

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2142
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	852
From 75 to 84	692
85 and over	370
Less than 65	322

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD treated as an internist in Murray, KY during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	12
blood draw	1074
CT scan	12
diabetes management	298
doctor visit	1964
hospital care	1045
inpatient care	1045
lab tests	6020
nursing home care	186
pelvic imaging	12
preventive care	1340
spinal procedures	36
thoracic (chest) imaging	88
thyroid function tests	473
vaccines	184
X-rays	124

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD.

**Gender**
Male	443
Female	631

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1039
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	397
From 75 to 84	351
85 and over	169
Less than 65	157

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	40
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD treated as an internist in Murray, KY during 2017 were hormone therapy, injections, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1027
diabetes management	270
doctor visit	2249
hormone therapy	12000
hospital care	928
injections	12000
inpatient care	928
lab tests	5924
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	12
nursing home care	119
preventive care	1252
spinal procedures	75
thoracic (chest) imaging	81
thyroid function tests	435
vaccines	217
X-rays	144

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD.

**Gender**
Male	334
Female	454

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	765
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	317
From 75 to 84	260
85 and over	121
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD treated as an internist in Murray, KY during 2018 were lab tests, hospital care, preventive care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	16
blood draw	1048
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	15
counseling services	25
CT scan	85
diabetes management	257
doctor visit	2589
ear procedures	14
hospital care	1251
inpatient care	1201
lab tests	5891
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	26
musculoskeletal imaging	12
nursing home care	97
outpatient care	50
pelvic imaging	16
preventive care	1240
spinal procedures	87
thoracic (chest) imaging	54
thyroid function tests	371
vaccines	199
X-rays	73

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD.

**Gender**
Male	355
Female	446

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	775
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	335
From 75 to 84	257
85 and over	124
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	39
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD treated as an internist in Murray, KY during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	11
blood draw	934
CT scan	41
diabetes management	278
doctor visit	2094
hospital care	1038
inpatient care	1038
lab tests	5299
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
nursing home care	100
pelvic imaging	11
preventive care	1146
spinal procedures	51
thoracic (chest) imaging	30
thyroid function tests	320
vaccines	132
X-rays	40

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD.

**Gender**
Male	307
Female	389

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	673
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	293
From 75 to 84	231
85 and over	114
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD treated as an internist in Murray, KY during 2020 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	744
diabetes management	213
doctor visit	1538
hospital care	228
inpatient care	228
lab tests	4255
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	12
preventive care	940
spinal procedures	44
thyroid function tests	295
vaccines	149
X-rays	32

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	536
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	94
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD treated as an internist in Murray, KY during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	657
diabetes management	196
doctor visit	1052
hospital care	371
inpatient care	371
lab tests	3003
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
preventive care	974
spinal procedures	26
thyroid function tests	249
vaccines	245
X-rays	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD.

**Gender**
Male	265
Female	296

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	535
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	199
85 and over	87
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD treated as an internist in Murray, KY during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	779
diabetes management	223
doctor visit	1250
hospital care	221
inpatient care	221
lab tests	3206
preventive care	880
thyroid function tests	280
vaccines	77

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	399
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	63
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD treated as an internist in Murray, KY were injections, hormone therapy, lab tests and preventive care.

abdominal imaging	23
blood draw	1103
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	20
cardiac procedures	13
counseling services	25
CT scan	52
diabetes management	319
doctor visit	2031
ear procedures	14
hip imaging	18
hormone therapy	6030
hospital care	948
injections	6030
inpatient care	937
lab tests	5879
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	16
musculoskeletal imaging	31
nursing home care	125
outpatient care	55
pelvic imaging	21
preventive care	1290
spinal procedures	62
thoracic (chest) imaging	113
thyroid function tests	407
ultrasound (sonogram)	22
vaccines	193
vascular procedures	14
X-rays	142

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD.

**Gender**
Male	374
Female	489

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	8
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	834
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	278
85 and over	140
Less than 65	104
65 to 74	341

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Blalock, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Education & Training

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Licensed In: Kentucky

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Gentleman Orthopedic Solutions	$1,749 $1,749
Pfizer Inc.	$825 ELIQUIS $291	EUCRISA $119	COLOGUARD $118	LYRICA $85	FLECTOR PATCH $62	Other $150
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$510 FARXIGA $188	BYDUREON PEN $128	MOVANTIK $124	CRESTOR $28	$42
Amgen Inc.	$471 Repatha $361	Prolia $96	EVENITY $9	$4
Allergan Inc.	$303 VRAYLAR $97	VIBERZI $56	TEFLARO $54	DALVANCE $44	LINZESS $38	Other $13
Other	$2,250 Androgel $144	QULIPTA $127	INVOKANA $110	UBRELVY $88	Victoza $76	Other $1,705

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,244
Education	$1,864

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