Dr. Michael E. Blocker, M.D.
Infectious Disease (Infectious Disease Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Massachusetts Medical School (1994)
- Years since graduation
- 32
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 122
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1994Medical school: University of Massachusetts Medical School
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Infectious Disease Physician primary
NC license 9600215 -
Specialist
NC license 9600215
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health Charlotte, NC
- Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Charlotte, NC
- Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC
Medical groups
- Novant Health Medical Group, LLC (2,430 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 122
- Services billed
- 639
- Patients’ average age
- 71
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 327 | 78 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 246 | 76 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 67 | 64 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 34 | 34 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 25 | 21 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Biktarvy (bictegrav/emtricit/tenofov ala) | 60 |
| Cefazolin Sodium | 54 |
| Vancomycin Hcl | 39 |
| Ceftriaxone (ceftriaxone sodium) Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC | 38 |
| Cephalexin Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC | 36 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC | 24 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC | 21 |
| Cefepime Hcl | 20 |
| Daptomycin | 19 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim) Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC | 16 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 8 companies reported 43 payments worth $928 in total to this clinician.
| Viiv Healthcare Company | $340 |
|---|---|
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $240 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $140 |
| AbbVie Inc. | $63.34 |
| Insmed, Inc. | $62.88 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | $39.66 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $22.28 |
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | $19.93 |
| Food and Beverage | $917 |
|---|---|
| Education | $10.85 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Jul 10, 2025 | Education ZERBAXA · INFECTIOUS DISEASE · in-kind | $10.85 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.