Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD
Vascular Surgery (Vascular Surgery Physician)
462 Grider St, University At Buffalo Surgeons, Inc.
Buffalo, NY 14215
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 23
- In the NPI registry since
- 2008
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 484
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
- 2008Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. 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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Vascular Surgery Physician primary
NY license 003534-1 -
Surgery Physician
NY license 003534-1
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY
- Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center Lewiston, NY
- Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY
Medical groups
- Erie County Medical Center Corporation (319 clinicians)
- University at Buffalo Surgeons Inc (40 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
- 484
- Services billed
- 1,323
- Patients’ average age
- 67
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 175 | 137 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 86 | 66 |
| Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 78 | 51 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 73 | 54 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 72 | 57 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 63 | 51 |
| Insertion of tube for infusion with imaging guidance and review by radiologist, patient 5 years or older | 55 | 50 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 42 | 41 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | 35 | 26 |
| Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | 30 | 23 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Clopidogrel (clopidogrel bisulfate) Other prescribers in Buffalo, NY | 38 |
| Eliquis (apixaban) Other prescribers in Buffalo, NY | 18 |
| Cilostazol Other prescribers in Buffalo, NY | 17 |
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, 6 companies reported 16 payments worth $448 in total to this clinician.
| Cook Medical LLC | $158 |
|---|---|
| Solventum Corporation | $104 |
| Lifenet Health | $66.90 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $66.18 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $29.14 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $23.20 |
| Food and Beverage | $448 |
|---|
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.