Active NPI 1902919319 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Robert L. Block , MD

Ophthalmology • Meriden, CT

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Robert Block, MD is a certified Ophthalmology practicing in Meriden, CT. With approximately 36 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 1990, Dr. Block delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 12 CURTIS ST.

Dr. Block is affiliated with Refocus Eye Health Of Central Connecticut Pc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient complete exam of visual system, established patient outpatient office visit, imaging of optic nerve. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

12 Curtis St

Meriden, CT 064505900

Telephone 2302357946

Fax 2032381418

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Acuity Eye Physicians And Surgeons, P.c. Facility NPI 1487772554

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

1990

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Ophthalmology in Meriden, CT

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

36 Yrs +13.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 22.3 Yrs

State Avg: 31.3 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

8 Specialists

Practicing in Meriden, CT (363 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

80.5% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Block (36 Years) 36 Yrs

Meriden Specialty Average (22.3 Years) 22.3 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	460	427	$300.00	$131.65
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	223	141	$150.00	$94.88
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	125	103	$300.00	$37.50
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	112	92	$205.00	$66.29
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	111	86	$297.99	$44.27
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	103	63	$3800.00	$533.07
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	80	80	$350.00	$153.45
92134 Imaging of retina	72	65	$300.00	$42.05
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	59	56	$192.88	$91.65
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	52	50	$100.00	$28.48
83516 Analysis of substance using immunoassay technique	46	22	$40.00	$11.30
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	44	36	$1800.00	$346.33
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	42	20	$40.00	$22.03
92250 Photography of the retina	25	25	$200.00	$38.85
66982 Complex removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	21	15	$4500.00	$703.95
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	17	17	$350.00	$174.89

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	540	491	$300.00	$134.53
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	169	115	$200.00	$95.40
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	149	120	$300.00	$37.77
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	133	97	$150.00	$95.45
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	128	101	$205.00	$67.21
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	108	76	$272.22	$43.37
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	91	91	$350.00	$159.06
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	84	53	$3800.00	$517.16
92134 Imaging of retina	80	69	$300.00	$42.91
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	52	37	$1800.00	$353.11
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	44	39	$100.00	$29.26
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	42	34	$126.43	$60.19
83516 Analysis of substance using immunoassay technique	38	20	$40.00	$11.30
92250 Photography of the retina	37	33	$195.68	$39.73
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	37	19	$40.00	$22.03
92025 Ct scan of cornea	19	17	$150.00	$38.04
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$300.00	$134.79

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	578	522	$300.00	$139.07
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	182	116	$150.00	$98.03
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	164	134	$300.00	$38.87
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	146	127	$205.00	$69.67
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	136	100	$252.57	$47.66
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	114	69	$3800.00	$534.00
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	113	95	$125.00	$61.89
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	108	108	$350.00	$164.53
92134 Imaging of retina	93	78	$300.00	$44.40
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	70	63	$200.00	$98.86
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	69	55	$201.45	$139.15
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	41	34	$1821.95	$370.52
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	41	41	$100.00	$30.65
92250 Photography of the retina	38	36	$187.37	$40.55
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	25	13	$40.00	$22.26
92025 Ct scan of cornea	25	24	$150.00	$38.92
83516 Analysis of substance using immunoassay technique	21	11	$40.00	$11.43
66982 Complex removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	14	11	$4500.00	$700.97

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	522	481	$299.22	$140.45
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	173	127	$256.14	$51.79
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	168	106	$149.00	$99.94
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	163	148	$294.48	$39.87
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	156	131	$199.77	$99.77
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	155	134	$206.54	$70.87
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	135	82	$3563.70	$537.82
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	94	94	$349.33	$165.27
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	94	83	$120.66	$61.84
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	86	78	$200.00	$141.75
92134 Imaging of retina	74	65	$285.81	$45.04
92250 Photography of the retina	47	43	$198.89	$43.38
83516 Analysis of substance using immunoassay technique	45	21	$40.00	$11.53
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	36	27	$1775.00	$372.16
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	33	30	$96.06	$30.76
66982 Complex removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	30	22	$4381.40	$725.75
92025 Ct scan of cornea	25	25	$142.00	$38.76
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	24	24	$350.00	$183.11

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	458	443	$286.00	$139.04
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	201	170	$198.00	$97.71
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	182	166	$150.00	$39.96
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	178	123	$136.00	$80.50
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	158	138	$222.00	$70.37
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	132	94	$74.00	$50.40
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	104	72	$292.00	$56.38
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	101	101	$343.00	$164.71
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	85	52	$2121.00	$555.75
92134 Imaging of retina	77	62	$150.00	$44.99
83516 Analysis of substance using immunoassay technique	60	29	$40.00	$11.12
92250 Photography of the retina	52	47	$236.00	$49.97
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	46	45	$74.00	$30.49
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	45	35	$900.00	$355.91
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	24	12	$30.00	$22.37
92025 Ct scan of cornea	19	19	$100.00	$37.76
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	11	11	$25.00	$12.76

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	548	534	$286.00	$137.85
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	410	235	$136.00	$79.04
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	208	193	$150.00	$39.97
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	195	167	$222.00	$70.29
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	183	162	$198.00	$96.57
92250 Photography of the retina	159	152	$236.00	$55.54
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	154	112	$74.00	$49.08
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	134	134	$343.00	$163.94
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	131	86	$292.00	$59.97
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	120	70	$2121.00	$642.18
92134 Imaging of retina	101	90	$150.00	$44.76
83516 Analysis of substance using immunoassay technique	96	46	$40.00	$12.32
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	60	43	$900.00	$367.01
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	59	57	$74.00	$29.60
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	58	26	$30.00	$22.03
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	23	23	$25.00	$13.37
65855 Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow	22	16	$2215.00	$219.76

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	638	618	$237.20	$132.39
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	400	227	$113.19	$76.09
92250 Photography of the retina	287	276	$221.51	$59.74
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	242	201	$171.62	$92.33
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	233	195	$176.76	$68.22
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	225	212	$150.00	$39.41
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	201	154	$74.00	$46.19
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	168	103	$229.32	$60.81
83516 Analysis of substance using immunoassay technique	165	71	$40.00	$13.96
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	159	66	$30.00	$22.03
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	155	92	$2060.11	$611.25
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	134	134	$272.55	$158.44
92134 Imaging of retina	119	104	$150.00	$43.75
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	83	78	$74.00	$28.02
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	50	37	$900.00	$350.19
65855 Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow	33	26	$2215.00	$218.35
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	31	30	$25.00	$15.70
66982 Complex removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	22	19	$2394.27	$789.28
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	21	$150.00	$112.78
92002 New patient problem focused exam of visual system	14	14	$156.50	$88.14

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	891	821	$200.00	$128.99
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	357	240	$97.00	$75.91
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	296	255	$150.00	$39.25
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	286	230	$137.00	$68.17
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	263	223	$150.00	$89.23
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	249	181	$74.00	$45.21
83861 Microfluid analysis of tears	248	106	$30.00	$22.21
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	162	109	$175.00	$70.98
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	146	91	$2000.00	$636.76
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	142	142	$225.00	$155.34
92134 Imaging of retina	118	102	$150.00	$42.88
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	101	91	$74.00	$27.94
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	73	56	$900.00	$344.56
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	52	50	$150.00	$109.72
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	37	37	$25.00	$15.35
66982 Complex removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	27	21	$2122.00	$784.09
65855 Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow	26	21	$2215.00	$217.05
92250 Photography of the retina	19	19	$137.00	$70.03
92002 New patient problem focused exam of visual system	14	14	$125.00	$84.99

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2021-11-03

Ophthalmology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X

State License CT 038275

An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

1902919319 (CT)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Refocus Eye Health Of Central Connecticut Pc

12 Curtis St, Meriden, CT 064505900

Phone: 2032357946

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

3 Associated Practitioners

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active July 08, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location July 08, 2007

Registered at 12 CURTIS ST, MERIDEN, CT 064505900 (Tel: 2302357946)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 08, 2007

Registered at 12 CURTIS ST, MERIDEN, CT 064505900 (Tel: 2302357946)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 08, 2007

Recorded as ROBERT BLOCK, M.D.

🎓

Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 08, 2007

Ophthalmology (License #038275 in CT)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration August 17, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1902919319

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: August 17, 2006

Last Update: November 03, 2021

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

12 Curtis St

Meriden, CT 064505900

Phone: 2302357946

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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