Active NPI 1982691317 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Ralf W Blackstone , MD

Anesthesiology • Dunedin, FL

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Ralf Blackstone, MD is a registered healthcare professional specializing in Anesthesiology in Dunedin, FL. Practice services are available at 601 MAIN ST under active NPI credentials.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include anesthesia for procedure on esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope, ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle, injection of anesthetic agent, other peripheral nerve or branch. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

601 Main St
Ste 205

Dunedin, FL 346985848

Telephone 7277346516

Fax 7277344516

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Baycare Home Care, Inc. Facility NPI 1972501252

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Anesthesiology in Dunedin, FL

Active Practitioner

Practitioner Clinical Experience

Active

City Avg: 37.6 Yrs

State Avg: 27.3 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

14 Specialists

Practicing in Dunedin, FL (3533 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

92.2% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2023)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
00731 Anesthesia for procedure on esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope	13	13	$1041.69	$80.77

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
76942 Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle	20	20	$1018.00	$31.32
64450 Injection of anesthetic agent, other peripheral nerve or branch	17	17	$973.53	$42.15

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
00731 Anesthesia for procedure on esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope	53	52	$976.08	$81.87
01936 Anesthesia for X-ray procedure (accessed through the skin) on spine and spinal cord	39	36	$1676.72	$141.62
01992 Anesthesia for nerve block and injection procedure, prone position	38	36	$1618.11	$127.51
00811 Anesthesia for procedure on large bowel using an endoscope	30	29	$970.47	$78.21
00520 Anesthesia for closed procedure in chest	20	19	$1297.65	$111.24
01922 Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy	14	14	$1341.50	$116.23
00840 Anesthesia for procedure in lower abdominal cavity including use of an endoscope	11	11	$2132.18	$182.17
00790 Anesthesia for procedure in upper abdomen including use of an endoscope	11	11	$2223.64	$194.82

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
00731 Anesthesia for procedure on esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope	68	68	$1007.31	$87.12
01936 Anesthesia for X-ray procedure (accessed through the skin) on spine and spinal cord	59	51	$1724.54	$147.89
01922 Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy	37	37	$1353.32	$117.44
01992 Anesthesia for nerve block and injection procedure, prone position	36	34	$1525.17	$136.09
00910 Anesthesia for other procedure on urinary system through urethra	31	31	$902.87	$76.58
00520 Anesthesia for closed procedure in chest	24	24	$1282.50	$109.10
00790 Anesthesia for procedure in upper abdomen including use of an endoscope	17	17	$1812.41	$159.94
00811 Anesthesia for procedure on large bowel using an endoscope	17	17	$932.00	$80.15
00813 Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope	16	16	$1235.06	$92.52
00840 Anesthesia for procedure in lower abdominal cavity including use of an endoscope	16	16	$2020.00	$181.12
00732 Anesthesia for procedure on gallbladder, pancreas, or liver using an endoscope	14	14	$1446.00	$127.14
76942 Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle	13	12	$218.00	$32.59
00918 Anesthesia for fragmenting, manipulation and/or removal of kidney stone including use of an endoscope	11	11	$1227.45	$107.94

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
00731 Anesthesia for procedure on esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope	80	79	$948.55	$82.31
01936 Anesthesia for X-ray procedure (accessed through the skin) on spine and spinal cord	56	51	$1660.07	$142.09
01992 Anesthesia for nerve block and injection procedure, prone position	44	41	$1530.55	$134.99
01922 Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy	40	40	$1256.60	$111.78
00811 Anesthesia for procedure on large bowel using an endoscope	38	37	$931.05	$81.14
00520 Anesthesia for closed procedure in chest	30	29	$1183.40	$105.19
00790 Anesthesia for procedure in upper abdomen including use of an endoscope	28	28	$2056.57	$184.65
76942 Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle	27	27	$218.00	$32.76
00910 Anesthesia for other procedure on urinary system through urethra	21	21	$865.62	$74.25
00840 Anesthesia for procedure in lower abdominal cavity including use of an endoscope	20	20	$2244.80	$202.31
00670 Anesthesia for procedure on spine and spinal cord	19	19	$3653.58	$317.39
00813 Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope	18	18	$1159.00	$102.34
00732 Anesthesia for procedure on gallbladder, pancreas, or liver using an endoscope	15	15	$1423.33	$126.57
01402 Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement	14	14	$2318.00	$207.60
00410 Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm	12	11	$772.67	$65.95
01214 Anesthesia for total hip replacement	11	11	$2129.45	$192.99

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
01936 Anesthesia for X-ray procedure (accessed through the skin) on spine and spinal cord	42	38	$1661.52	$140.48
76942 Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle	35	35	$218.00	$32.60
01992 Anesthesia for nerve block and injection procedure, prone position	30	28	$1586.00	$130.76
00910 Anesthesia for other procedure on urinary system through urethra	29	27	$879.24	$73.90
00790 Anesthesia for procedure in upper abdomen including use of an endoscope	28	28	$2078.36	$183.65
00731 Anesthesia for procedure on esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope	27	27	$998.59	$85.57
01402 Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement	22	22	$2273.64	$201.04
00400 Anesthesia for procedure on skin of arms, legs, or trunk	18	18	$1159.00	$99.31
01922 Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy	16	16	$1265.75	$108.54
00811 Anesthesia for procedure on large bowel using an endoscope	15	15	$943.47	$75.39
01214 Anesthesia for total hip replacement	15	14	$2309.87	$204.13
00813 Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope	15	15	$1146.80	$95.74
00520 Anesthesia for closed procedure in chest	15	15	$1309.47	$113.26
01480 Anesthesia for open procedure on bones of lower leg, ankle and foot	14	14	$1376.86	$117.48
36620 Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin	13	13	$536.00	$45.68
64450 Injection of anesthetic agent, other peripheral nerve or branch	12	12	$892.00	$44.20
00912 Anesthesia for removal of urinary bladder tumors including use of an endoscope	12	12	$1169.17	$98.66
00732 Anesthesia for procedure on gallbladder, pancreas, or liver using an endoscope	11	11	$1430.73	$126.26
64447 Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve)	11	11	$1246.00	$68.68
00670 Anesthesia for procedure on spine and spinal cord	11	11	$4392.00	$393.16

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
01936 Anesthesia for X-ray procedure (accessed through the skin) on spine and spinal cord	39	38	$1604.97	$139.80
01992 Anesthesia for nerve block and injection procedure, prone position	38	31	$1515.68	$131.43
00910 Anesthesia for other procedure on urinary system through urethra	35	34	$843.20	$72.64
00790 Anesthesia for procedure in upper abdomen including use of an endoscope	29	29	$2388.21	$214.68
76942 Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle	27	27	$211.04	$32.50
01402 Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement	22	22	$2044.64	$182.72
64447 Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve)	17	17	$1206.88	$68.09
00740 Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope	17	15	$1148.00	$101.67
00400 Anesthesia for procedure on skin of arms, legs, or trunk	16	16	$1078.44	$93.66
00912 Anesthesia for removal of urinary bladder tumors including use of an endoscope	15	15	$1205.87	$106.97
00914 Anesthesia for removal of prostate including use of an endoscope	13	13	$1428.00	$127.79
00145 Anesthesia for retinal surgery	13	13	$1226.62	$108.49
01230 Anesthesia for open procedure on upper two-thirds of thigh bone	13	13	$1620.23	$144.20
00320 Anesthesia for procedure on esophagus and neck, age 1 year or older	12	12	$1695.75	$151.18
01214 Anesthesia for total hip replacement	11	11	$2077.09	$187.62

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Anesthesiology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X

State License FL ME80288

An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

261508800 (FL)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Bcbs Of Fl

58530 (FL)

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

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Anesthesiology

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Gerald Scott , CRNA

Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered

NPI 1114925146

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Dr. George Korones , MD

Anesthesiology

NPI 1205834215

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Theresa Hrovoski , CRNA

Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered

NPI 1316932163

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

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 07, 2011

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location July 07, 2011

Registered at 601 MAIN ST, STE 205, DUNEDIN, FL 346985848 (Tel: 7277346516)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 07, 2011

Registered at PO BOX 1074, DUNEDIN, FL 346971074 (Tel: 7277346516)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 07, 2011

Recorded as RALF BLACKSTONE, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 07, 2011

Anesthesiology (License #ME80288 in FL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration September 30, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1982691317

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: September 30, 2005

Last Update: July 07, 2011

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

Po Box 1074

Dunedin, FL 346971074

Phone: 7277346516

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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