Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Nissa Blocher, MD

Endocrinology · Elkins Park, PA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
50 E. TOWNSHIP LINE ROAD, Elkins Park, PA 19027
2155725200
Registered in NPPES since 2006
NPI: 1427110436 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Blocher from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Blocher

Dr. Nissa Blocher is an endocrinology specialist in Elkins Park, PA, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Blocher performed 523 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Blocher received a total of $6,324 from 48 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 256 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Blocher is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 19 years of NPI registration ▲ 523 Medicare services $6,324 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
523
Medicare services
Bottom 47% in PA for endocrinology
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$74
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity
Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service.
234 $63 $136
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
188 $85 $245
Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity
Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving moderate-level medical decision making, with at least 55 minutes total time on the date of the encounter.
48 $103 $291
Continuous glucose monitoring with interpretation
This procedure involves monitoring blood sugar levels in tissue fluid using a sensor placed under the skin, along with the interpretation and reporting of the results.
37 $28 $100
New patient office visit (45-59 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter.
16 $111 $375
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$6,324
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $903/year across 7 years
Top 28% in PA for endocrinology
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
48
Companies
256
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,411
2023
$1,184
2022
$851
2021
$871
2020
$522
2019
$1,050
2018
$434

Payments by company (2024)

Novo Nordisk Inc
$201
Corcept Therapeutics
$167
Lilly USA, LLC
$143
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$95
Amgen Inc.
$90
Dexcom, Inc.
$84
Abbott Laboratories
$60
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$57
Mannkind Corporation
$56
Kyowa Kirin, Inc.
$55
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$45
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$36
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
$32
Ascensia Diabetes Care Us Inc.
$31
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.
$31
Medtronic, Inc.
$29
Insulet Corporation
$26
Radius Health, Inc.
$23
Averitas Pharma Inc.
$23
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$20
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$20
RECORDATI_RARE_DISEASES_INC.
$19
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$18
PFIZER INC.
$18
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.
$17
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$16
Top 3 companies account for 36.2% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Novo Nordisk Inc
$899
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$633
Lilly USA, LLC
$579
Amgen Inc.
$392
Corcept Therapeutics
$357
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$264
Abbott Laboratories
$263
Valeritas, Inc.
$248
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$248
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$184
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$177
Shire North American Group Inc
$169
Medtronic, Inc.
$154
Dexcom, Inc.
$153
PFIZER INC.
$133
Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
$126
Radius Health, Inc.
$126
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$111
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$110
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$88
Kyowa Kirin, Inc.
$77
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.
$73
Mannkind Corporation
$72
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$61
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$45
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$42
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$42
MannKind Corporation
$35
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.
$35
Amryt Pharma Holdings Ltd
$35
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$32
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
$32
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$32
Ascensia Diabetes Care Us Inc.
$31
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$26
Insulet Corporation
$26
Averitas Pharma Inc.
$23
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc
$21
Embecta Corp.
$20
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$20
RECORDATI_RARE_DISEASES_INC.
$19
Intuity Medical Inc
$18
CeQur Corporation
$17
VistaPharm, Inc.
$17
Ascendis Pharma Inc
$17
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$14
DEXCOM, INC.
$14
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$12
Top 3 companies account for 33.4% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AFREZZA · BAQSIMI · BD NANO · BD Nano · BD Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle · CYCLOSET · CeQur Simplicity · Crysvita · DEXCOM G6 TRANSMITTER · Dexcom G6 Transmitter · EVENITY · EVERSENSE 365 SENSOR KIT (RETAIL) · FARXIGA · FREESTYLE LIBRE · FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 · FreeStyle Libre · GVOKE HYPOPEN · GVOKE PFS · HUMULIN · IMCIVREE · INVOKANA · ISTURISA · JANUVIA · JARDIANCE · Kerendia · Korlym · LEQVIO · MINIMED 780G · MOUNJARO · MYCAPSSA · Minimed 670G System · NATPARA · NATPARA (PARATHYROID HORMONE) · Omnipod · Ozempic · Pogo Automatic Blood Glucose Monitoring System · QUTENZA · RECORLEV · RYBELSUS · Repatha · Rybelsus · SOLIQUA 100/33 · SOMATULINE DEPOT · SOMAVERT · STEGLATRO · STEGLUJAN · Saxenda · TOUJEO · TRULICITY · TZIELD · Thyquidity · Tymlos · V-GO · Vascepa · Veozah · Wegovy · XARELTO · t:slim X2 Insulin Pump with Control-IQ
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
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Geographic Context

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204
County median income
$111,521
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
HOLY REDEEMER HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER
2.2 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Blocher is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 19 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Blocher experienced with hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Blocher performed 234 hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Blocher receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Blocher received a total of $6,324 from 48 companies across 256 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Blocher's costs compare to other endocrinologists in Elkins Park?
Dr. Blocher's average Medicare payment per service is $74. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Blocher) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →