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Dr. Brian James Blake, MD

(Dr. Brian J. Blake, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Ohio State University College of Medicine (2004)

4760 Belpar Street Nw Po Box 36959
Canton, OH 44718

(330) 492-9200

Dr. Brian James Blake, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Canton, OH specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2004 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. Brian James Blake, MD is affiliated with Aultman Health System and ORTHOUNITED, INC.

Office Locations

4760 Belpar Street Nw Po Box 36959
Canton, OH 44718

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

In 2023, Dr. Brian James Blake, MD had a list price for ankle MRI, elbow MRI, hip MRI, joint MRI, knee MRI, lower extremity MRI, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), shoulder MRI, upper extremity MRI, and wrist MRI that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Ohio. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

In 2023, Dr. Brian James Blake, MD performed more major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Ohio.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian James Blake, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Canton, OH during 2012 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	720
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	270
hip imaging	16
hospital care	40
injections	720
inpatient care	40
joint surgery	13
minimally invasive procedures	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	22
musculoskeletal imaging	58
upper extremity surgery	13
X-rays	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian James Blake, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Canton, OH during 2013 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	842
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	376
hip imaging	17
hospital care	31
injections	842
inpatient care	31
joint surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	35
musculoskeletal imaging	65
upper extremity surgery	11
X-rays	30

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	350
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	62
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian James Blake, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Canton, OH during 2014 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	827
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	412
hip imaging	19
hospital care	33
injections	827
inpatient care	33
joint surgery	17
minimally invasive procedures	17
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	14
musculoskeletal imaging	65
upper extremity surgery	17
X-rays	51

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	345
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	66
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian James Blake, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Canton, OH during 2015 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	397
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	477
hip imaging	13
hospital care	22
injections	397
inpatient care	22
joint surgery	28
minimally invasive procedures	28
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	31
musculoskeletal imaging	98
upper extremity surgery	28
X-rays	67

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	418

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	614
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	278
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	104
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian James Blake, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Canton, OH during 2016 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	540
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	470
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	16
hospital care	26
injections	540
inpatient care	26
joint surgery	35
lower extremity surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	35
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	54
musculoskeletal imaging	97
upper extremity surgery	35
X-rays	43

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	360
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	53
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian James Blake, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Canton, OH during 2017 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	607
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	561
hospital care	20
injections	607
inpatient care	20
joint surgery	30
minimally invasive procedures	30
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	44
musculoskeletal imaging	64
upper extremity surgery	30
X-rays	20

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	279

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	394
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	53
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian James Blake, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Canton, OH during 2018 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	259
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	600
hip imaging	14
injections	259
joint surgery	46
lower extremity surgery	16
minimally invasive procedures	30
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	61
musculoskeletal imaging	117
reconstructive surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	30
X-rays	56

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	331
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	48
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian James Blake, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Canton, OH during 2019 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	224
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	532
hip imaging	14
injections	224
joint surgery	35
minimally invasive procedures	35
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	50
musculoskeletal imaging	86
upper extremity surgery	35
X-rays	36

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	285
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	37
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian James Blake, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Canton, OH during 2020 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	297
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	400
hip imaging	18
injections	297
joint surgery	14
minimally invasive procedures	14
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	49
musculoskeletal imaging	71
upper extremity surgery	14
X-rays	22

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	226
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	19
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian James Blake, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Canton, OH during 2021 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	370
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	455
injections	370
joint surgery	13
minimally invasive procedures	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	28
musculoskeletal imaging	65
upper extremity surgery	13
X-rays	37

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	244
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	20
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian James Blake, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Canton, OH during 2022 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	292
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	444
hip imaging	12
injections	292
joint surgery	46
lower extremity surgery	17
minimally invasive procedures	29
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	41
musculoskeletal imaging	83
reconstructive surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	29
X-rays	42

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	226
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	20
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Brian James Blake, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Canton, OH were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

aspiration	488
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	454
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	15
hospital care	28
injections	488
inpatient care	28
joint surgery	26
lower extremity surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	23
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	39
musculoskeletal imaging	79
reconstructive surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	23
X-rays	40

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	306
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	87
85 and over	43
Less than 65	41
65 to 74	155

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Brian James Blake, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	8
Dementia	10

Education & Training

Dr. Brian James Blake, MD graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2004. He has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine (2004)

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Brian James Blake, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Aultman Health System

ORTHOUNITED, INC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Brian James Blake, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Arthrex, Inc.	$3,484 $3,484
ROCK MEDICAL ORTHOPEDICS, INC.	$3,223 $3,223
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$314 Product Portfolio $135	Comp Reverse Shoulder E $88	ROSA $44	Juggerstitch $23	RELIGN $23
Ramsay Medical, Inc	$188 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE KNEE & HIP ARTHROSCOPY $188
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$126 Other Recon $126
Other	$113 Mako $100	MACI $13

**Types of Payments**
Education	$5,358
Travel and Lodging	$1,163
Food and Beverage	$926

Biography

Dr. Brian Blake's areas of specialization are orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine; he sees patients in Canton, OH. He attended medical school at Ohio State University College of Medicine. He is affiliated with Aultman Health System.