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Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD

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(85 Ratings)

Specializes in: Medical Oncology, Adult Oncology and Adult Hematology

University of Michigan Medical School

Professional interests include: breast cancer

450 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215

1-877-442-3324

Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD is a medical oncologist in Boston, MA specializing in medical oncology, adult oncology and adult hematology. She graduated from University of Michigan Medical School. Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD is affiliated with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.

Office Locations

450 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215

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300 Boylston Street
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD in 2023

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Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Boston, MA during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	149
blood draw	28
chemotherapy	149
doctor visit	1160
hospital care	223
inpatient care	223
minimally invasive procedures	239
preventive care	39
vaccines	39

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Boston, MA during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	157
blood draw	26
chemotherapy	157
doctor visit	1085
hospital care	203
inpatient care	203
minimally invasive procedures	246
preventive care	40
vaccines	40

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	434

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	538
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	215
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	111
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	60

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Boston, MA during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	200
blood draw	35
chemotherapy	200
doctor visit	1184
hospital care	148
inpatient care	148
minimally invasive procedures	285
preventive care	39
vaccines	39

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	439

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	550
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	202
85 and over	108
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD in 2014

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	60

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Boston, MA during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	261
blood draw	29
chemotherapy	261
doctor visit	1285
hospital care	205
inpatient care	205
minimally invasive procedures	356
preventive care	50
vaccines	50

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	318
Female	962

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1214
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	540
From 75 to 84	436
85 and over	244
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Boston, MA during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	163
chemotherapy	163
doctor visit	914
hospital care	142
inpatient care	142
minimally invasive procedures	227

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	388

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	455
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	90
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD in 2016

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Dementia	9
Cancer	62

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Boston, MA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	373
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	228
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	20
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD in 2017

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	16
Dementia	8
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Boston, MA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	298
hospital care	98
inpatient care	98

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	201
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD in 2018

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	18
Dementia	10
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Boston, MA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	305
hospital care	39
inpatient care	39

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	12
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	200
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	15
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD in 2019

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	13
Dementia	8
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Boston, MA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	240
hospital care	84
inpatient care	84

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	184
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	12
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD in 2020

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	9
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Boston, MA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	284
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	161
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD in 2021

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	15
Dementia	6
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Boston, MA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	254
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	159
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	12
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD in 2022

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	12
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	36
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	14
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Boston, MA were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and hospital care.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	186
blood draw	29
chemotherapy	186
doctor visit	671
hospital care	112
inpatient care	112
minimally invasive procedures	270
preventive care	42
vaccines	42

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	260

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	353
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	125
85 and over	55
Less than 65	22
65 to 74	170

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD treated were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	18
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	16
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	62
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD graduated from University of Michigan Medical School. She completed residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She is certified by the Board Certification:Internal Medicine and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School

Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Board Certification: Board Certification:Internal Medicine (1988)

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.94 out of 5 stars based on 85 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Boston, MA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$12 $12

**Types of Payments**
Education	$12

Research Payments

Dr. Caroline C. Block, MD has received 5 research payments totaling $234,918.

Biography

Dr. Caroline Block is a specialist in adult hematology, adult oncology, and medical oncology. The average patient rating for Dr. Block is 5.0 stars (out of 5). She has a special interest in breast cancer. She is professionally affiliated with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Doctor.com reports that she is accepting new patients at her office in Boston, MA. Before completing her residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Dr. Block attended medical school at the University of Michigan Medical School.