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Dr. George E. Blake, MD

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(12 Ratings)

Specializes in: Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

Baylor College of Medicine (2003)

4760 E GALBRAITH ROAD SUITE 205
CINCINNATI, OH 45236

(513) 985-0741

Dr. George E. Blake, MD is a cardiologist in CINCINNATI, OH specializing in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology and adult cardiology. He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 2003 and has 23 years of experience. Dr. George E. Blake, MD is affiliated with Southern Ohio Medical Center.

Office Locations

4760 E GALBRAITH ROAD SUITE 205
CINCINNATI, OH 45236

(513) 985-0741

(513) 985-0748

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222 SOUTH WOODS MILL ROAD SUITE 500 NORTH
Chesterfield, MO 63017

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1711 27th Street Braunlin Building, Suite 206
Portsmouth, OH 45662

(740) 356-8772

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. George E. Blake, MD in 2024

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

carotid duplex ultrasound

lower extremity venous duplex

vascular ultrasound

By Affordability:

In 2024, among providers in related specialties within Ohio, Dr. George E. Blake, MD performed more carotid duplex ultrasound, lower extremity venous duplex, and vascular ultrasound procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for electrocardiogram (EKG), stress EKG, vascular imaging, and vascular procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. 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 Affordability:

myocardial perfusion SPECT

nuclear scan

nuclear stress test

SPECT scan

In 2024, Dr. George E. Blake, MD had a list price for myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, nuclear stress test (myocardial perfusion imaging), and SPECT scan that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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 25%

By Volume:

cardiac stress testing

inpatient hospital care

stress EKG

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Ohio, Dr. George E. Blake, MD performed more cardiac (heart) stress testing, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and stress EKG procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George E. Blake, MD treated as a cardiologist in CINCINNATI, OH during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George E. Blake, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	338
catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	499
hospital care	379
inpatient care	379
minimally invasive procedures	16
nuclear scan	36
stress testing	115
ultrasound (sonogram)	331
vascular procedures	121

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George E. Blake, MD treated as a cardiologist in CINCINNATI, OH during 2013 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George E. Blake, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	338
doctor visit	643
hospital care	326
inpatient care	326
minimally invasive procedures	11
nuclear scan	37
stress testing	113
ultrasound (sonogram)	342
vascular procedures	98

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Blake, MD.

**Gender**
Male	543
Female	637

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1148
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	453
From 75 to 84	409
85 and over	166
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Blake, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	44
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George E. Blake, MD treated as a cardiologist in CINCINNATI, OH during 2014 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George E. Blake, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	28
ambulatory monitoring	58
cardiac procedures	1175
doctor visit	927
hospital care	987
inpatient care	987
lab tests	718
nuclear scan	255
pelvic imaging	28
stress testing	529
ultrasound (sonogram)	734
vascular procedures	146

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Blake, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1578
Female	1383

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2706
Black	73
Hispanic	120
Asian	0
Other	43
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1037
From 75 to 84	1147
85 and over	584
Less than 65	193

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Blake, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George E. Blake, MD treated as a cardiologist in CINCINNATI, OH during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George E. Blake, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	30
cardiac procedures	466
doctor visit	377
hospital care	569
inpatient care	569
lab tests	184
nuclear scan	84
stress testing	182
ultrasound (sonogram)	275
vascular procedures	21

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Blake, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1406
Female	1214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2392
Black	52
Hispanic	126
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	876
From 75 to 84	1006
85 and over	606
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Blake, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	47
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	42
Dementia	18
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George E. Blake, MD treated as a cardiologist in CINCINNATI, OH during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George E. Blake, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	92
doctor visit	168
hospital care	485
inpatient care	485
ultrasound (sonogram)	92

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Blake, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	172

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	68
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Blake, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	71
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	48
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George E. Blake, MD treated as a cardiologist in CINCINNATI, OH during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George E. Blake, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	386
doctor visit	237
hospital care	646
inpatient care	646
minimally invasive procedures	17
nuclear scan	28
stress testing	96
ultrasound (sonogram)	306

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Blake, MD.

**Gender**
Male	425
Female	448

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	726
Black	118
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	312
From 75 to 84	265
85 and over	172
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Blake, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	45
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George E. Blake, MD treated as a cardiologist in CINCINNATI, OH during 2019 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George E. Blake, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	762
doctor visit	307
hospital care	613
inpatient care	613
nuclear scan	178
stress testing	360
ultrasound (sonogram)	505
vascular procedures	86

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Blake, MD.

**Gender**
Male	597
Female	656

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	953
Black	249
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	513
From 75 to 84	337
85 and over	250
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Blake, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	39
Dementia	21
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George E. Blake, MD treated as a cardiologist in CINCINNATI, OH during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George E. Blake, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	441
doctor visit	243
hospital care	564
inpatient care	564
nuclear scan	119
stress testing	246
ultrasound (sonogram)	341
vascular procedures	146

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Blake, MD.

**Gender**
Male	362
Female	453

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	630
Black	154
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	292
From 75 to 84	280
85 and over	148
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Blake, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	44
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George E. Blake, MD treated as a cardiologist in CINCINNATI, OH during 2021 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George E. Blake, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	491
doctor visit	313
hospital care	408
inpatient care	408
nuclear scan	120
stress testing	245
ultrasound (sonogram)	354
vascular procedures	108

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Blake, MD.

**Gender**
Male	427
Female	482

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	713
Black	154
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	361
From 75 to 84	292
85 and over	178
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Blake, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	41
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George E. Blake, MD treated as a cardiologist in CINCINNATI, OH during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George E. Blake, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	380
doctor visit	283
hospital care	263
inpatient care	263
nuclear scan	81
stress testing	172
ultrasound (sonogram)	301
vascular procedures	93

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Blake, MD.

**Gender**
Male	354
Female	378

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	562
Black	133
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	299
From 75 to 84	249
85 and over	136
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Blake, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George E. Blake, MD treated as a cardiologist in CINCINNATI, OH during 2023 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George E. Blake, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	301
doctor visit	331
hospital care	219
inpatient care	219
nuclear scan	62
stress testing	128
ultrasound (sonogram)	189
vascular procedures	16

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Blake, MD.

**Gender**
Male	332
Female	337

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	519
Black	117
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	117
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Blake, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	44
Dementia	15
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George E. Blake, MD treated as a cardiologist in CINCINNATI, OH during 2024 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George E. Blake, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	320
doctor visit	324
hospital care	262
inpatient care	262
nuclear scan	63
stress testing	136
ultrasound (sonogram)	228
vascular procedures	44

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Blake, MD.

**Gender**
Male	382
Female	363

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	599
Black	106
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	288
From 75 to 84	263
85 and over	132
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Blake, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	15
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George E. Blake, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. George E. Blake, MD treated as a cardiologist in CINCINNATI, OH were inpatient care, hospital care, cardiac procedures and lab tests.

abdominal imaging	28
ambulatory monitoring	44
cardiac procedures	457
catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	387
hospital care	476
inpatient care	476
lab tests	451
minimally invasive procedures	14
nuclear scan	96
pelvic imaging	28
stress testing	211
ultrasound (sonogram)	333
vascular procedures	87

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Blake, MD.

**Gender**
Female	543
Male	552

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	97
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	941
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	20
Other	14

**Age**
85 and over	213
75 to 84	384
Less than 65	95
65 to 74	402

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Blake, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	33
Cancer	15
Dementia	15

Education & Training

Dr. George E. Blake, MD graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 2003. He completed residency at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the cardiovascular disease, advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology, echocardiography and nuclear cardiology and has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine (2003)

Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Affiliated Hospitals (2007)

Board Certification: cardiovascular disease, advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology, echocardiography and nuclear cardiology

Licensed In: Ohio

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. George E. Blake, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 12 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. George E. Blake, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in CINCINNATI, OH.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-01-15

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr Blake explained the importance of managing my blood pressure very well. I understand not to let it get low.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-01-30

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Always appreciate the care shown by Dr Blake

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-02-14

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Like always it was a great experience

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-05-17

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Excellent job.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$1,438 Circulatory Support $959	HeartMate $172	HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev $155	CardioMEMS HF System $83	CardioMEMS $48	Other $21
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$695 ENTRESTO $648	LEQVIO $47
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$381 LifeVest $381
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$280 Connect HF $141	Micra $139
Boston Scientific Corporation	$279 WATCHMAN $236	WATCHMAN Access System $43
Other	$1,481 Definity $238	BRILINTA $149	Ranexa $102	Repatha $101	JARDIANCE $99	Other $793

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,078
Travel and Lodging	$477

Biography

George E Blake, MD, FACC, FHFSA, is a cardiologist at St. Luke's. He is board certified in cardiovascular disease, advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology, echocardiography and nuclear cardiology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and Heart Failure Society of America. Dr Blake's areas of interest and expertise include heart failure, cardiomyopathies, cardiac amyloidosis, coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, hypertension and cardiac imaging. Dr Blake received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and completed internal medicine training at the University of Texas at Houston Health Science Center.