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Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD

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Specializes in: Vascular Medicine (Blood Vessel Disease), Vascular Surgery and Trauma Surgery

Autonomous University of Guadalajara Faculty of Medicine

Professional interests include: trauma, vascular surgery procedures

113 Holland Avenue Stratton Vamc (500)
Albany, NY 12208

(716) 898-5103

Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD is a vascular medicine specialist in Albany, NY specializing in vascular medicine (blood vessel disease), vascular surgery and trauma surgery. He graduated from Autonomous University of Guadalajara Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, University at Buffalo - Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Kaleida Health, UBMD Physicians' Group, UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SURGEONS INC and ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION.

Office Locations

113 Holland Avenue Stratton Vamc (500)
Albany, NY 12208

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University at Buffalo - Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

462 Grider Street Dk Miller Building, Third Floor
Buffalo, NY 14215

(716) 898-5283

(716) 898-5029

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

ankle brachial index

AV fistula surgery

carotid duplex ultrasound

hemodialysis access duplex ultrasound

hemodialysis access procedures

lower extremity arterial duplex

lower extremity venous duplex

tunneled central line removal

vascular procedures

vascular ultrasound

By Affordability:

central line placement

tunneled central line placement

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD performed more ankle brachial index (ABI), AV fistula surgery, carotid duplex ultrasound, hemodialysis access duplex ultrasound, hemodialysis access procedures, lower extremity arterial duplex, lower extremity venous duplex, tunneled central line removal, vascular procedures, and vascular ultrasound procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for central line placement, and tunneled central line placement 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:

emergency room care

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD had a list price for emergency room (ER) care, hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within New York. 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 Affordability:

anastomosis

emergency care

In 2012, Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD had a list price for anastomosis, and emergency care that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within New York. 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. Raphael Blochle, MD treated as a vascular medicine specialist in Albany, NY during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	118
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	28
dialysis access procedures	16
doctor visit	272
hospital care	172
inpatient care	172
vascular procedures	32
X-rays	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD treated as a vascular medicine specialist in Albany, NY during 2013 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), hospital care, inpatient care and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	78
catheterization	96
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	209
device removal	21
dialysis access procedures	81
doctor visit	340
excision	24
hospital care	189
inpatient care	189
vascular procedures	112
X-rays	81

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	183
Black	172
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	25
Less than 65	216

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	58
Dementia	15
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD treated as a vascular medicine specialist in Albany, NY during 2014 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, vascular procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	90
catheterization	72
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	240
device removal	19
dialysis access procedures	106
doctor visit	613
excision	173
hospital care	125
inpatient care	125
minimally invasive procedures	16
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	16
vascular procedures	131
X-rays	90

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	190
Black	175
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	22
Less than 65	211

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	61
Dementia	13
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD treated as a vascular medicine specialist in Albany, NY during 2015 were vascular procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and dialysis access procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	88
catheterization	123
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	104
device removal	26
dialysis access procedures	123
doctor visit	321
emergency care	12
excision	76
hospital care	145
inpatient care	145
minimally invasive procedures	18
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	18
vascular procedures	151
X-rays	105

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	376
Female	382

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	378
Black	322
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	56
Less than 65	384

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	64
Dementia	20
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD treated as a vascular medicine specialist in Albany, NY during 2016 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), dialysis access procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	17
angioplasty	156
catheterization	173
device removal	54
dialysis access procedures	391
doctor visit	109
hospital care	113
inpatient care	113
minimally invasive procedures	39
stent placement (stenting)	20
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	578
vascular procedures	955
X-rays	177

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	364
Female	297

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	316
Black	288
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	46
Less than 65	303

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	59
Dementia	20
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD treated as a vascular medicine specialist in Albany, NY during 2017 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), dialysis access procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	29
catheterization	142
device removal	35
dialysis access procedures	215
doctor visit	56
emergency care	15
hospital care	167
inpatient care	167
ultrasound (sonogram)	708
vascular procedures	879

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	347
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	301
Black	299
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	33
Less than 65	298

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	57
Dementia	22
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD treated as a vascular medicine specialist in Albany, NY during 2018 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	19
catheterization	143
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
device removal	37
dialysis access procedures	135
doctor visit	250
excision	11
hospital care	176
inpatient care	176
ultrasound (sonogram)	758
vascular procedures	977

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	395
Female	317

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	311
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	46
Less than 65	334

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	58
Dementia	25
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD treated as a vascular medicine specialist in Albany, NY during 2019 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), dialysis access procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	21
catheterization	82
device removal	21
dialysis access procedures	161
doctor visit	195
emergency care	11
hospital care	91
inpatient care	91
ultrasound (sonogram)	760
vascular procedures	969

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	370
Female	325

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	353
Black	276
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	40
Less than 65	306

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	61
Dementia	24
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD treated as a vascular medicine specialist in Albany, NY during 2020 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	24
catheterization	36
device removal	22
dialysis access procedures	45
doctor visit	148
emergency care	15
hospital care	65
inpatient care	65
ultrasound (sonogram)	556
vascular procedures	719

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	327
Female	293

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	307
Black	256
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	48
Less than 65	288

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	59
Dementia	24
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD treated as a vascular medicine specialist in Albany, NY during 2021 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	13
catheterization	20
device removal	15
dialysis access procedures	69
doctor visit	90
hospital care	94
inpatient care	94
ultrasound (sonogram)	559
vascular procedures	741

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	326
Female	289

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	328
Black	231
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	59
Less than 65	265

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	58
Dementia	25
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD treated as a vascular medicine specialist in Albany, NY during 2022 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	14
catheterization	14
dialysis access procedures	14
doctor visit	58
hospital care	66
inpatient care	66
ultrasound (sonogram)	312
vascular procedures	437

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	161
Hispanic	24
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	34
Less than 65	191

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	57
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD treated as a vascular medicine specialist in Albany, NY were ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

anastomosis	19
angioplasty	103
catheterization	92
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	118
device removal	27
dialysis access procedures	123
doctor visit	222
emergency care	13
excision	71
hospital care	127
inpatient care	127
minimally invasive procedures	24
stent placement (stenting)	20
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	604
vascular procedures	554
X-rays	93

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	286
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	226
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	266
Hispanic	19
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	7

**Age**
75 to 84	83
85 and over	37
Less than 65	254
65 to 74	167

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	53
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	8
Dementia	18

Education & Training

Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD graduated from Autonomous University of Guadalajara Faculty of Medicine. He completed residency at SUNY, University at Buffalo Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification, American Board of Surgery-General Surgery and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Autonomous University of Guadalajara Faculty of Medicine

Residency: SUNY, University at Buffalo Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification, American Board of Surgery-General Surgery

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

University at Buffalo - Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Kaleida Health

UBMD Physicians' Group

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SURGEONS INC

ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: MagnaCare, Fidelis Care, Workers' Compensation, Veterans Administration, United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Railroad Medicare, Cigna, Group Health Incorporated (GHI), Nova, Community Blue Advantage, Univera Health Care (HMO), Preferred Care, North American Administrators, Empire, Community Blue (HMO), Blue Cross & Blue Shield of WNY Inc, Independent Health Association (HMO) and Nofault.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Raphael Blochle, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

MagnaCare

Fidelis Care

Workers' Compensation

Veterans Administration

United Healthcare

Aetna

TRICARE

Medicare

Medicaid

Railroad Medicare

Cigna

Group Health Incorporated (GHI)

Nova

Community Blue Advantage

Univera Health Care (HMO)

Preferred Care

North American Administrators

Empire

Community Blue (HMO)

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of WNY Inc

Independent Health Association (HMO)

Nofault

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Endologix, Inc.	$1,716 OVATION $1,469	AFX $193	$54
Inari Medical, Inc.	$359 CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT $210	ClotTriever $149
Bolton Medical Inc	$320 RELAY $320
Trivascular, Inc.	$249 Aortic Aneurysm $249
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.	$239 RESTOREFLO $106	ENDORE $91	ANASTOCLIP $42
Other	$1,921 Cook Medical Aortic Intervention $123	PINPOINT $107	ENROUTE 0.014 Guidewire $101	Santyl $100	SonicOne $96	Other $1,393

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,803

Biography

Dr. Raphael Blochle is a vascular surgery, trauma surgery, and vascular medicine (blood vessel disease) specialist. Dr. Blochle's clinical interests include vascular surgery procedures and trauma. He most likely takes Fidelis Care, Aetna, and TRICARE, as well as other insurance carriers. After attending Autonomous University of Guadalajara Faculty of Medicine for medical school, he completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with SUNY, University at Buffalo. Dr. Blochle has received professional recognition including the following: Dare To Soar Award; Nominee for Siegel Award for SUNY; and SUNY Dept. of Surgery CP Chandra Outstanding Teaching Award. Dr. Blochle (or staff) speaks Spanish, German, and Portuguese. He is affiliated with Kaleida Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and UBMD Physicians' Group.