Kurt Edson George Blake, MD

Primary specialty

Rheumatology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RR0500X

License

MD.41045 Issued in AL

Practice address

4902 Valleydale Rd
Birmingham, AL 35242-4613

Phone

(205) 677-5454

NPI assigned

Apr 2, 2017

Last updated

Oct 28, 2025By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in AL

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

RheumatologyAlso: Internal Medicine

Education

University of Alabama School of Medicine, 2022

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Articularis Healthcare Group IncGroup PAC ID 7911933304, 45 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Cullman Regional Medical Center Hospital, Cullman, AL, CCN 010035

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

76.37 of 100Reported as group

Quality

45.96

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

75.26

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: kurt.blake.1@31259.direct.athenahealth.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Articularis Healthcare Group Inc.

  dba Premier Rheumatology of Alabama

  • Rheumatology Physician
  • Auburn, AL
  • NPI 1730770421
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Articularis Healthcare Group Inc.

  • Rheumatology Physician
  • Savannah, GA
  • NPI 1154867075
  NPD
• Articularis Healthcare Group Inc.

  dba Articularis Rheumatology Specialists

  • Rheumatology Physician
  • Summerville, SC
  • NPI 1083696413
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Cullman Regional Medical Center, Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Cullman, AL
  • NPI 1114919339
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Stephen Reagor Blair, MD
• Virginia Blair
• Blake Phillips D.M.D., P.C.
• Donaye Allyn Blake, PHARM. D.
• Julie M Blake, O.D.
• Michelle Antonette Blake
• Pamela J Blake, CRNP
• Samuel Askia Blakemore, PHARMD, MBA
• Shaundra Lynn Harris Blakemore, M.D.
• Blakes Counseling & Consulting, LLC

• Rheumatology Physician in Birmingham, AL
• Providers in Birmingham, AL by specialty
• Rheumatology Physician in Alabama

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Oct 28, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.