Edward Riley Blocker, M.D.

Individual provider Active NPI Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Beaufort, SC

NPI 1356411599 · NPPES record last updated Sep 15, 2025

Key facts

NPI
1356411599
Entity type
Individual (NPI type 1)
Primary specialty
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License
17331 (SC)
Practice address
97 Sea Island Pkwy
Beaufort, SC 29907-4400
Phone
(843) 682-7480
NPI assigned
Nov 8, 2006
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

Organizations & group practices 15

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

Hospital & facility affiliations 6

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

Medicare Care Compare profile

Specialty
Orthopedic Surgery
Education
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, 1993
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Cora South Carolina LLC (220 clinicians)
Hilton Head Regional Physician Group LLC (114 clinicians)

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

18 Professional Village Cir
Beaufort, SC 29907-1570
Phone (843) 986-9670

75 Baylor Dr
Suite 155
Bluffton, SC 29910-8965
Phone (843) 682-7480

876 Fording Island Rd
Suite 2
Bluffton, SC 29910-8677
Phone (843) 507-8473

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • Amedisys Home Health of Beaufort Home health agency · Ladys Island, SC · CCN 427304
  • Amedisys Home Health of Bluffton Home health agency · Bluffton, SC · CCN 427048
  • Coastal Carolina Hospital Hospital · Hardeeville, SC · CCN 420101
  • Beaufort County Memorial Hospital Hospital · Beaufort, SC · CCN 420067
  • Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center Hospital · Hilton Head Island, SC · CCN 420080
  • Hampton Regional Medical Center Hospital · Varnville, SC · CCN 420072

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
86.95 of 100 (group)
Quality
83.15
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40
Cost
73.35

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

ProcedureNumber of procedures
Hip replacement1-10
Knee replacement31
Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)1-10

Medicare participation

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in SC
Eligible to order & refer
Part B services: Yes · DME: Yes · Home health: Yes · Power mobility devices: Yes · Hospice: Yes

Medicare enrollment records

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20100629000079 SC Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery 6800974510 Reassigns benefits to 3 organizations

National Provider Directory

Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Yes
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
17331SCMDSocial Worker

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Beaufort County Memorial Hospital Orthopaedic Surgery Current
since Nov 1, 2009
Accepting new patients
Hilton Head Regional Physician Group LLC Current
since Jan 1, 2025
Accepting new patients
Beaufort County Memorial Hospital Current
since Jan 29, 2011
Accepting new patients
Beaufort County Memorial Hospital Current
since Nov 1, 2009
Accepting new patients
Hilton Head Regional Physician Group LLC Current
since Jan 1, 2025
Accepting new patients
Beaufort County Memorial Hospital Current Accepting new patients
Hardeeville Medical Group, LLC Past
since Sep 21, 2025
Accepting new patients
Hilton Head Heart PA Past Accepting new patients
Beaufort County Memorial Hospital Past Accepting new patients

Locations

300 Midtown Dr
Ste 20
Beaufort, SC 29906

955 Ribaut Rd
#C
Beaufort, SC 29902

300 Midtown Dr
Beaufort, SC 29906
Phone (843) 379-7746

989 Ribaut Rd
Ste 103
Beaufort, SC 29902
Phone (843) 522-5351

75 Baylor Dr
Ste 155
Bluffton, SC 29910
Phone (843) 706-2523

408 Jackson Ave E
Hampton, SC 29924
Phone (803) 943-4003

8 Hospital Center Blvd
Ste 130
Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
Phone (843) 682-2740

95 Sea Island Pkwy
Ste 102
Ladys Island, SC 29907
Phone (843) 379-9913

1680 Ribaut Rd
Port Royal, SC 29935
Phone (843) 522-7600

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: edward.blocker.1@30548.direct.athenahealth.com

Specialties & licenses

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X 17331 SC Yes

Addresses

Primary practice location

97 Sea Island Pkwy
Beaufort, SC 29907-4400

Mailing address

PO Box 125
Saint Helena Island, SC 29920-0125

Other identifiers

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
G662416305OtherSCMEDICARE PTAN
173314MedicaidSC

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