Kaela Elise Parnell Blake, M.D.
NPI 1205222072ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Knoxville, TN
Surgery (M.D.) in Knoxville, Tennessee, trained at Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine (class of 2015). 120 Medicare patients in 2024, $68,003 paid; nearly all of their 104 Part D prescriptions were generic (97%). Davol Inc. was the largest of 13 companies reporting payments in 2025, $23,435 in all, mostly honoraria.
Overview
| NPI | 1205222072 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 8, 2015 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 16, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Sep 16, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 0000065907 | TN |
| Surgery | 208600000X | 35.140892 | OH |
| Surgery | 208600000X | 20218 | NH |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (TN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 120 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 294 across 47 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $68,003 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 104 · 112 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 51 |
| Total drug cost | $6,154 |
| Generic share | 97% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2015 |
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- University Health System, Inc.Knoxville, TN · 522 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- University Health System, IncKnoxville, TN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$23,435 · 61 payments from 13 companies
- 2024$3,664 · 54 payments from 18 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Davol Inc. | $12,745 | 26 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $8,806 | 13 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $989.07 | 5 |
| Sanara Medtech Inc. | $500.00 | 1 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | $103.56 | 5 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Honoraria$8,625 · 1 payment
- Consulting Fee$6,980 · 3 payments
- Travel and Lodging$5,123 · 18 payments
- Food and Beverage$1,718 · 34 payments
- Long term medical supply or device loan$989.07 · 5 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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