Dr. Blake Ervin Collison , MD
Emergency Medicine โข Duluth, MN
407 E 3rd St
Duluth, MN 55805
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Dr. Blake Collison is listed in NPPES under Emergency Medicine.
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NPI assigned on April 30, 2015; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 190 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99285 โ Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making: 97 service units.
- 99284 โ Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making: 53 service units.
- 99283 โ Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making: 29 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 4 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 45 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Ondansetron Odt (Ondansetron) โ 18 prescription fills, including refills.
- Doxycycline Monohydrate โ 16 prescription fills, including refills.
- Prednisone โ 11 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Duluth, MN (2024, 58 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 140. Middle half: 69 to 192.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Minnesota (2024, 905 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 263. Middle half: 165 to 385.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 227 in 2020 to 190 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
407 E 3rd St
Duluth, MN 55805
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Polinsky Medical Rehabilitation Center; St Marys Medical Center. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Minnesota, Duluth School Of Medicine
2015
What Public CMS Data Show
Emergency Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
187 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $25,590 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $18,491 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
45 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$284 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019โ2025.
Years since graduation
11 years (graduated 2015)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2015 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2015
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Collison has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Collison as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Duluth and Minnesota
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Duluth, MN (2024, 58 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 140. Middle half: 69 to 192.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Minnesota (2024, 905 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 263. Middle half: 165 to 385.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Duluth, MN (2024, 58 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $19,355. Middle half: $10,280 to $26,654.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Minnesota (2024, 905 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $29,407. Middle half: $18,563 to $41,188.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Duluth, MN (2024, 58 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $14,507. Middle half: $7,776 to $19,954.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Minnesota (2024, 905 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $22,421. Middle half: $14,083 to $31,388.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Duluth, MN (2024, 50 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 39. Middle half: 21 to 84.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Minnesota (2024, 761 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 58. Middle half: 28 to 104.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Duluth, MN (2024, 50 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $252. Middle half: $107 to $580.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Minnesota (2024, 761 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $339. Middle half: $152 to $664.
77 active clinicians are listed under Emergency Medicine with a practice address in Duluth, MN (1,349 in Minnesota).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Duluth
0% of these 77 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
74% of these 77 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 16% from 227 in 2020 to 190 in 2024.
- 2020: 227
- 2021: 228
- 2022: 197
- 2023: 171
- 2024: 190
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 21% from $32,325 in 2020 to $25,590 in 2024.
- 2020: $32,325
- 2021: $32,021
- 2022: $29,044
- 2023: $22,941
- 2024: $25,590
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 30% from $26,408 in 2020 to $18,491 in 2024.
- 2020: $26,408
- 2021: $28,419
- 2022: $22,023
- 2023: $17,391
- 2024: $18,491
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 80% from 25 in 2020 to 45 in 2024.
- 2020: 25
- 2021: 11
- 2022: 23
- 2023: 38
- 2024: 45
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 80% from 25 in 2020 to 45 in 2024.
- 2020: 25
- 2021: 11
- 2022: 23
- 2023: 38
- 2024: 45
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $91 in 2020 to $284 in 2024.
- 2020: $91
- 2021: $78
- 2022: $177
- 2023: $317
- 2024: $284
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99285
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making
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97 | 95 | $794.00 | $161.08 |
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99284
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making
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53 | 53 | $519.00 | $111.28 |
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99283
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making
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29 | 28 | $369.00 | $65.28 |
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99291
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes
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11 | 11 | $887.00 | $197.64 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 18 | 72 | $126.01 | 18 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | Doxycycline Monohydrate | 16 | 113 | $143.34 | 16 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 11 | 52 | $14.80 | 11 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207P00000X
An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - EMERGENCY MEDICINE
I20180719000810
WI
8325340474
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Polinsky Medical Rehabilitation Center
1600 Miller Trunk Hwy, Duluth, MN 558115640
Phone: 2187865360
St Marys Medical Center
402 E 2nd St, Duluth, MN 558051906
Phone: 2187863443
Polinsky Medical Rehabilitation Center
1600 Miller Trunk Hwy, Duluth, MN 558115640
Phone: 2187865360
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Hospitalist
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Hospitalist
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Emergency Medicine
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 407 E 3RD ST, DULUTH, MN 55805 (Tel: 2187864000)
Registered at 1702 UNIVERSITY DR S, FARGO, ND 581034940 (Tel: 7013644222)
Emergency Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: MN 63874)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 6071 W OUTER DR, DETROIT, MI 482352624 (Tel: 3139661020)
Registered at 5804 PENN AVE S, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 554192029 (Tel: 2183681447)
Recorded as BLAKE COLLISON, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
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Mailing Address
1702 University Dr S
Fargo, ND 581034940
Phone: 7013644222