Physician Profile
Unclaimed ProfileAbout HAND
Blake Alan Hand, CRNP is a nurse practitioner practising in Gardendale, AL. Blake is also listed as specialising in registered nurse and nurse practitioner — family.
Summarised automatically from public NPI registry and CMS Medicare data. Not written or reviewed by this provider. Claim this profile to replace it.
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Common questions
What does Dr. Hand specialise in?
Dr. Hand is a nurse practitioner in Gardendale, AL. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “NURSE PRACTITIONER”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Hand located?
Dr. Hand is listed at 2215 DECATUR HWY STE 101, Gardendale, AL 35071. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Hand's phone number?
The number on file is (205) 608-8199. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Hand's NPI number?
Dr. Hand's National Provider Identifier is 1215496708. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Hand go to medical school?
Dr. Hand attended Other, graduating in 2020. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Hand been practising?
Dr. Hand has 6 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2020, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Hand do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Hand performs procedures including insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample; provides treatments such as assessment of emotional or behavioral problems and injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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Has Dr. Hand confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Hand. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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Licensing & Certification
Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (205) 608-8199
- Email not available
Practice Locations
2215 DECATUR HWY STE 101
Gardendale, AL 35071
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
282 services · 215 patients · 6 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Procedure | 36415 |
17 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems | Treatment | 96127 |
71 |
| Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | Treatment | 96372 |
40 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
91 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
33 |
| Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers | Lab test | 80307 |
30 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other nurse practitioners at this location 6
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Related specialists at this location 2
Clinically related specialties at the same address — the people this provider most likely works alongside.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
More connections — 30 related providers in 4 groups
Other nurse practitioners in Gardendale 6
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2020 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample 8
Providers in AL who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Provider data sourced from the NPPES NPI Registry and CMS public datasets. Information is provided for reference and is not medical advice.