Michael James Blea, M.D.
NPI 1245591643ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Albuquerque, NM
Surgery (M.D.) with Southwest Medical Associates, LLC, practicing in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $99,550 for 132 patients in 2024, with only 20 Part D claims. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $117,851 in all, mostly education. Lists Lovelace Westside Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1245591643 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Jun 1, 2012 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Sep 8, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 343720 | NY |
| Surgery | 208600000X | 251879 | MA |
| Surgery | 208600000X | MD2019-1075 | NM |
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 (NM); Practitioner - General Surgery (NY) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 132 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 295 across 35 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $99,550 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 20 · 21 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 12 |
| Total drug cost | $540.86 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Southwest Medical Associates, LLCAlbuquerque, NM · 316 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Lovelace Westside HospitalAlbuquerque, NM
- Lovelace Women's HospitalAlbuquerque, NM
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$117,851 · 171 payments from 6 companies
- 2024$77,382 · 159 payments from 8 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $117,536 | 164 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $101.67 | 3 |
| Davol Inc. | $85.73 | 1 |
| Alliance Medical | $75.00 | 1 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $29.60 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Education$87,000 · 49 payments
- Travel and Lodging$22,539 · 87 payments
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$5,500 · 6 payments
- Food and Beverage$2,812 · 29 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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