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John M. Blair Jr., M.D.

NPI 1700985611ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine· Tacoma, WA

Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine (M.D.) with Proliance Surgeons Inc P S, practicing in Tacoma, Washington. 324 Medicare patients in 2024, $229,833 paid; nearly all of their 833 Part D prescriptions were generic (98%). Abbott Laboratories was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,401 in all, mostly travel and lodging. Lists Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1700985611
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedSep 21, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJan 25, 2012

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Primary207XS0117XMD0003453WA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (WA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients324
Services billed1,451 across 65 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$229,833

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)833 · 913 30-day fills
Patients239
Total drug cost$18,107
Generic share98% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year1989
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$1,401 · 8 payments from 6 companies
  • 2024$66.99 · 2 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Abbott Laboratories$1,1632
Depuy Synthes Sales Inc.$147.652
Si-Bone, Inc.$27.801
Baxter Healthcare$25.911
Amgen Inc.$22.051

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Travel and Lodging$1,163 · 2 payments
  • Food and Beverage$238.67 · 6 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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