Total Payments
$305,269
2024 Payments
$108,290
Companies
30
Transactions
494
Medicare Patients
152
Medicare Billing
$54,865
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$152,073 (49.8%)
Other$92,353 (30.3%)
Travel$42,876 (14.0%)
Food & Beverage$17,967 (5.9%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $152,073 | 67 | 49.8% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $73,353 | 13 | 24.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $42,876 | 114 | 14.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $17,967 | 288 | 5.9% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $8,000 | 8 | 2.6% |
| Grant | $5,000 | 1 | 1.6% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program | $5,000 | 2 | 1.6% |
| Honoraria | $1,000 | 1 | 0.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $97,416 | 148 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $84,143 | 152 | $0 (2024) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $33,179 | 35 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $22,247 | 20 | $0 (2024) |
| Synthes GmbH | $21,465 | 29 | $0 (2024) |
| NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. | $15,975 | 17 | $0 (2023) |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $14,293 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $5,626 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $5,000 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| ILLUMINOSS MEDICAL, INC. | $3,179 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $108,290 | 135 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($36,229) |
| 2023 | $98,953 | 120 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($45,938) |
| 2022 | $45,524 | 65 | Stryker Corporation ($32,417) |
| 2021 | $29,057 | 63 | Stryker Corporation ($11,654) |
| 2020 | $5,464 | 33 | Synthes GmbH ($3,763) |
| 2019 | $10,517 | 25 | NuVasive, Inc. ($5,000) |
| 2018 | $5,937 | 30 | Synthes GmbH ($3,435) |
| 2017 | $1,525 | 23 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($975.78) |
All Payment Transactions
494 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 20
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | Stryker Corporation | T2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.35 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Stryker Corporation | T2 ALPHA (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Stryker Corporation | T2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.42 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.67 | General |
| Category: Extremity, Lower MF/HF Restoration | ||||||
| 11/10/2024 | Synthes GmbH | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| 11/08/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Fitbone (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $285.00 | General |
| Category: Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME (Device), SPATIAL FRAME | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,150.00 | General |
| Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Stryker Corporation | T2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.66 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Stryker Corporation | T2 ALPHA (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | PRECICE Intramedullary Limb Lengthening System (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,250.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $122.29 | General |
| 09/26/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,680.00 | General |
| 09/26/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,512.50 | General |
| 09/21/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | NA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $478.09 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 09/21/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | NA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $372.95 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 09/21/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | NA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $237.22 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 09/21/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $114.08 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 09/21/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.20 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 09/21/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $60.00 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 09/21/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.08 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 09/21/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.00 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 09/21/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.00 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | Stryker Corporation | T2 ALPHA (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.10 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | PRECICE Intramedullary Limb Lengthening System (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 32 | 34 | $66,942 | $15,799 |
| 2021 | 3 | 86 | 101 | $89,569 | $22,513 |
| 2020 | 2 | 34 | 40 | $65,600 | $16,554 |
Total Patients
152
Total Services
175
Medicare Billing
$54,865
Procedure Codes
7
All Medicare Procedures & Services
7 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27245 | Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $64,944 | $14,935 | 23.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 18 | $1,998 | $863.83 | 43.2% |
| 27245 | Surgical treatment of broken thigh bone with implant | Facility | 2021 | 20 | 20 | $81,180 | $18,898 | 23.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 52 | 67 | $7,437 | $3,445 | 46.3% |
| 76000 | Imaging guidance for procedure, up to 1 hour | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $952.00 | $169.12 | 17.8% |
| 27245 | Surgical treatment of broken thigh bone | Facility | 2020 | 16 | 16 | $62,936 | $15,621 | 24.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 18 | 24 | $2,664 | $932.88 | 35.0% |
About Dr. James Blair, MD
Dr. James Blair, MD is a Orthopaedic Trauma healthcare provider based in Augusta, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/27/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1881856110.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. James Blair, MD has received a total of $305,269 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $108,290 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 494 transactions from 30 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($152,073).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Blair has provided services to 152 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 175 services with total Medicare billing of $54,865. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2022), covering 7 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Trauma
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma
- Location Augusta, GA
- Active Since 06/27/2008
- Last Updated 04/24/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207XX0801X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1881856110
Products in Payments
- EVOS (Device) $47,681
- Integra (Device) $25,649
- HOFFMANN (Device) $24,176
- TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME (Device) $23,532
- PRECICE Intramedullary Limb Lengthening System (Device) $16,243
- ASNIS (Device) $14,457
- ILIZAROV (Device) $14,363
- T2 (Device) $14,359
- TrueLok (Device) $12,333
- AXSOS (Device) $11,846
- T2 ALPHA (Device) $5,950
- NONE (Device) $3,946
- SALVATION (Device) $3,800
- Panta 2 (Device) $3,755
- Evos Mini (Device) $3,387
- INTEGRA MESHED BILAYER WOUND MATRIX (Device) $3,164
- Photodynamic Bone Stabilization Procedure Pack (Device) $3,028
- PRECICE (Device) $2,538
- ADVANCED WOUND CARE (Device) $2,250
- Gentrix (Device) $2,116
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.