Dr. Blane Christopher Kelly Jr., MD

Dr. Kelly practices at The Center for Specialized Surgery in Fort Myers, Florida.

Dr. Kelly's NPI, 1174900914, was assigned on April 30, 2015. Dr. Kelly graduated from Tulane School of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Kelly holds Florida license ME149155.

Dr. Kelly's primary practice is The Center for Specialized Surgery, at 2565 Cleveland Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33901 in Lee County. The practice phone is (239) 218-0416.

Dr. Kelly's primary practice is The Center for Specialized Surgery in Fort Myers, Florida. Dr. Kelly is also affiliated with Lee Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Orthopedic Specialists of SW Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kelly to 2 more hospitals, 5 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kelly practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Kelly's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Kelly is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Kelly's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Virginia.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, broken or dislocated ankle/ or foot, bursitis, enthesopathy in foot or ankle, hand joint or tendon inflammation, hip replacement and joint pain among the conditions Dr. Kelly treats.

CMS data shows 15,310 Medicare services from Dr. Kelly across 37 procedure codes in 2024, for 702 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $400,356 for them.

CMS counts 702 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kelly in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 296 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.59, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kelly's median patient age at 75, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kelly wrote 427 Medicare Part D claims for 246 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 376 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,422 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 137 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Kelly for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Kelly accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 90 procedures of hip replacement by Dr. Kelly, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Kelly, published from 2019 to 2025. 2019 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Kelly's most frequent co-authors are Justin Travis Deen, MD, William C. Foster and Gregory J. Golladay, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 47 general payments to Dr. Kelly from 15 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 81% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $1,473.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Kelly.

Dr. Kelly graduated from Tulane School of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Kelly is a member of AOA, AAOS and AAHKS.

Dr. Kelly is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.