Dr. Laurel J. Blair, MD

Dr. Blair practices at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in Vero Beach, Florida, part of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

Dr. Blair's NPI, 1750510855, was assigned on July 9, 2009. Dr. Blair graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College in 2009. Dr. Blair holds Florida license ME169228.

Dr. Blair's primary practice is Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, at 1000 36th St, Vero Beach, FL 32960 in Indian River County. The practice phone is (772) 567-4311.

Dr. Blair's primary practice is Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in Vero Beach, Florida, part of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dr. Blair is also affiliated with Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital. The medical group on file is Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blair to 1 more home health agency, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Blair practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Blair's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Blair is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Blair's licenses on file in 5 states: Florida, Nevada, Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, appendectomy, collapsed lung, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal and groin hernia surgery among the conditions Dr. Blair treats.

CMS data shows 190 Medicare services from Dr. Blair across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 171 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $18,437 for them.

CMS counts 171 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blair in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 70 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.01, 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. Blair's median patient age at 67, with 47% women.

In 2024, Dr. Blair wrote 105 Medicare Part D claims for 73 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 47 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $258 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 97 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Blair for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Blair accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 18 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Blair, more than 86% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 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)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 23 papers to Dr. Blair, published from 2015 to 2019. 2015 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Hernia, Ventral, Herniorrhaphy and Laparoscopy. Dr. Blair has published most often in Hernia. Dr. Blair's most frequent co-authors are Vedra Abdomerovic Augenstein, MD, Brant Todd Heniford, MD and Ciara Rosemary Huntington, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 118 general payments to Dr. Blair from 17 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Education make up the largest share, 88% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $86,310.

Dr. Blair graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College in 2009.

Dr. Blair is in network with 18 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.