Dr. Robert Ernest Blease, MD

Dr. Blease practices at Kootenai Health in Coeur D Alene, Idaho, part of Kootenai Health.

Dr. Blease's NPI, 1760605455, was assigned on April 11, 2007. Dr. Blease holds Idaho license M-16171.

Dr. Blease's primary practice is Kootenai Health, at 2003 Kootenai Health Way, Coeur D Alene, ID 83814 in Kootenai County. The practice phone is (208) 625-4000.

Dr. Blease's primary practice is Kootenai Health in Coeur D Alene, Idaho, part of Kootenai Health. Dr. Blease is also affiliated with Northwest Specialty Hospital. The medical group on file is Kootenai Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blease to 2 more group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency, 1 hospital outpatient department and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Blease's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Blease practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Blease's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Blease's licenses on file in 3 states: Idaho, Florida and Montana.

CMS data shows 699 Medicare services from Dr. Blease across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 244 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $68,700 for them.

CMS counts 244 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blease in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 98 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 70% have arthritis. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.86, 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. Blease's median patient age at 75, with 62% women.

In 2024, Dr. Blease wrote 96 Medicare Part D claims for 59 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 40 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $125 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 51 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Blease accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 30 procedures of hip replacement by Dr. Blease, more than 76% 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)

CMS Open Payments shows 132 general payments to Dr. Blease from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 65% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $35,885.