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Dr. Christopher Mark Blais, MD
NPI1861480915PAC ID3577603117
- Medicare services, 2024
- 190
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 105
- Part D claims, 2024
- 276
- Publications
- 6
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
- Practice phone
- Call (504) 842-3000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Christopher Mark Blais is an infectious disease specialist in New Orleans, Louisiana
Dr. Blais practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System.
Dr. Blais' NPI, 1861480915, was assigned on October 12, 2005. Dr. Blais graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1994. Dr. Blais holds Louisiana license 022209.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1861480915NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3577603117
- NPI enumeration date
- October 12, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (504) 842-3000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 58
- Medical school graduation
- 1994
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher Mark Blais practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana
Dr. Blais' primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans, at 1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121 in Jefferson Parish. The practice phone is (504) 842-3000.
- Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121 · Jefferson ParishPhone(504) 842-3000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Christopher Mark Blais is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Blais' primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. The medical group on file is Ochsner Health.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
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| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher Mark Blais is one of 110 infectious disease specialists in Louisiana
Infectious disease is Dr. Blais' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Blais is licensed in Louisiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Infectious disease, LouisianaPrimary
Infectious disease specialists near Dr. Blais
Counts of infectious disease specialists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
110infectious disease specialists in Louisiana46infectious disease specialists in New Orleans13infectious disease specialists at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher Mark Blais billed Medicare for 190 services in 2024
CMS data shows 190 Medicare services from Dr. Blais across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 105 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $20,262 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 2024190
Medicare patients105
Paid by Medicare$20,262
Procedure codes2
Dr. Blais' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1412024: 19035%
Dr. Blais compared with the Louisiana median for infectious disease specialists, 2024
- Dr. Blais
- Louisiana median
- Medicare services
- 190vs 22315% below
- Medicare patients
- 105vs 105Close to median
- Part D claims
- 179vs 26633% below
Medians across 113 infectious disease specialists in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Blais' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher Mark Blais treated 105 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70
CMS counts 105 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blais in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 49 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 44% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.00, 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. Blais' median patient age at 69, with 46% women.
Medicare patients, 2024105
Average age70
Average risk score3.00
Also on Medicaid44%
Dr. Blais' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Blais' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5552%
- Men5048%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Blais' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol74%
- Diabetes62%
- Chronic kidney disease58%
- Heart failure50%
- Arthritis49%
- Mood disorders45%
- Anxiety42%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Blais' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women46%
- Men54%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher Mark Blais wrote 276 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Blais wrote 276 Medicare Part D claims for 79 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 179 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $25,158 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 49 claims across 3 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024276
Drugs named by CMS7
Total drug cost$25,158
Part D patients79
Dr. Blais' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic261 claims95%
- Brand-name15 claims5%
Dr. Blais' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Blais' Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics84%233 of 276 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 492024: 179265%
Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 3 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How Dr. Christopher Mark Blais takes part in Medicare
Dr. Blais accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Christopher Mark Blais has 6 publications on record
Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Blais, published from 2020 to 2021. The most frequent topics are Terminal Care. Dr. Blais has published most often in Ochsner J. Dr. Blais' most frequent co-authors are Sonia Malhotra, MD and Leonardo Seoane, MD.
Papers6
Years published2020 to 2021
Topics Dr. Blais writes about most
- Terminal Care
Dr. Blais' most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Blais
J Pain Symptom Manage
Black or African AmericanTerminal CareWhite People
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Dr. Christopher Mark Blais received $417 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Blais from 4 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Inari Medical, Inc. paid the most, $166.
General payments to Dr. Blais by program year, 2019 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Blais the most, 2019 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Christopher Mark Blais graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
Dr. Blais graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1994.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher Mark Blais's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Christopher Mark Blais' NPI number?
Dr. Christopher Mark Blais' NPI number is 1861480915. It was assigned on October 12, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher Mark Blais?
Dr. Christopher Mark Blais is an infectious disease specialist in New Orleans, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Infectious Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0200X).
Where does Dr. Christopher Mark Blais practice?
Dr. Blais practices at 1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121. Dr. Blais' primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System.
What is Dr. Christopher Mark Blais' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Blais is (504) 842-3000.
What is Dr. Christopher Mark Blais' medical license number?
Dr. Blais holds Louisiana license 022209.
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher Mark Blais affiliated with?
Dr. Blais practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana.
What medical group is Dr. Christopher Mark Blais part of?
Dr. Blais is linked to Ochsner Health.
Does Dr. Christopher Mark Blais accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Blais billed Medicare for 190 services in 2024, and Dr. Blais accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher Mark Blais see?
CMS counts 105 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blais in 2024, with an average age of 70.
What services does Dr. Christopher Mark Blais bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Blais' most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233) and hospital inpatient care (99223).
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Where did Dr. Christopher Mark Blais go to medical school?
Dr. Blais graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1994.
What drugs does Dr. Christopher Mark Blais prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Blais' most prescribed drugs by claims were Ceftriaxone, Cefazolin Sodium and Ertapenem.
Has Dr. Christopher Mark Blais received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $417 in general payments to Dr. Blais from 4 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from Inari Medical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Christopher Mark Blais been practicing?
Dr. Blais graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.
Does Dr. Christopher Mark Blais do research?
Dmand AI links 6 publications to Dr. Blais, published from 2020 to 2021.
Who does Dr. Christopher Mark Blais publish with?
Dr. Blais' most frequent co-authors are Sonia Malhotra, MD (1 shared paper) and Leonardo Seoane, MD (1 shared paper).
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