Dr. Philip E. Blazar, MD

Dr. Blazar practices at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham.

Dr. Blazar's NPI, 1497733158, was assigned on January 4, 2006. Dr. Blazar graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1991. Dr. Blazar's Massachusetts license number on file is 210575.

Dr. Blazar's primary practice is Brigham and Women's Hospital, at 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115 in Suffolk County. The practice phone is (617) 732-5500.

Dr. Blazar's primary practice is Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham. Dr. Blazar is also affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. The medical group on file is Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blazar to 5 more hospitals and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Blazar practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hand surgery is Dr. Blazar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dr. Blazar is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Blazar's licenses on file in 3 states: Massachusetts, Kentucky and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, carpal tunnel syndrome, enthesopathy in arms, hand joint or tendon inflammation, joint cyst and minor injury to a limb among the conditions Dr. Blazar treats.

CMS data shows 3,735 Medicare services from Dr. Blazar across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 780 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $261,545 for them.

CMS counts 780 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blazar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 342 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 71% have arthritis. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.12, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Blazar's median patient age at 69, with 59% women.

In 2024, Dr. Blazar wrote 21 Medicare Part D claims for 17 patients. 67% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $148 in total drug cost.

Dr. Blazar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Blazar as offering telehealth.

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)

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

Dmand AI links 172 papers to Dr. Blazar, published from 2007 to 2025. 2021 was the busiest year, with 18. The most frequent topics are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Radius Fractures and Hand. Dr. Blazar has published most often in J Hand Surg Am. Dr. Blazar's most frequent co-authors are Brandon E. Earp, MD, Dafang Zhang, MD and Dexter Louie.

Dmand AI links Dr. Blazar to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Trigger Finger Disorder and Tendon Entrapment.

CMS Open Payments shows 65 general payments to Dr. Blazar from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 73% of the total. Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. paid the most, $12,811.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Blazar, most recently Regional Top Doctor in 2014.

Dr. Blazar graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1991.

Dr. Blazar is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.