Dr. Blessy John, MD

  • Saint Louis, MO
  • Infectious disease specialist
NPI1548524218PAC ID3779895271
Medicare services, 2024
1,834
Medicare patients, 2024
375
Part D claims, 2024
635
Publications
7
MIPS score, 2024
20
Practice address
10010 Kennerly Road, Saint Louis, MO 63128
Practice phone
Call (314) 525-1000
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Mercy Hospital South

Hospital · Saint Louis, Missouri

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Dr. Blessy John is an infectious disease specialist in Saint Louis, Missouri

Dr. John practices at Mercy Hospital South in Saint Louis, Missouri, part of Mercy.

Dr. John's NPI, 1548524218, was assigned on June 27, 2012. Dr. John holds Missouri license 2017010594.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3779895271
NPI enumeration date
June 27, 2012
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(314) 525-1000
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
43
Medical school graduation
2009

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Blessy John practices at Mercy Hospital South in Saint Louis, Missouri

Dr. John's primary practice is Mercy Hospital South, at 10010 Kennerly Road, Saint Louis, MO 63128 in St. Louis County. The practice phone is (314) 525-1000.

  • Mercy Hospital South
    10010 Kennerly Road, Saint Louis, MO 63128 · St. Louis CountyPhone(314) 525-1000

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Dr. Blessy John is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. John's primary practice is Mercy Hospital South in Saint Louis, Missouri, part of Mercy. Dr. John is also affiliated with SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis. The medical group on file is Infectious Diseases PC. Dmand AI also links Dr. John to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Blessy John's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Mercy Hospital SouthAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Blessy John is one of 179 infectious disease specialists in Missouri

Infectious disease is Dr. John's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. John is licensed in Missouri.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Infectious disease, MissouriPrimaryLicense 2017010594 · taxonomy 207RI0200X

Infectious disease specialists near Dr. John

Counts of infectious disease specialists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Blessy John billed Medicare for 1,834 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,834 Medicare services from Dr. John across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 375 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $138,799 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,834
Medicare patients375
Paid by Medicare$138,799
Procedure codes5

Dr. John's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,3592024: 1,49210%
Tests and treatments
2023: 5222024: 34234%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 4272024: 0100%

Where Dr. John's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office45525%
  • In a facility1,37975%

Dr. John compared with the Missouri median for infectious disease specialists, 2024

  • Dr. John
  • Missouri median
Medicare services
1,834vs 2766.6 times
Medicare patients
375vs 1273.0 times
Part D claims
567vs 2032.8 times

Medians across 176 infectious disease specialists in Missouri with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. John's 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. Blessy John treated 375 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 375 Medicare patients who saw Dr. John in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 120 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 40% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.31, 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. John's median patient age at 65, with 46% women.

Medicare patients, 2024375
Average age72
Average risk score3.31
Also on Medicaid40%

Dr. John's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. John's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women19753%
  • Men17847%

Chronic conditions among Dr. John's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis69%
  4. Chronic kidney disease60%
  5. Diabetes58%
  6. Heart failure55%
  7. Mood disorders55%
  8. Anxiety53%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. John's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 65

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women46%
  • Men53%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Blessy John wrote 635 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. John wrote 635 Medicare Part D claims for 119 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 567 of them, across 18 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $165,193 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 397 claims across 11 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024635
Drugs named by CMS18
Total drug cost$165,193
Part D patients119

Dr. John's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic578 claims91%
  • Brand-name57 claims9%

Dr. John's 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. John's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics90%569 of 635 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: 3972024: 56743%

Drugs named by CMS: 18 in 2024, 11 in 2023.

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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

Dr. Blessy John scored 20 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 20 out of 100 for Dr. John for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. John accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. John as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. John's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 20of 100Final score
  • 0of 100Quality
  • 0of 100Improvement Activities
  • 68of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Blessy John has 7 publications on record

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. John, published from 2018 to 2022. 2020 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Motor Cortex. Dr. John's most frequent co-authors are Rose Khavari, MD, David Barry Rosenfield, MD and Jason Robert Thonhoff, MD, PhD.

Papers7
Years published2018 to 2022

Dr. John's papers by year, 2018 to 2022

Topics Dr. John writes about most

  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Motor Cortex
  • Pilot Projects

Dr. John's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. John

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Blessy John received $715 in industry payments from 2017 to 2021

CMS Open Payments shows 11 general payments to Dr. John from 7 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $254.

General payments to Dr. John by program year, 2017 to 2021

General payments to Dr. John by kind, 2017 to 2021

$715in total
  • Food and beverage$66092%
  • Education$558%

Companies that paid Dr. John the most, 2017 to 2021

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Blessy John's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Blessy John's NPI number?

Dr. Blessy John's NPI number is 1548524218. It was assigned on June 27, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Blessy John?

Dr. Blessy John is an infectious disease specialist in Saint Louis, Missouri. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Infectious Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0200X).

Where does Dr. Blessy John practice?

Dr. John practices at 10010 Kennerly Road, Saint Louis, MO 63128. Dr. John's primary practice is Mercy Hospital South in Saint Louis, Missouri, part of Mercy. Dmand AI also links Dr. John to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Blessy John's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. John is (314) 525-1000.

What is Dr. Blessy John's medical license number?

Dr. John holds Missouri license 2017010594.

Which hospitals is Dr. Blessy John affiliated with?

Dr. John practices at Mercy Hospital South in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. John is also affiliated with SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis.

What medical group is Dr. Blessy John part of?

Dr. John is linked to Infectious Diseases PC.

Does Dr. Blessy John accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. John billed Medicare for 1,834 services in 2024, and Dr. John accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Blessy John offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. John as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Blessy John's MIPS score?

Dr. John's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 20 out of 100, reported individually.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Blessy John see?

CMS counts 375 Medicare patients who saw Dr. John in 2024, with an average age of 72.

What services does Dr. Blessy John bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. John's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), infusion or chemotherapy administration (96365) and hospital inpatient care (99232).

What drugs does Dr. Blessy John prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. John's most prescribed drugs by claims were Daptomycin, Doxycycline Hyclate and Meropenem.

Has Dr. Blessy John received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $715 in general payments to Dr. John from 7 companies from 2017 to 2021. The largest total came from Allergan Inc.

How long has Dr. Blessy John been practicing?

Dr. John graduated from medical school in 2009, 17 years ago.

Does Dr. Blessy John do research?

Dmand AI links 7 publications to Dr. John, published from 2018 to 2022.

Who does Dr. Blessy John publish with?

Dr. John's most frequent co-authors are Rose Khavari, MD (2 shared papers), David Barry Rosenfield, MD (2 shared papers) and Jason Robert Thonhoff, MD, PhD (2 shared papers).

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