Blaine McDermott Borders, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Calhoun, LA
Blaine McDermott Borders, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Calhoun, Louisiana, and NPI 1326101254, issued on Dec 19, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 018916, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Blaine McDermott Borders
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 018916 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 244 Saint Andrews RD, Calhoun, LA 71225
- Phone
- (318) 396-1844
- Enumerated
- Dec 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 396-6163
- Medicaid ID
- 1915131 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110706000515); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Blaine McDermott Borders in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 018916Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
256 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 51 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel124 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen42 claims
- Eliquis23 claims
- Diazepam13 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,506.71
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Blaine McDermott Borders among 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Louisiana
Blaine McDermott Borders, M.D. is one of 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 1992 among the 63 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician record lists a practice address in Calhoun
They are 1 of the 31 NPPES records with a practice address in Calhoun, and 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Louisiana.
All 87 in Louisiana → Every provider in Calhoun → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Richard Dearman, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011942220280
- Edgar Feinberg, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011851311195
- Robert White, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011104836436
- Harry Donias, M.D.West Monroe, LA 712911568440394
- Robert Dewitt, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713011023009263
- Tommie Granger, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713011124018866
- Gary Jones, MDAlexandria, LA 713011164403382
Common questions
What is Blaine McDermott Borders, M.D.'s NPI number?
Blaine McDermott Borders, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326101254, issued on Dec 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Blaine McDermott Borders, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 244 Saint Andrews RD, Calhoun, LA, 71225. Phone: (318) 396-1844. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Blaine McDermott Borders, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 018916, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Blaine McDermott Borders, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Blaine McDermott Borders, M.D. had 256 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Blaine McDermott Borders, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.