Christopher Mark Blais, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · New Orleans, LA
Christopher Mark Blais, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1861480915, issued on Oct 12, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 022209, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Mark Blais
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- 022209 LA
L022209 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 70121
- Phone
- (504) 842-4000
- Enumerated
- Oct 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2023
- Medicaid IDs
- 03421744 MS
1483133 LA
1949001 LA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100216000224); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1514 Jefferson Highway
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Mark Blais in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 022209Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
276 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ceftriaxone53 claims
- Cefazolin Sodium29 claims
- Ertapenem25 claims
- Vancomycin Hcl25 claims
- Daptomycin17 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate17 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $166.20
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ochsner Clinic LLCNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Mark Blais among 128 infectious disease physician records in Louisiana
Christopher Mark Blais, MD is one of 128 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2005 among the 85 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 128 infectious disease physician records in Louisiana.
All 128 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Katherine Baumgarten, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211972569168
- Camille Bourgeois, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211124522925
- Joseph Dalovisio, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211548228968
- Eric Ehrensing, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211992779581
- Julia Garcia-Diaz, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211700844594
- Jonathan Hand, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211083938997
- Sandra Kemmerly, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211013966233
- Changa Kurukularatne, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211235331331
Common questions
What is Christopher Mark Blais, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Mark Blais, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861480915, issued on Oct 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Mark Blais, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA, 70121. Phone: (504) 842-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Mark Blais, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 022209, 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 Christopher Mark Blais, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Mark Blais, MD had 276 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.