NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edmond William Blades, MD

Gastroenterology Physician · Westlake, OH

Edmond William Blades, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Westlake, Ohio, and NPI 1245258680, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35050649, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245258680
Name
Edmond William Blades
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License number
35050649 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
30701 Clemens Road, Westlake, OH 44145
Phone
(440) 617-1212
Enumerated
Jul 17, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 12, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(440) 617-1213
Medicaid ID
0698311 OH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081003000337); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 1982
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

1,835 Medicare Part D claims for 490 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Edmond Blades1,835
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium727 claims
  2. Sucralfate410 claims
  3. Famotidine89 claims
  4. Omeprazole48 claims
  5. Mesalamine43 claims
  6. Rinvoq35 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: $541.04

22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Edmond Blades$541.04
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Edmond William Blades among 741 gastroenterology physician records in Ohio

Edmond William Blades, MD is one of 741 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 82% 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, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2003 among the 540 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

24 gastroenterology physician records list a practice address in Westlake

They are 24 of the 1,749 NPPES records with a practice address in Westlake, and 741 gastroenterology physician records in Ohio.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Iqbal Ahmed, MDWestlake, OH 441451114948569
  2. Naim Alkhouri, MDWestlake, OH 441451134336662
  3. Maher Azzouz, MDWestlake, OH 441451336160498
  4. Fadi Bashour, MDWestlake, OH 441451821022708
  5. Anita Cheriyan, MDWestlake, OH 441451003882762
  6. Noma Dakhil, MDWestlake, OH 441451578760211
  7. Peter Greenwalt, MDWestlake, OH 441451023039310
  8. Khaled IssaWestlake, OH 441451801818646

Common questions

What is Edmond William Blades, MD's NPI number?

Edmond William Blades, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245258680, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edmond William Blades, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30701 Clemens Road, Westlake, OH, 44145. Phone: (440) 617-1212. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edmond William Blades, MD's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35050649, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Edmond William Blades, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edmond William Blades, MD had 1,835 Medicare Part D claims for 490 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.