NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edward Orville Blews, M.D.

Infectious Disease Physician · Medford, OR

Edward Orville Blews, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Medford, Oregon, and NPI 1437337789, issued on Feb 7, 2008. Check the license (Oregon MD228637, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437337789
Name
Edward Orville Blews
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License numbers
MD228637 OR
A105699 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
555 Black Oak Dr Ste 300, Medford, OR 97504
Phone
(541) 789-4207
Enumerated
Feb 7, 2008
Record last updated
Jul 16, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130814000435); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 2007
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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Also registered at 555 Black Oak Dr Ste 300

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rishi AroraCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1912314279
  2. Hamza SalamInternal Medicine Physician1104278605

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
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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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64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

247 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.

  1. Edward Blews247
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Biktarvy19 claims
  2. Cephalexin14 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 claims
  4. Isoniazid13 claims
  5. Doxycycline Monohydrate12 claims
  6. Posaconazole12 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupOntario, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Oregon

There are 127 infectious disease physician records in Oregon.

All 127 in Oregon → Every provider in Medford →

Other infectious disease physician records in Oregon

  1. Nabil Al-Kourainy, MDPortland, OR1902339971
  2. Phil Alday, MD, PHDPortland, OR1417181629
  3. Diana Antoniskis, M.D.Portland, OR1922116953
  4. Kristina Bajema, M.D.Portland, OR1275829129
  5. Jorge Aldo Barajas Ochoa, MDGrants Pass, OR1619463601
  6. Robert Barnes, MDEugene, OR1689696999
  7. Richard Basilan, MDSalem, OR1689760472
  8. Tamara Bininashvili, M.D.Salem, OR1225455686
  9. Cliffton Bong, M.D.Portland, OR1609950849
  10. Erin Bonura, MDPortland, OR1013071125

Common questions

What is Edward Orville Blews, M.D.'s NPI number?

Edward Orville Blews, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437337789, issued on Feb 7, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edward Orville Blews, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 555 Black Oak Dr Ste 300, Medford, OR, 97504. Phone: (541) 789-4207. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edward Orville Blews, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Oregon license number MD228637, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Edward Orville Blews, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edward Orville Blews, M.D. had 247 Medicare Part D claims for 62 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.

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