NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gregory William Bligard, MD PHD

Ophthalmology Physician · Saint Louis, MO

Gregory William Bligard, MD PHD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1871119461, issued on Jun 19, 2020. Check the license (Missouri 2025022234, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; 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
1871119461
Name
Gregory William Bligard
Credential
MD PHD
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
2025022234 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
517 S Euclid Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63110
Phone
(314) 362-3431
Enumerated
Jun 19, 2020
Record last updated
Jul 17, 2025
Fax
(866) 505-8818
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250825000480); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Washington University School Of Medicine, 2020
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 517 S Euclid Ave

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

  1. Sonya Bamba, MDOphthalmology Physician1679736359
  2. Alexander Barsam, MDOphthalmology Physician1578914974
  3. Kevin Black, MDPsychiatry Physician1558389007
  4. Robert Feibel, MDOphthalmology Physician1871596890
  5. Jill Firszt, AUDAudiologist1174788392
  6. William Gay, DDSOral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.)1063435089

Verify Gregory William Bligard in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

242 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.

  1. Gregory Bligard242
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost53 claims
  2. Dorzolamide-Timolol37 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate32 claims
  4. Brimonidine Tartrate16 claims
  5. Erythromycin16 claims
  6. Valacyclovir14 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: $332.29

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sight Sciences, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gregory Bligard$332.29
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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

  1. Washington UniversitySaint Louis, MO

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

Gregory William Bligard among 342 ophthalmology physician records in Missouri

Gregory William Bligard, MD PHD is one of 342 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 91% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 1999 among the 202 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Missouri

There are 342 ophthalmology physician records in Missouri.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sonya Bamba, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101679736359
  2. Bruce Cohen, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631101053355107
  3. Robert Feibel, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101871596890
  4. George Harocopos, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101427074657
  5. William Hart, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101902824634
  6. Harry Knopf, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101407898141
  7. Gregg Lueder, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101427076124
  8. Victor Pegado, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101659397974

Common questions

What is Gregory William Bligard, MD PHD's NPI number?

Gregory William Bligard, MD PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871119461, issued on Jun 19, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gregory William Bligard, MD PHD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 517 S Euclid Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63110. Phone: (314) 362-3431. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gregory William Bligard, MD PHD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2025022234, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Gregory William Bligard, MD PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gregory William Bligard, MD PHD had 242 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.