James L. Blair, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Phoenix, AZ
James L. Blair, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1780631044, issued on May 30, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 28006, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James L. Blair
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 28006 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 W Thomas RD Ste 900A, Phoenix, AZ 85013
- Phone
- (602) 406-3540
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 10, 2024
- Fax
- (602) 406-7186
- Medicaid ID
- 689036 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060310000361); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James L. Blair in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 28006Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,168 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium159 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate121 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium71 claims
- Metformin Hcl71 claims
- Lisinopril63 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium61 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: $20.47
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Sjhmc Physician ServicesPhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James L. Blair among 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona
James L. Blair, MD is one of 2,853 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 1,643 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
695 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Phoenix
They are 695 of the 31,399 NPPES records with a practice address in Phoenix, and 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is James L. Blair, MD's NPI number?
James L. Blair, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780631044, issued on May 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James L. Blair, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 W Thomas RD Ste 900A, Phoenix, AZ, 85013. Phone: (602) 406-3540. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James L. Blair, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 28006, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James L. Blair, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James L. Blair, MD had 2,168 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.