James S. Blair, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Surf City, NC
James S. Blair, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Surf City, North Carolina, and NPI 1902885700, issued on Jan 11, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 32636, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James S. Blair
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 32636 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13567 NC Highway 50, Surf City, NC 28445
- Phone
- (910) 329-9916
- Enumerated
- Jan 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 329-9919
- Medicaid ID
- 8916154 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070601000166); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James S. Blair in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 32636Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
12,547 Medicare Part D claims for 920 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 647 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium477 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium423 claims
- Lisinopril396 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate371 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium361 claims
- Gabapentin298 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: $1,803.45
132 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Island Family Medicine PLLCHampstead, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James S. Blair among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
James S. Blair, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 family medicine physician record lists a practice address in Surf City
They are 1 of the 35 NPPES records with a practice address in Surf City, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 4,953 in North Carolina → Every provider in Surf City → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert AlexanderHampstead, NC 284431841724366
- Meredith Beeler, D.OHampstead, NC 284431124415294
- William Brock, DOHampstead, NC 284431366946576
- Michelle Jones, MDHampstead, NC 284431811008477
- Nicole Kusmierz, FNP-CHampstead, NC 284431356005029
- Hailee Martin, PA-CHampstead, NC 284431255080453
- Casey Miller, M.D.Hampstead, NC 284431316385545
- Mostafa Rezk, DOHampstead, NC 284431316238173
Common questions
What is James S. Blair, MD's NPI number?
James S. Blair, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902885700, issued on Jan 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James S. Blair, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13567 NC Highway 50, Surf City, NC, 28445. Phone: (910) 329-9916. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James S. Blair, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 32636, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James S. Blair, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James S. Blair, MD had 12,547 Medicare Part D claims for 920 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.