NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Anthony Blaser, D.O.

Surgery Physician · Vandalia, IL

Joseph Anthony Blaser, D.O. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Vandalia, Illinois, and NPI 1316064157, issued on Mar 26, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036121436, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316064157
Name
Joseph Anthony Blaser
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
036121436 IL
5101016157 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
650 W Taylor St, Vandalia, IL 62471
Phone
(618) 283-1231
Enumerated
Mar 26, 2007
Record last updated
Jun 5, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080918000115); accepts Medicare assignment
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 650 W Taylor St

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

  1. Margie Landrum, CRNA MSNRegistered Nurse1508967613
  2. Deidre Langston, APNNurse Practitioner1710307681
  3. Gabrielle Miller, AUDAudiologist1699343806
  4. Cecelia RitterPhysical Therapist1588582001
  5. Lara Roberts, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1528428943
  6. Brent Schwarm, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1932104296

Verify Joseph Anthony Blaser in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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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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9.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024

1,370 Medicare Part D claims for 397 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 44 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Blaser1,370
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium471 claims
  2. Famotidine181 claims
  3. Sucralfate120 claims
  4. Dicyclomine Hcl66 claims
  5. Omeprazole66 claims
  6. Metoclopramide Hcl47 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score75.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

One hospital affiliation

  1. Sarah Bush Lincoln Health CenterVandalia, IL · Acute Care Hospitals3 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.

Joseph Anthony Blaser among 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois

Joseph Anthony Blaser, D.O. is one of 1,520 surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 36% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 36% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 650 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Illinois

There are 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Kunzelman, MDRobinson, IL 624541588654057
  2. Gregory Nacopoulos, DORobinson, IL 624541407953987
  3. Preston Reilly, MDRobinson, IL 624541033114137
  4. Fred Scott, DORobinson, IL 624541780674655
  5. Justin Orenich, D.O.Olney, IL 624501750615456
  6. Paul Sutherland, MDOlney, IL 624501649252511
  7. Michael Boyd, MDLawrenceville, IL 624391407955248
  8. Leslie Anewenah, MDDecatur, IL 625211508110198

Common questions

What is Joseph Anthony Blaser, D.O.'s NPI number?

Joseph Anthony Blaser, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316064157, issued on Mar 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Anthony Blaser, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 650 W Taylor St, Vandalia, IL, 62471. Phone: (618) 283-1231. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Anthony Blaser, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036121436, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph Anthony Blaser, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Anthony Blaser, D.O. had 1,370 Medicare Part D claims for 397 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joseph Anthony Blaser, D.O.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.