NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kenneth Blaine Blair, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · Oak Ridge, TN

Kenneth Blaine Blair, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and NPI 1700380714, issued on Mar 23, 2018. Check the license (Tennessee 70993, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1700380714
Name
Kenneth Blaine Blair
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License numbers
70993 TN
2022-01686 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
109 W Tennessee Ave, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Phone
(865) 294-4792
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2018
Record last updated
Aug 9, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240830000386); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 2018
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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Verify Kenneth Blaine Blair in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Covenant Anesthesia Group PCKnoxville, TN

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

Kenneth Blaine Blair among 971 anesthesiology physician records in Tennessee

Kenneth Blaine Blair, MD is one of 971 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 87% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 87% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2005 among the 611 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anesthesiology Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 971 anesthesiology physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Bondranko, MDOak Ridge, TN 378301528036605
  2. Maurice Charitat, MDOak Ridge, TN 378301205805173
  3. Christopher Criswell, MDOak Ridge, TN 378301972571073
  4. Jonathan Frazier, M.D.Oak Ridge, TN 378301720056831
  5. Edwin Regen, MDOak Ridge, TN 378301689643041
  6. James Shanks, MDOak Ridge, TN 378301497724850
  7. Gregory Snodgrass, MDOak Ridge, TN 378301407825383
  8. Shannon Sorah, MDOak Ridge, TN 378301689643694

Common questions

What is Kenneth Blaine Blair, MD's NPI number?

Kenneth Blaine Blair, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700380714, issued on Mar 23, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kenneth Blaine Blair, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 109 W Tennessee Ave, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830. Phone: (865) 294-4792. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kenneth Blaine Blair, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 70993, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Kenneth Blaine Blair, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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