In 2023, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD performed more knee X-ray, major joint aspiration, major joint injection, musculoskeletal imaging, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for ankle MRI, hip MRI, knee MRI, and lower extremity MRI that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

elbow MRI

joint X-ray

shoulder MRI

wrist MRI

In 2023, Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD had a list price for elbow MRI, joint X-ray, shoulder MRI, and wrist MRI that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

shoulder MRI

wrist MRI

By Affordability:

arthroscopic biceps tenodesis

arthroscopic shoulder debridement

total joint replacement

total knee replacement

upper extremity MRI

X-rays

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD performed more shoulder MRI, and wrist MRI procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for arthroscopic biceps tenodesis, arthroscopic shoulder debridement, biceps tenodesis, joint MRI, knee replacement, knee X-ray, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), shoulder arthroscopy, shoulder debridement, shoulder surgery, spine imaging, total joint replacement, total knee replacement, upper extremity MRI, and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Murrells Inlet, SC during 2012 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	162
doctor visit	344
injections	162
musculoskeletal imaging	90
X-rays	90

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Murrells Inlet, SC during 2013 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	311
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	636
fracture surgery	14
hip imaging	31
hospital care	52
injections	311
inpatient care	52
joint surgery	13
lower extremity surgery	14
minimally invasive procedures	13
musculoskeletal imaging	281
pelvic imaging	14
upper extremity surgery	13
X-rays	295

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	424
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	64
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Murrells Inlet, SC during 2014 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	388
decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	841
hip imaging	40
hospital care	24
injections	388
inpatient care	24
joint surgery	75
minimally invasive procedures	75
musculoskeletal imaging	175
pelvic imaging	19
spinal procedures	11
tendon surgery	25
upper extremity surgery	75
X-rays	219

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	266

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	433
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	49
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	24
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Murrells Inlet, SC during 2015 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	383
decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	1005
hip imaging	47
hospital care	18
injections	383
inpatient care	18
joint surgery	135
lower extremity surgery	14
minimally invasive procedures	104
musculoskeletal imaging	218
pelvic imaging	12
reconstructive surgery	31
tendon surgery	41
upper extremity surgery	121
X-rays	230

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD.

**Gender**
Male	404
Female	636

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	954
Black	60
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	594
From 75 to 84	266
85 and over	88
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Murrells Inlet, SC during 2016 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	602
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	26
decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	1266
injections	602
joint surgery	171
lower extremity surgery	39
minimally invasive procedures	133
musculoskeletal imaging	347
reconstructive surgery	51
tendon surgery	35
upper extremity surgery	132
X-rays	347

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	377

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	589
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	391
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	37
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD in 2016

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Murrells Inlet, SC during 2017 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	737
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	38
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	1347
hospital care	13
injections	737
inpatient care	13
joint surgery	162
lower extremity surgery	42
minimally invasive procedures	113
musculoskeletal imaging	328
open surgery	20
reconstructive surgery	65
spinal procedures	44
tendon surgery	48
upper extremity surgery	140
X-rays	372

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD.

**Gender**
Male	320
Female	427

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	685
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	453
From 75 to 84	197
85 and over	45
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Murrells Inlet, SC during 2018 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	765
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	40
decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	1405
injections	765
joint surgery	191
lower extremity surgery	40
minimally invasive procedures	147
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	34
musculoskeletal imaging	493
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	44
spinal procedures	15
tendon surgery	45
upper extremity surgery	163
X-rays	474

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD.

**Gender**
Male	367
Female	482

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	792
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	496
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	47
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Murrells Inlet, SC during 2019 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	854
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	40
decompression surgery	43
doctor visit	1544
hip imaging	30
injections	854
joint surgery	206
lower extremity surgery	40
minimally invasive procedures	144
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	104
musculoskeletal imaging	670
open surgery	21
reconstructive surgery	62
spinal procedures	13
tendon surgery	57
upper extremity surgery	187
X-rays	579

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD.

**Gender**
Male	427
Female	557

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	911
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	574
From 75 to 84	288
85 and over	53
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Murrells Inlet, SC during 2020 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	802
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	35
decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	1408
hip imaging	27
injections	802
joint surgery	166
lower extremity surgery	33
minimally invasive procedures	120
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	87
musculoskeletal imaging	562
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	46
spinal procedures	15
tendon surgery	44
upper extremity surgery	145
X-rays	490

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD.

**Gender**
Male	395
Female	473

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	817
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	530
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	49
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Murrells Inlet, SC during 2021 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	919
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	31
decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	1511
hip imaging	23
injections	919
joint surgery	153
lower extremity surgery	30
minimally invasive procedures	109
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	76
musculoskeletal imaging	644
open surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	44
tendon surgery	39
upper extremity surgery	134
X-rays	568

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD.

**Gender**
Male	418
Female	479

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	828
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	532
From 75 to 84	265
85 and over	63
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Murrells Inlet, SC during 2022 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	986
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	24
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	1500
hip imaging	22
injections	986
joint surgery	141
lower extremity surgery	35
minimally invasive procedures	89
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	75
musculoskeletal imaging	629
open surgery	15
reconstructive surgery	52
tendon surgery	38
upper extremity surgery	121
X-rays	554

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD.

**Gender**
Male	440
Female	536

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	917
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	554
From 75 to 84	309
85 and over	67
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	22
Dementia	3
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Murrells Inlet, SC were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

aspiration	628
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	33
decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	1164
fracture surgery	14
hip imaging	31
hospital care	26
injections	628
inpatient care	26
joint surgery	141
lower extremity surgery	31
minimally invasive procedures	104
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	75
musculoskeletal imaging	403
open surgery	15
pelvic imaging	15
reconstructive surgery	49
spinal procedures	19
tendon surgery	41
upper extremity surgery	123
X-rays	383

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD.

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	410

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	23
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	668
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	7

**Age**
75 to 84	203
85 and over	51
Less than 65	50
65 to 74	415

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	10
Dementia	5

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Carolina.

Licensed In: South Carolina

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.99 out of 5 stars based on 92 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Murrells Inlet, SC.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Brian K. Blair, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$2,682 Sports Med Hip $2,472	Other Endoscopy $175	Sports Med Small Joint $28	Sports Med Shoulder $7
Arthrex, Inc.	$1,826 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE SHOULDER & ELBOW ARTHROSCOPY $1,826
Peerless Surgical Inc.	$1,092 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE KNEE & HIP ARTHROSCOPY $591	$501
Boston Scientific Corporation	$386 GENERAL - THERAPIES $157	GENERAL THERAPIES $141	PAIN MANAGEMENT $59	GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $28
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$250 AperFix Femoral Fixation $93	Biowick $90	Extremities Product Portfolio $48	Sports Medicine $19
Other	$1,251 SYNVISC-ONE $113	Recon-Upper Extremity Metal $89	V-PRO MAX LOW TEMPERATURE STERILIZATION SYSTEM $75	MONOVISC $71	Neuro-Chronic Pain $58	Other $845

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,794
Travel and Lodging	$2,538
Education	$2,155

Biography

Dr. Brian Blair's specialties are orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. He practices in Murrells Inlet, SC and Myrtle Beach, SC. Patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). His areas of expertise include the following: knee problems, knee replacement, and hip arthroscopy. Dr. Blair attended medical school at Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine.