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Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Professional interests include: spine surgery procedures

2342 Professional Parkway Suite 200
Santa Maria, CA 93455

(805) 349-9545

Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO is a spine surgeon in Santa Maria, CA specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO is affiliated with Dignity Health and Marian Regional/Arroyo Grande.

Office Locations

Marian Regional/Arroyo Grande

2342 Professional Parkway Suite 200
Santa Maria, CA 93455

(805) 349-9545

(805) 349-8025

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO in 2023

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Top 10%

By Affordability:

trigger point injection

In 2023, Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO had a list price for trigger point injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within California. 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:

knee X-ray

X-rays

By Affordability:

shoulder arthroplasty

spine imaging

spine X-ray

total knee replacement

total shoulder replacement

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO performed more knee X-ray, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hip replacement, knee replacement, neck X-ray, pelvis X-ray, shoulder arthroplasty, spine imaging, spine X-ray, total knee replacement, and total shoulder replacement 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. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO treated as a spine surgeon in Santa Maria, CA during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and hip imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	132
doctor visit	1100
hip imaging	143
hospital care	44
injections	175
inpatient care	44
joint surgery	52
lower extremity surgery	52
minimally invasive procedures	15
musculoskeletal imaging	274
pain management	43
pelvic imaging	96
reconstructive surgery	37
spinal procedures	42
X-rays	412

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO treated as a spine surgeon in Santa Maria, CA during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and hip imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	111
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	1203
fracture surgery	11
hip imaging	141
hospital care	44
injections	160
inpatient care	44
joint surgery	101
lower extremity surgery	55
minimally invasive procedures	34
musculoskeletal imaging	288
open surgery	11
pain management	49
pelvic imaging	128
reconstructive surgery	67
spinal procedures	60
upper extremity surgery	46
X-rays	497

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	413

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	486
Black	12
Hispanic	120
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	83
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO treated as a spine surgeon in Santa Maria, CA during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, hip imaging and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	137
doctor visit	1269
hip imaging	178
hospital care	32
injections	177
inpatient care	32
joint surgery	57
lower extremity surgery	57
musculoskeletal imaging	349
pain management	40
pelvic imaging	108
reconstructive surgery	57
spinal procedures	71
X-rays	528

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO.

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	425

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	513
Black	14
Hispanic	112
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	274
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	82
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO treated as a spine surgeon in Santa Maria, CA during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, hip imaging and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	144
doctor visit	1286
hip imaging	252
hospital care	27
injections	176
inpatient care	27
joint surgery	51
lower extremity surgery	51
musculoskeletal imaging	433
pain management	32
pelvic imaging	106
reconstructive surgery	51
spinal procedures	72
X-rays	635

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO.

**Gender**
Male	498
Female	788

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	976
Black	28
Hispanic	240
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	490
From 75 to 84	428
85 and over	184
Less than 65	184

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO treated as a spine surgeon in Santa Maria, CA during 2016 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	119
doctor visit	1281
hospital care	31
injections	158
inpatient care	31
joint surgery	90
lower extremity surgery	78
musculoskeletal imaging	195
pain management	39
pelvic imaging	57
reconstructive surgery	90
spinal procedures	52
upper extremity surgery	12
X-rays	332

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	397

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	467
Black	0
Hispanic	128
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	89
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO treated as a spine surgeon in Santa Maria, CA during 2017 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	115
doctor visit	1290
hospital care	19
injections	145
inpatient care	19
joint surgery	69
lower extremity surgery	55
minimally invasive procedures	14
musculoskeletal imaging	181
pain management	30
pelvic imaging	24
reconstructive surgery	55
spinal procedures	74
upper extremity surgery	14
X-rays	279

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	368

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	437
Black	15
Hispanic	119
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	72
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO treated as a spine surgeon in Santa Maria, CA during 2018 were X-rays, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	146
doctor visit	1314
hospital care	18
injections	168
inpatient care	18
joint surgery	74
lower extremity surgery	59
musculoskeletal imaging	150
pain management	22
pelvic imaging	26
reconstructive surgery	74
spinal procedures	69
upper extremity surgery	15
X-rays	245

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO.

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	380

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	435
Black	16
Hispanic	132
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	205
85 and over	66
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO treated as a spine surgeon in Santa Maria, CA during 2019 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, joint surgery and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	84
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	1341
hospital care	16
injections	84
inpatient care	16
joint surgery	113
lower extremity surgery	69
minimally invasive procedures	28
musculoskeletal imaging	115
pelvic imaging	27
reconstructive surgery	85
spinal procedures	66
upper extremity surgery	44
X-rays	208

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	392

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	469
Black	16
Hispanic	135
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	270
From 75 to 84	217
85 and over	81
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO treated as a spine surgeon in Santa Maria, CA during 2020 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	108
doctor visit	1298
hospital care	23
injections	129
inpatient care	23
joint surgery	75
lower extremity surgery	62
minimally invasive procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	148
pain management	21
pelvic imaging	15
reconstructive surgery	63
spinal procedures	37
upper extremity surgery	13
X-rays	200

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO.

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	377

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	459
Black	16
Hispanic	125
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	81
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO treated as a spine surgeon in Santa Maria, CA during 2021 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	100
doctor visit	1299
hospital care	17
injections	100
inpatient care	17
joint surgery	85
lower extremity surgery	62
minimally invasive procedures	11
musculoskeletal imaging	168
pelvic imaging	27
reconstructive surgery	74
spinal procedures	76
upper extremity surgery	23
X-rays	271

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO.

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	383

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	448
Black	12
Hispanic	147
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	269
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	78
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO treated as a spine surgeon in Santa Maria, CA during 2022 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	129
doctor visit	1112
hospital care	15
injections	158
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	58
lower extremity surgery	58
musculoskeletal imaging	197
pain management	29
pelvic imaging	17
reconstructive surgery	58
spinal procedures	70
X-rays	284

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO.

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	353

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	0
Hispanic	152
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	251
From 75 to 84	199
85 and over	81
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO treated as a spine surgeon in Santa Maria, CA were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, hip imaging and injections.

aspiration	120
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	1253
fracture surgery	11
hip imaging	178
hospital care	26
injections	148
inpatient care	26
joint surgery	75
lower extremity surgery	59
minimally invasive procedures	19
musculoskeletal imaging	227
open surgery	11
pain management	33
pelvic imaging	57
reconstructive surgery	64
spinal procedures	62
upper extremity surgery	23
X-rays	353

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	388

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	11
Asian / Pacific Islander	7
Non-Hispanic White	462
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	128
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	207
85 and over	81
Less than 65	84
65 to 74	255

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO graduated from University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is certified by the Am Os Bd Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Board Certification: Am Os Bd Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

Marian Regional/Arroyo Grande

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$1,111 Persona $236	Arcos $200	ROSA $127	Hip Product Portfolio $127	Custom Shoulder Components $112	Other $309
BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS, INC.	$204 CLARIX $204
Next Science LLC	$127 BlastX $127
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$86 Speedscrew $35	ULTRABUTTON $29	Sports Med Fixation $22
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$59 VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS $36	LIFENET VIVIGEN $12	Trauma $11
Other	$251 CFN ChloraPrep $53	Spine Devices $51	Spine $49	Repatha $29	DERMABOND Portfolio $24	Other $44

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,718
Education	$62
Travel and Lodging	$58

Biography

Dr. Dennis Blackburn is a specialist in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He works in Santa Maria, CA. Clinical interests for Dr. Blackburn include spine surgery procedures. He studied medicine at the University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Blackburn is affiliated with Dignity Health. He welcomes new patients at his office inSanta Maria, CA as reported by Dignity Health.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO in 2021

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Christian Blackburn, DO From 2012 - 2022

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