In 2023, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Dr. James S. Blair III, MD performed more incision and drainage, incision and drainage of skin abscess (e.g. boil), urinalysis, and Welcome to Medicare visit (initial preventive physical exam) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for influenza tests, and rapid flu test 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 25%

By Volume:

impacted ear wax removal

lab tests

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

X-rays

In 2012, Dr. James S. Blair III, MD performed more impacted ear wax removal, lab tests, major joint aspiration, major joint injection, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Blair III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Surf City, NC during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	55
blood draw	151
doctor visit	2169
ear procedures	17
injections	55
lab tests	221
preventive care	137
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	47
skin procedures	47
thoracic (chest) imaging	52
vaccines	125
X-rays	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Blair III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Surf City, NC during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	62
blood draw	65
doctor visit	2254
ear procedures	12
injections	62
lab tests	315
musculoskeletal imaging	11
preventive care	141
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	22
skin procedures	22
thoracic (chest) imaging	69
vaccines	141
X-rays	80

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	337
Female	377

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	689
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	422
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	50
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD in 2013

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Blair III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Surf City, NC during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	54
blood draw	60
doctor visit	1815
ear procedures	11
injections	54
lab tests	186
preventive care	151
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin procedures	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	37
vaccines	151
X-rays	37

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	294
Female	340

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	608
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	371
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	40
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD in 2014

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Blair III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Surf City, NC during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	75
blood draw	119
doctor visit	2220
injections	75
lab tests	187
musculoskeletal imaging	11
preventive care	154
thoracic (chest) imaging	66
thyroid function tests	11
vaccines	154
X-rays	77

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	614
Female	696

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1258
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	730
From 75 to 84	360
85 and over	96
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD in 2015

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Blair III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Surf City, NC during 2016 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	92
doctor visit	2202
ear procedures	15
injections	111
lab tests	117
musculoskeletal imaging	11
pain management	19
preventive care	194
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
skin procedures	18
thoracic (chest) imaging	75
vaccines	183
X-rays	86

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	328
Female	345

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	643
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	372
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	46
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD in 2016

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	2
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Blair III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Surf City, NC during 2017 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	107
breathing treatment	12
doctor visit	2352
ear procedures	28
injections	131
lab tests	139
musculoskeletal imaging	31
pain management	24
preventive care	155
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	42
skin procedures	42
thoracic (chest) imaging	68
vaccines	140
X-rays	99

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	374
Female	357

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	693
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	411
From 75 to 84	202
85 and over	50
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD in 2017

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	2
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Blair III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Surf City, NC during 2018 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	90
doctor visit	2160
ear procedures	26
injections	116
lab tests	134
pain management	26
preventive care	185
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	29
skin procedures	29
vaccines	162

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	368
Female	375

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	710
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	385
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	65
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD in 2018

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Blair III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Surf City, NC during 2019 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	88
breathing treatment	16
doctor visit	2174
ear procedures	21
injections	116
lab tests	138
musculoskeletal imaging	15
pain management	28
preventive care	210
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	52
skin procedures	52
vaccines	194
X-rays	15

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	367
Female	383

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	716
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	398
From 75 to 84	235
85 and over	56
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD in 2019

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Blair III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Surf City, NC during 2020 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	18
aspiration	101
doctor visit	2292
ear procedures	31
incision and drainage	18
injections	130
lab tests	194
minor procedures	18
musculoskeletal imaging	14
pain management	29
preventive care	242
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	45
skin procedures	45
skin surgery	18
spinal procedures	11
vaccines	205
X-rays	25

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	428
Female	416

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	804
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	513
From 75 to 84	225
85 and over	50
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD in 2020

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	2
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Blair III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Surf City, NC during 2021 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	102
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
doctor visit	2669
ear procedures	28
excision	13
injections	102
lab tests	166
musculoskeletal imaging	30
preventive care	240
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	39
skin procedures	39
spinal procedures	18
vaccines	198
X-rays	48

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	444
Female	445

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	845
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	524
From 75 to 84	258
85 and over	59
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD in 2021

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	4
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Blair III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Surf City, NC during 2022 were lab tests, injections, preventive care and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	72
doctor visit	2904
ear procedures	37
injections	91
lab tests	283
musculoskeletal imaging	14
pain management	19
preventive care	76
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	42
skin procedures	42
spinal procedures	17
vaccines	26
X-rays	31

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	408
Female	461

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	834
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	496
From 75 to 84	280
85 and over	52
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD in 2022

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	21
Dementia	3
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James S. Blair III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Surf City, NC were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and blood draw.

abscess drainage	18
aspiration	81
blood draw	98
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
doctor visit	2291
ear procedures	22
excision	13
incision and drainage	18
injections	94
lab tests	189
minor procedures	18
musculoskeletal imaging	17
pain management	24
preventive care	171
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	35
skin procedures	35
skin surgery	18
spinal procedures	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	61
thyroid function tests	11
vaccines	152
X-rays	55

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	360
Female	381

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	709
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	16

**Age**
75 to 84	208
85 and over	51
Less than 65	61
65 to 74	420

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Blair III, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James S. Blair III, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James S. Blair III, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Surf City, NC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,900 FARXIGA $772	SYMBICORT $698	BREZTRI $167	BYDUREON PEN $128	BREZTRI AEROSPHERE $50	Other $84
Novo Nordisk Inc	$1,673 RYBELSUS $346	Victoza $243	Ozempic $227	Saxenda $201	Tresiba $192	Other $464
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$852 TOUJEO $365	SOLIQUA 100/33 $338	SOLIQUA $89	PRALUENT $60
Lilly USA, LLC	$663 JARDIANCE $302	BASAGLAR $116	EMGALITY $103	MOUNJARO $74	TRULICITY $46	Other $23
Amgen Inc.	$533 Repatha $444	Prolia $89
Other	$7,192 Myrbetriq $322	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $233	Vascepa $232	JANUMET XR $210	NURTEC ODT $202	Other $5,993

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$12,500
Travel and Lodging	$282
Education	$31

Biography

Dr. J. Blair is a specialist in family medicine. Dr. Blair graduated from East Carolina University, The Brody School of Medicine.

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