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Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

Duke University School of Medicine (1982)

6005 Park Avenue Suite 802
Memphis, TN 38119

(901) 236-0508

Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Memphis, TN specializing in thoracic surgery. He graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1982 and has 44 years of experience.

Office Locations

6005 Park Avenue Suite 802
Memphis, TN 38119

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Memphis, TN during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, endarterectomy and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD for Medicare patients.

endarterectomy	12
hospital care	38
inpatient care	38
neck surgery	12
vascular procedures	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Memphis, TN during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	11
cardiac procedures	22
hospital care	45
inpatient care	45
open surgery	22
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	22

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	69
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	15
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	58
Dementia	12
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Memphis, TN during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	49
hospital care	103
inpatient care	103

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	79
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	20
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	58
Dementia	27
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Memphis, TN during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	32
hospital care	103
inpatient care	103
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	170
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	26
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	48
Dementia	20
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Memphis, TN during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	16
cardiac procedures	32
doctor visit	48
hospital care	127
inpatient care	127
open surgery	32
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	32
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	15

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	87
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	15
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	47
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	49
Dementia	29
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Memphis, TN during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	36
hospital care	99
inpatient care	99
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	82
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	18
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	53
Dementia	25
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Memphis, TN during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	43
hospital care	91
inpatient care	91

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	74
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	12
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	52
Dementia	18
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Memphis, TN during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	81
hospital care	66
inpatient care	66

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	83
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	11
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	48
Dementia	18
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Memphis, TN during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	29
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	47

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	54
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	41
Dementia	18
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	13
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	48
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Memphis, TN were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

bypass surgery	13
cardiac procedures	27
doctor visit	45
endarterectomy	12
hospital care	80
inpatient care	80
neck surgery	12
open surgery	27
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	27
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14
vascular procedures	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	40
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	29
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	35
85 and over	11
Less than 65	28
65 to 74	56

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD From 2012 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	45
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	16
Cancer	18

Education & Training

Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1982. He completed residency at University of Minnesota Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine (1982)

Residency: University of Minnesota Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Tennessee

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Endologix, Inc.	$278 AFX $278
CareFusion Corporation	$152 Procedural Solutions $152
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$147 Conformable TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis $147
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$98 Thoracic $98
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$81 LifeVest $81
Other	$443 COR KNOT $71	Impella $55	Structural Heart $54	Cardiovascular $52	General Surgery and Surgical Visualization $40	Other $172

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,198

Biography

Dr. James Blatchford, who practices in Memphis, TN, is a medical specialist in thoracic surgery. He obtained his medical school training at Duke University School of Medicine and performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Minnesota. He welcomes new patients at his office inMemphis, TN as reported by Doctor.com.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD in 2018

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Blatchford III, MD From 2012 - 2021

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General Payments

Biography

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