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Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD

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Specializes in: Otology and Neurotology

Harvard Medical School

Professional interests include: acoustic neuroma, exostosis, otosclerosis, and more.

2452 Watson Court Suite 1500
Palo Alto, CA 94303

(650) 498-4327

Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD is an otologist and neurotologist in Palo Alto, CA specializing in otology and neurotology. He graduated from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD is affiliated with Stanford Medicine Children's Health and Stanford Health Care.

Office Locations

Stanford Health Care

213 Quarry Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304

(650) 497-7777

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Stanford Medicine Children's Health

2452 Watson Court Suite 1500
Palo Alto, CA 94303

(650) 498-4327

(650) 736-4327

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300 Pasteur Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94305

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801 Welch Road
Stanford, CA 94305

(650) 725-6500

(650) 725-8502

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In The News

“Consider Dr. Nikolas Blevins, a head and neck surgeon at Stanford Health Care who routinely performs ear operations requiring that he shave away bone deftly enough to leave an inner surface as thin...”—"Brainy, Yes, but Far From Handy (Published 2014)", New York Times, September 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2012 were ear procedures and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	445
ear procedures	27
implant surgery	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2013 were implant surgery and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	377
ear procedures	21
implant surgery	21

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	192
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	50
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	23
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD in 2013

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2014 were implant surgery and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	383
ear procedures	23
implant surgery	23

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	201
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	45
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	28
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD in 2014

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2015 were implant surgery and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	340
ear procedures	16
implant surgery	16

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	386
Black	0
Hispanic	56
Asian	58
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	274
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	48
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD in 2015

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	21
Dementia	4
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2016 were implant surgery and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	333
ear procedures	23
implant surgery	23

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	36
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	25
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD in 2016

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	22
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2017 were implant surgery and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	304
ear procedures	31
implant surgery	31

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	189
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	33
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	30
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD in 2017

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2018 were implant surgery and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	234
ear procedures	23
implant surgery	23

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	150
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	33
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	15
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD in 2018

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2019 were implant surgery and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	317
ear procedures	23
implant surgery	23

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	170
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	41
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	24
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD in 2019

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2020 were implant surgery and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	304
ear procedures	18
implant surgery	18

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	153
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	33
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD in 2020

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2021 were implant surgery and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	333
ear procedures	18
implant surgery	18

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	175
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	33
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	24
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD in 2021

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Palo Alto, CA during 2022 were implant surgery and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	261
ear procedures	18
implant surgery	18

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	154
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	33
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	30
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD in 2022

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Palo Alto, CA were ear procedures and implant surgery.

doctor visit	330
ear procedures	21
implant surgery	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	35
Non-Hispanic White	177
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	21
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	78
85 and over	25
Less than 65	27
65 to 74	121

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	3
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD graduated from Harvard Medical School. He completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Neurotology, American Board of Otolaryngology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Harvard Medical School

Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Neurotology, American Board of Otolaryngology (2006)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Stanford Medicine Children's Health

Stanford Health Care

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
MED-EL Corporation	$6,271 MED-EL Maestro Cochlear Implant System $6,200	Adhear System $71
Cochlear Americas	$384 Nucleus $210	Baha $174
iotaMotion, Inc.	$25 iotaSOFT Insertion System $25

**Types of Payments**
Education	$6,000
Food and Beverage	$680

Research Payments

Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD has received 4 research payments totaling $11,744.

Biography

Dr. Nikolas Blevins is an otology and neurotology specialist in Palo Alto, CA and Stanford, CA. Clinical interests for Dr. Blevins include otosclerosis, neurofibromatosis, and ruptured eardrum. Dr. Blevins's professional affiliations include Stanford Medicine Children's Health and Stanford Health Care. Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Dr. Blevins attended Harvard Medical School. Awards and/or distinctions he has received include Best Doctors in America; Best Electronic Publication Award: Temporal Bone Dissector, Association of American Publishers; and Excellence in Teaching Awards, Tufts University.