Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Benjamin Blair, MD

Individual provider Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · NPI 1851478192

Benjamin Blair, MD practises Orthopedic Surgery in Pocatello, Idaho. Graduated from Albany Medical College of Union University in 1989, 37 years ago. Practices with Pocatello Health Services LLC, a 178-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Idaho.

Years since qualifying
37
Trained at
Albany Medical College of Union University
Licensed in
ID
In the registry since
2006
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

2240 E Center St
Pocatello, ID 83201-2600
Phone: (208) 233-2100
Fax: (208) 233-3146
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Specialties & licences

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207XS0117X · Licence M-7032 (ID)
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence M-7032 (ID)

Record details

NPI number1851478192
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedNovember 1, 2006
Last updated in NPPESSeptember 7, 2021
Certification dateSeptember 7, 2021

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Medical schoolALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE OF UNION UNIVERSITY
Graduated 1989 (37 years in practice)
Group practice Pocatello Health Services Llc — 178 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) 16 times · 43rd percentile
Spinal fusion 15 times · 32nd percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients133
Services billed 1,277 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age73

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Pocatello Health Services LLC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 178 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

Other providers in Pocatello