Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. Michael James Blea, MD

Individual provider Surgery Physician · NPI 1245591643

Dr. Michael James Blea, MD practises General Surgery in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Qualified in 2012, 14 years ago. Practices with Southwest Medical Associates, LLC, a 325-clinician group, works from 2 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Massachusetts, New Mexico and New York.

Years since qualifying
14
Licensed in
MA, NM, NY
In the registry since
2012
Specialties on file
3
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

6701 Jefferson St NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109-4318
Phone: (505) 727-6200
Fax: (505) 727-6200
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 800 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111-1552 — (617) 636-5891

Specialties & licences

Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence 343720 (NY)
Surgery Physician Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence 251879 (MA)
Surgery Physician Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence MD2019-1075 (NM)

Record details

NPI number1245591643
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedJune 1, 2012
Last updated in NPPESSeptember 8, 2026
Certification dateSeptember 8, 2026

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyGENERAL SURGERY
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2012 (14 years in practice)
Group practice Southwest Medical Associates, Llc — 325 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations3 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.

Hernia repair (minimally invasive) 70 times · 99th percentile
Colonoscopy 1–10 times
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 1–10 times
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 1–10 times

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 patients132
Services billed 295 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age72

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.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Education $87,000 49 payments · educational material or training, not a fee
Travel and Lodging $22,539 87 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Compensation for services other than consulting , including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $5,500 6 payments
Food and Beverage $2,812 29 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Southwest Medical Associates, LLC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 325 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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