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James W Blatchford, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, James Blatchford, M.D. (NPI: 1922035971) practices thoracic surgery in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Crittenden, AR. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is SAINT FRANCIS PHYSICIAN NETWORK, LLC (NPI: 1295258002; TIN: 813848403) and primary practice location at 38119-5200. Blatchford is affiliated with the ilumed, LLC (ACO ID: D0005), participating under the REACH model.

Blatchford's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2021, this provider had 25 traditional Medicare patients, billed 52 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $11,177 in Medicare payments. 2020 Part D data shows 14 prescription claims totaling $232 in drug costs. 2020 DME data shows 11 claims. No Open Payments records. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has fallen sharply in recent years, from $96,289 to $11,177. Similarly, Part D prescription costs started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $556 to $232. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$48K$96K2015 Medicare payment: $96,289 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $86,188 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $65,857 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $60,178 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $54,132 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $30,128 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $11,177 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015157340$96,289
2016169356$86,188
2017165272$65,857
2018144262$60,178
2019170276$54,132
202095140$30,128
20212552$11,177
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$1.2K$2.3K2015 Drug cost: $556 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $2,308 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $886 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $374 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $1,311 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $232 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20151526$556
20161828$2,308
20171327$886
2018N/R18$374
20191326$1,311
2020N/R14$232
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$517$1.0K2016 Medicare payment: $1,035 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $927 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $302 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/R24$1,035
2017N/R24$927
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/R11$302
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

No connected Part B code-level records for 2024.

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

No connected Part D drug-level records for 2024.

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for James W. Blatchford, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for James W. Blatchford, M.D. (NPI 1922035971), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does James W. Blatchford, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

James W. Blatchford, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for ilumed, LLC (REACH, ACO ID D0005).

What billing organization is linked to James W. Blatchford, M.D.?

James W. Blatchford, M.D. is linked to SAINT FRANCIS PHYSICIAN NETWORK, LLC (billing NPI 1295258002) in the available physician profile data.

Does James W. Blatchford, M.D. have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.