In 2023, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. George A. Blessios, MD performed more arteriovenous (AV) anastomosis, dialysis access revision without thrombectomy, extremity arteriogram, hemodialysis access duplex ultrasound, hemodialysis access procedures, tunneled central line placement, tunneled central line removal, vascular procedures, and vascular ultrasound procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for device removal, and tunneled central line removal that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

AV fistula surgery

In 2012, Dr. George A. Blessios, MD had a list price for AV fistula surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within New York. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George A. Blessios, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Williamsville, NY during 2012 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	35
angioplasty	164
catheterization	43
device removal	39
dialysis access procedures	464
doctor visit	362
minimally invasive procedures	36
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	36
ultrasound (sonogram)	350
vascular procedures	584
X-rays	148

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George A. Blessios, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Williamsville, NY during 2013 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, angioplasty and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	54
angioplasty	221
catheterization	30
device removal	15
dialysis access procedures	274
doctor visit	173
minimally invasive procedures	39
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	39
vascular procedures	328
X-rays	157

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	157
Black	32
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	15
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	68
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George A. Blessios, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Williamsville, NY during 2014 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, angioplasty and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	64
angioplasty	271
catheterization	73
dialysis access procedures	392
doctor visit	290
minimally invasive procedures	116
stent placement (stenting)	46
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	83
vascular procedures	547
X-rays	226

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	44
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	17
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	70
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George A. Blessios, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Williamsville, NY during 2015 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	72
angioplasty	279
catheterization	104
device removal	50
dialysis access procedures	989
doctor visit	618
minimally invasive procedures	150
stent placement (stenting)	41
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	115
ultrasound (sonogram)	542
vascular procedures	1187
X-rays	264

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD.

**Gender**
Male	330
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	412
Black	134
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	48
Less than 65	310

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	74
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George A. Blessios, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Williamsville, NY during 2016 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	86
angioplasty	295
catheterization	50
device removal	19
dialysis access procedures	1180
doctor visit	453
minimally invasive procedures	130
stent placement (stenting)	47
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	83
ultrasound (sonogram)	704
vascular procedures	1413
X-rays	313

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	212
Black	77
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	17
Less than 65	156

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	37
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	75
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George A. Blessios, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Williamsville, NY during 2017 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and anastomosis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	60
catheterization	51
device removal	29
dialysis access procedures	796
doctor visit	146
ultrasound (sonogram)	703
vascular procedures	975

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	225
Black	72
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	23
Less than 65	145

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	72
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George A. Blessios, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Williamsville, NY during 2018 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	32
catheterization	51
device removal	24
dialysis access procedures	665
ultrasound (sonogram)	573
vascular procedures	761

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	199
Black	65
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	12
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	73
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George A. Blessios, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Williamsville, NY during 2019 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and anastomosis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	39
catheterization	30
device removal	20
dialysis access procedures	344
doctor visit	101
ultrasound (sonogram)	268
vascular procedures	422

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	16
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	73
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	73
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George A. Blessios, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Williamsville, NY during 2020 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and anastomosis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	33
catheterization	26
device removal	19
dialysis access procedures	302
doctor visit	334
ultrasound (sonogram)	298
vascular procedures	412

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	11
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	71
Dementia	24
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George A. Blessios, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Williamsville, NY during 2021 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and device removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	13
device removal	18
dialysis access procedures	300
doctor visit	234
ultrasound (sonogram)	287
vascular procedures	363

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	85
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	68
Dementia	24
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George A. Blessios, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Williamsville, NY during 2022 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and device removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	12
device removal	20
dialysis access procedures	235
doctor visit	200
ultrasound (sonogram)	213
vascular procedures	272

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	81
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	14
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	66
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George A. Blessios, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Williamsville, NY during 2023 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and anastomosis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	43
catheterization	16
device removal	34
dialysis access procedures	406
doctor visit	225
ultrasound (sonogram)	342
vascular procedures	435

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	14
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	67
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. George A. Blessios, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Williamsville, NY were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and angioplasty.

anastomosis	48
angioplasty	246
catheterization	44
device removal	26
dialysis access procedures	528
doctor visit	285
minimally invasive procedures	94
stent placement (stenting)	44
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	71
ultrasound (sonogram)	428
vascular procedures	641
X-rays	221

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD.

**Gender**
Female	106
Male	125

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	47
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	156
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	7
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	45
85 and over	15
Less than 65	103
65 to 74	64

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George A. Blessios, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George A. Blessios, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	64
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in New York.

Licensed In: New York

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Laminate Medical Technologies inc.	$28,192 VasQ External Support $28,192
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$14,991 VIABAHN Endoprosthesis $12,101	VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface $1,877	ACUSEAL Vascular Graft $818	VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Hep $109	HYBRID Vascular Graft $87
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$9,616 BPV-Lutonix $5,114	Vascular $2,752	BPV-Fluency $1,200	Oncology $137	BPV-Glidepath Catheter $110	Other $303
CryoLife, Inc.	$5,575 HeRO $5,493	PROCOL $82
Medtronic, Inc.	$1,826 ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM $1,807	Ellipsys $19
Other	$2,615 ClosureFast $1,234	Wrapsody Endovascular Stent Graft System $350	IGT D Peripheral $168	PROCOL $135	HeRO $100	Other $628

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$38,759
Honoraria	$9,625
Travel and Lodging	$9,474
Food and Beverage	$4,918
Gift	$39

Biography

Dr. George Blessios specializes in vascular surgery and transplant surgery and practices in Williamsville, NY. Dr. Blessios has obtained a license to practice in New York.