In 2023, Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD had a list price for lung diffusion capacity test (DLCO), pulmonary function test (PFT), and pulmonary testing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Michigan. 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 10%

By Volume:

pulmonary function test

In 2023, Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD performed more pulmonary function test (PFT) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Michigan.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

lung volume test

In 2012, Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and lung volume test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Michigan. 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. John Niklas Blixt, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Kalamazoo, MI during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1298
inpatient care	1274
outpatient care	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Kalamazoo, MI during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1343
inpatient care	1329
outpatient care	14

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	355
Black	69
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	82
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	52
Dementia	29
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Kalamazoo, MI during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1207
inpatient care	1167
outpatient care	40

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	351
Black	64
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	71
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	53
Dementia	28
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Kalamazoo, MI during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	635
inpatient care	635

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	254

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	354
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	94
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	48
Dementia	31
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Kalamazoo, MI during 2018 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	24
hospital care	81
inpatient care	81
pulmonary testing	142

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	86

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	14
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	31
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Kalamazoo, MI during 2019 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	13
doctor visit	132
hospital care	138
inpatient care	138
pulmonary testing	281
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	374
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	29
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	40
Dementia	15
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Kalamazoo, MI during 2020 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	91
hospital care	104
inpatient care	104
pulmonary testing	118

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	232
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	17
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	32
Dementia	16
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Kalamazoo, MI during 2021 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	12
doctor visit	123
hospital care	90
inpatient care	90
pulmonary testing	212

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	253
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	22
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Kalamazoo, MI during 2022 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	125
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43
pulmonary testing	270

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	250
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	19
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Kalamazoo, MI were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and outpatient care.

bronchoscopy	12
doctor visit	99
hospital care	548
inpatient care	540
outpatient care	26
pulmonary testing	204
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	24
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	258
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	86
85 and over	38
Less than 65	66
65 to 74	115

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Niklas Blixt, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Education & Training

He completed residency at Jacobi Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Michigan.

Residency: Jacobi Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Michigan

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$459 NUCALA $206	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $145	ANORO ELLIPTA $95	ANORO $13
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$425 OFEV $234	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $155	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $18	STIOLTO $18
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$179 SYMBICORT $69	FASENRA $65	BREZTRI $16	TEZSPIRE $16	AIRSUPRA $13
Mylan Specialty L.P.	$141 Perforomist $81	Yupelri $61
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$132 UPTRAVI $114	OPSUMIT $18
Other	$923 Adempas $117	Arikayce $112	Esbriet $97	Prolastin-C Liquid $73	XARELTO $56	Other $469

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,145
Education	$115

Biography

Dr. John Blixt specializes in adult pulmonology and practices in Kalamazoo, MI, Paw Paw, MI, and Saginaw, MI. His residency was performed at Jacobi Medical Center. Dr. Blixt is conversant in Swedish. He welcomes new patients at his office inPaw Paw, MI as reported by Doctor.com.