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Dr. Dan German Blazer III, MD, FACS

Accepting New Patients

(286 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery and Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

Duke University School of Medicine (1999)

Professional interests include: stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer, soft tissue sarcoma, and more.

20 Duke Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27710

(919) 613-1909

Dr. Dan German Blazer III, MD, FACS is a general surgeon in Durham, NC specializing in general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). He graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1999 and has 26 years of experience. Dr. Dan German Blazer III, MD, FACS is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Duke Health, DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC and PRIVATE DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC PLLC.

Office Locations

Address:

20 Duke Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27710

Address:

2100 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27710

Address:

508 Fulton Street Durham Vamc (558)
Durham, NC 27705

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Dan German Blazer of Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, who wrote an accompanying commentary, told Reuters Health by email, "Though we do not know the mechanisms,...”—"Study: Religious service attendance tied to longer life", Bangor Daily News, May 2016

“"Readers and investigators must, as do these authors, focus on the data, no more and no less, and not attempt to generalize beyond the evidence," Dr. Dan German Blazer of Duke University Medical...”—"Could religion help you live longer?", CBS Detroit, May 2016

“Dr. Dan German Blazer, of Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, who wrote an accompanying commentary, told Reuters Health by email, "Though we do not know the mechanisms,...”—"Religious service attendance tied to longer life", Fox News, May 2016

doctor visit	189

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	6
Cancer	29

doctor visit	210

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	57

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	5
Cancer	23

doctor visit	217

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	334
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	38
Dementia	6
Cancer	28

doctor visit	277

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	187
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	38
Dementia	6
Cancer	26

doctor visit	261

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	166
Black	59
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	14
Less than 65	42

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	28

doctor visit	242

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	16
Less than 65	24

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	25

doctor visit	244

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	173
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	11
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	24

doctor visit	247

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	29

doctor visit	367

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dan German Blazer III, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	254

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dan German Blazer III, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Female	96
Male	95

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	16
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	146
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	4
75 to 84	49
Less than 65	14
65 to 74	98

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dan German Blazer III, MD, FACS From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Dan German Blazer III, MD, FACS treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	21
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Dan German Blazer III, MD, FACS graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1999. He completed residency at University of Michigan Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine (1999)

Residency: University of Michigan Affiliated Hospitals (2006)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Dan German Blazer III, MD, FACS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Duke Health

DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC

PRIVATE DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC PLLC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Dan German Blazer III, MD, FACS appears to accept the following insurance providers: MedCost, Aetna Traditional Choice, Blue Advantage, Aetna Medicare PPO, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, CIGNA Open Access Plus, WellCare, AmeriHealth, Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, AARP, CIGNA Open Access, United Healthcare PPO, Aetna, Aetna Workers' Compensation, TRICARE Prime, United Healthcare, TRICARE Prime Remote, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, TRICARE, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Gateway Health Alliance, Aetna HMO, Duke Group Plans, *Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan., Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA), *Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan., Duke Basic, Ambetter, Experience Health, Blue Select, Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*, Healthy Blue, All Savers Fully Insured, First Medicare Direct, Carolina Complete Health, Healthgram, All Savers Alternate Funding, Duke Select, NC State Employees Health Plan, Ambetter of North Carolina and United Medical Resources (UMR).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Dan German Blazer III, MD, FACS accepts the following insurance providers:

MedCost

Aetna Traditional Choice

Blue Advantage

Aetna Medicare PPO

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina

CIGNA Open Access Plus

WellCare

AmeriHealth

Medicare Part B

Medicare Advantage

AARP

CIGNA Open Access

United Healthcare PPO

Aetna

Aetna Workers' Compensation

TRICARE Prime

United Healthcare

TRICARE Prime Remote

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

TRICARE

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Gateway Health Alliance

Aetna HMO

Duke Group Plans

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.

Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.

Duke Basic

Ambetter

Experience Health

Blue Select

Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*

Healthy Blue

All Savers Fully Insured

First Medicare Direct

Carolina Complete Health

Healthgram

All Savers Alternate Funding

Duke Select

NC State Employees Health Plan

Ambetter of North Carolina

United Medical Resources (UMR)

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Dan German Blazer III, MD, FACS has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.86 out of 5 stars based on 286 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Dan German Blazer III, MD, FACS from all over the web to help you find the right in Durham, NC.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Dan German Blazer III, MD, FACS. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$4,196 Da Vinci Surgical System $4,196
Ethicon US, LLC	$311 Harmonic $188	Surgicel Powder $123
Baxter Healthcare	$160 TISSEEL $160
Stryker Corporation	$105 SPY-PHI SYSTEM $105
CONMED Corporation	$58 AirSeal $58

**Types of Payments**
Education	$4,071
Food and Beverage	$705
Travel and Lodging	$54

Research Payments

Dr. Dan German Blazer III, MD, FACS has received 15 research payments totaling $692,019.

Biography

Dr. Dan Blazer is a general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery) specialist in Durham, NC. Dr. Blazer has a special interest in cancer surgery, soft tissue sarcoma, and stomach cancer. He is rated highly by his patients. He seems to honor Blue California, CIGNA Plans, TRICARE, and more. After completing medical school at Duke University School of Medicine, he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Michigan. Dr. Blazer's hospital/clinic affiliations include Duke Health and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He welcomes new patients at his office inDurham, NC as reported by Duke Health.