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Dr. Michael K. Blatter, D.O.

Orthopedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
12
In the NPI registry since
2014
Medicare patients seen, 2024
160

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2014Medical school: Touro Un Col of Osteopathic Medicine, Henderson
  • 2014Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician primary
    UT license 5291674-1204 · NV license DO3014

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Orthopedic Surgery per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Medicare patients and services

Medicare patients, 2024
160
Services billed
1,151
Patients’ average age
73
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes16085
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views6231
X-ray of knee, 3 views4325
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views4018
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes3836
X-ray of knee, 1-2 views3525
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes3434
X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views3319
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint2821
Creation of muscle graft to leg2621

Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.

Medicare prescriptions

Most prescribed drugs, Medicare Part D 2024
DrugPrescriptions
Celecoxib
Other prescribers in Salt Lake City, UT
12

Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 9 companies reported 37 payments worth $6,623 in total to this clinician.

By company
Stryker Corporation$4,509
Encore Medical, LP$1,615
Moximed, Inc$309
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.$83.92
Solventum Corporation$27.85
Ethicon US, LLC$24.65
Orthofix Medical, Inc.$24.04
Bioventus LLC$16.48
By type
Travel and Lodging$2,902
Education$2,312
Food and Beverage$1,408

What the payments were for

Largest payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Jun 11, 2025Stryker Corporation
Jun 11, 2025
Education
AEQUALIS PERFORM · TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
$1,156
Jun 11, 2025Stryker Corporation
Jun 11, 2025
Education
TORNIER PERFORM REVERSED GLENOID · BONE SUBSTITUTE
$1,156
Feb 6, 2025Encore Medical, LP
Feb 6, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Austin, TX · in-kind
$1,007
Aug 26, 2025Stryker Corporation
Aug 26, 2025
Travel and Lodging
BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION · TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES · travel to ATLANTA, GA
$782
Feb 8, 2025Encore Medical, LP
Feb 8, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Austin, TX · in-kind
$608
Jan 11, 2025Stryker Corporation
Jan 11, 2025
Travel and Lodging
MAKO · KNEES, HIPS · travel to LAS VEGAS, NV
$302
Sep 10, 2025Stryker Corporation
Sep 10, 2025
Travel and Lodging
BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION · TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES · travel to CHICAGO, IL
$131
Feb 12, 2025Stryker Corporation
Feb 12, 2025
Travel and Lodging
BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION · TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES · travel to MOAB, UT
$39.13
Jul 22, 2025Moximed, Inc
Jul 22, 2025
Travel and Lodging
MISHA KNEE SYSTEM, SMALL, LEFT · ORTHOPEDICS · travel to SALT LAKE CITY, UT
$33.33

Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.

From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.

Who received the most in Utah →

Other Orthopedic Surgery clinicians in Salt Lake City

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated August 5, 2024), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1659781763. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.