Alexander Lee Blankenship, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Mobile, AL
Alexander Lee Blankenship, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1881787471, issued on Oct 2, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 17484, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Lee Blankenship
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 17484 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6701 Airport Blvd, Ste A208, Mobile, AL 36608
- Phone
- (251) 266-3544
- Enumerated
- Oct 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2024
- Fax
- (251) 266-3543
- Medicaid ID
- 009910059 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040628000114); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Alexander Lee Blankenship in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 17484Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
165 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 85 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen56 claims
- Erythromycin15 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate15 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
- Tramadol Hcl13 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $47.61
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- USA Health Physician Billing Services LLCMobile, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
71 surgery physician records list a practice address in Mobile
They are 71 of the 6,309 NPPES records with a practice address in Mobile, and 445 surgery physician records in Alabama.
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- Jacob Anderson, DOMontgomery, AL1184916702
Common questions
What is Alexander Lee Blankenship, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alexander Lee Blankenship, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881787471, issued on Oct 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Lee Blankenship, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6701 Airport Blvd, Ste A208, Mobile, AL, 36608. Phone: (251) 266-3544. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Lee Blankenship, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 17484, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander Lee Blankenship, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Lee Blankenship, M.D. had 165 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.