NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Andrew Blackman, MD

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Great Falls, MT

Andrew Blackman, MD is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Great Falls, Montana, and NPI 1295998771, issued on Jul 6, 2008. Check the license (Montana 73861, as entered in NPPES) on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1295998771
Name
Andrew Blackman
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
License numbers
73861 MT
107054 MN
56811 MN
2008016678 MO
2014015767 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Great Falls Clinic, Great Falls, MT 59405
Phone
(406) 454-2171
Enumerated
Jul 6, 2008
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190430003055); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 2008
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024

211 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 69 claims were for opioids.

  1. Andrew Blackman211
  2. Specialty average288

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam47 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen43 claims
  3. Mupirocin16 claims
  4. Celecoxib14 claims
  5. Gabapentin13 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score83.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%85.9
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Great Falls Clinic LLCGreat Falls, MT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Andrew Blackman among 19 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Montana

Andrew Blackman, MD is one of 19 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in Montana. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 63% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2002 among the 16 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in Montana

There are 19 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Montana.

The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jessica Hart, MDGreat Falls, MT 594051790121580
  2. Patrick Thomas, M.D.Great Falls, MT 594051538103502
  3. Gregory Tierney, M.D.Great Falls, MT 594051679519870
  4. Brean McCarthy, D.O.Glasgow, MT 592301154577856
  5. Joshua Bowler, M.D.Billings, MT 591011164819199
  6. Noah Marks, M.DBillings, MT 591011457521882
  7. Guy Schmidt, MDBillings, MT 591011922090604
  8. David Shenton, M.D.Billings, MT 591011033154760

Common questions

What is Andrew Blackman, MD's NPI number?

Andrew Blackman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295998771, issued on Jul 6, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Andrew Blackman, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Great Falls Clinic, Great Falls, MT, 59405. Phone: (406) 454-2171. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Andrew Blackman, MD's license?

NPPES lists Montana license number 73861, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana Board of Medical Examiners at https://ebiz.mt.gov/POL/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Andrew Blackman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Andrew Blackman, MD had 211 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Andrew Blackman, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.