Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Bernadette Blount, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Americus, GA

Bernadette Blount, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Americus, Georgia, and NPI 1356434500, issued on Oct 2, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 059603, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1356434500
Name
Bernadette Blount
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
059603 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
126 Hwy 280, Americus, GA 31719
Phone
(229) 931-1738
Enumerated
Oct 2, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 126 Hwy 280

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Melonie Beamon, DPTPhysical Therapist1346674314
  2. Henry Burkes, NPNurse Practitioner1912256140
  3. Jenny Hatcher, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1912306580
  4. Lauren Swain, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1356871529
  5. Whitney Walls, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1881153088
  6. Sandra Zornes, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1740242999

Verify Bernadette Blount in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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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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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

666 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 31 claims were for opioids.

  1. Bernadette Blount666
  2. Specialty average3,519

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt40 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium36 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium27 claims
  4. Potassium Chloride22 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate21 claims
  6. Carvedilol20 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: $212.26

6 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 53,013 providers of this specialty with any payment received $861.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bernadette Blount$212.26
  2. Specialty average$861.30

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

3 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Benning Hospitalist Services LLCColumbus, GA
  2. Muscogee Hospitalist Services, LLCColumbus, GA
  3. Phoebe Physician Group IncAmericus, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

9 family medicine physician records list a Americus practice address

They are 9 of the 487 NPPES records with a Americus practice address, and 3,804 family medicine physician records in Georgia.

Other family medicine physician records in Georgia

  1. Hayden Aaron, MDAtlanta, GA1699139246
  2. Margaret Abate, MDCovington, GA1710962113
  3. Suzanne Abbasi, MDGrovetown, GA1285125310
  4. Zia Abdi, MDAtlanta, GA1881701936
  5. Hamdi Abdirahman, MDDahlonega, GA1811410244
  6. Nailah Abdulbaaqee, M.D.Atlanta, GA1396929873
  7. Tolulope Abe, MDDublin, GA1518540012
  8. Don Abernethy, MDCommerce, GA1013957844
  9. Dereje Aboye, M.D.Atlanta, GA1780857243
  10. Benjamin Abraham, DOSnellville, GA1538156542

Common questions

What is Bernadette Blount, M.D.'s NPI number?

Bernadette Blount, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356434500, issued on Oct 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bernadette Blount, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 126 Hwy 280, Americus, GA, 31719. Phone: (229) 931-1738. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bernadette Blount, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 059603, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Bernadette Blount, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bernadette Blount, M.D. had 666 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.