Blake Bowden Barnes, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Columbus, GA
Blake Bowden Barnes, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1467985655, issued on Apr 5, 2017. Check the license (Georgia 96840, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Blake Bowden Barnes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 96840 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 920 18TH St, Columbus, GA 31901
- Phone
- (706) 649-6600
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2017
- Record last updated
- Oct 11, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230919001929); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 920 18TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Matthew Barnes, MDSurgery Physician1285096420
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- Robert Daniels, M.D.Surgery Physician1457333940
- Kenneth Goldman, MDSurgery Physician1982678785
- Skylar Hand, RDRegistered Dietitian1316399157
- Richard Hannay, MDSurgery Physician1801862917
Verify Blake Bowden Barnes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 96840Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $19.77
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated. 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
- Columbus Ambulatory Healthcare Services, Inc.Columbus, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Blake Bowden Barnes among 991 surgery physician records in Georgia
Blake Bowden Barnes, M.D. is one of 991 surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 611 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Georgia
There are 991 surgery physician records in Georgia.
All 991 in Georgia → Every provider in Columbus → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Barnes, MDColumbus, GA 319011285096420
- Robert Daniels, M.D.Columbus, GA 319011457333940
- Festus Enumah, MDColumbus, GA 319011124093869
- Kenneth Goldman, MDColumbus, GA 319011982678785
- Richard Hannay, MDColumbus, GA 319011801862917
- Robert Jenks, MDColumbus, GA 319011588630461
- Carmen Lee, MDColumbus, GA 319011912330598
- Meagan Mahoney, M.D.Columbus, GA 319011114281599
Common questions
What is Blake Bowden Barnes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Blake Bowden Barnes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467985655, issued on Apr 5, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Blake Bowden Barnes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 920 18TH St, Columbus, GA, 31901. Phone: (706) 649-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Blake Bowden Barnes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 96840, 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.
What is Blake Bowden Barnes, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.