NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christy Blanchford, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Covington, GA

Christy Blanchford, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Covington, Georgia, and NPI 1851389217, issued on Oct 11, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 41405, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; 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
1851389217
Name
Christy Blanchford
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
41405 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4181 Hospital Dr NE Ste 401, Covington, GA 30014
Phone
(678) 342-8660
Enumerated
Oct 11, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 7, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
00748635A GA
85002315G GA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100622000450); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth, 1994
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 4181 Hospital Dr NE Ste 401

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

  1. John Ehret, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1760470124
  2. Susan Eleazer, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1770532723
  3. Travis Irving, DPTPhysical Therapist1477424190
  4. Veronica Jackson, FNPNurse Practitioner1235645037
  5. Gireesh Reddy, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1174084099
  6. Rebecca StricklandPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1699133256

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  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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4.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

15,578 Medicare Part D claims for 1,012 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 478 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christy Blanchford15,578
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium676 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium578 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl511 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate466 claims
  5. Gabapentin379 claims
  6. Pravastatin Sodium326 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.8 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.0
  4. Improvement activities20 of 40 points · 15%50.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $205.32

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christy Blanchford$205.32
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Matrix Rehabilitation-Georgia IncMcDonough, GA
  2. Physiotherapy Associates IncCovington, GA
  3. Piedmont Medical Care CorporationAtlanta, GA

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

Christy Blanchford among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia

Christy Blanchford, M.D. is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

19 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Covington

They are 19 of the 819 NPPES records with a practice address in Covington, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Muhammad Abbasi, M.D.Covington, GA 300141962496893
  2. Miguel Carmona Pires, MDCovington, GA 300141720514540
  3. Hoda Daher, MDCovington, GA 300141013360932
  4. John Ehret, M.D.Covington, GA 300141760470124
  5. Carter Gibson, M.DCovington, GA 300141437181138
  6. Anne Lindsay-Allen, MDCovington, GA 300141013083708
  7. William Little, MDCovington, GA 300141760489611
  8. Sakina Peregrino-Brimah, MDCovington, GA 300141063864445

Common questions

What is Christy Blanchford, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christy Blanchford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851389217, issued on Oct 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christy Blanchford, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4181 Hospital Dr NE Ste 401, Covington, GA, 30014. Phone: (678) 342-8660. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christy Blanchford, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 41405, 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 Christy Blanchford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christy Blanchford, M.D. had 15,578 Medicare Part D claims for 1,012 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christy Blanchford, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.8 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.

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