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Clayton Blankenship, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner in Bakersfield, California.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 216,959 in Family Nurse Practitioner, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
3K
Medicare Part D claims · 376 beneficiaries · Family Nurse Practitioner avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
85%
generic claims · 15% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
95.2/100
▲ 12 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$3.2K
159 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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What the federal data shows

Clayton Blankenship, NP reported a CMS MIPS final score of 95.2/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 3,356 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

95.2/100
MIPS score · +12 vs avg
3K
Part D claims, 2024
85%
generic prescribing
$3.2K
industry payments (Sunshine Act)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Clayton Blankenship, NP

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1790178440), first enumerated 03/05/2015.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 3,356 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 95.2/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $3.2K in reported industry payments (159 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    California statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Clayton Blankenship, NP's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: MBC annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1790178440 · Family Nurse Practitioner

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-ELITE · RX-MID · BOOK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1790178440
  • ENUM-MID 2015
  • TAX-MEGA 217K Family Nurse
  • MIPS-ELITE 95.2/100
  • RX-MID 3,356
  • BOOK-MID 15,527 in California
  • PHOTO-FINISH Melissa Bak · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Clayton Blankenship, NP's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

95 ≥ 78th percentile 78% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Clayton Blankenship, NP sits

This provider among family nurse practitioner peers

Across the 26,556 family nurse practitioner providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Clayton Blankenship, NP writes more Part D claims than 90% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 79% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

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specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Clayton Blankenship, NP, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 79
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one family nurse practitioner peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Clayton Blankenship, NP. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

What does the federal data show about Clayton Blankenship, NP?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 03/05/2015

NPI 1790178440

Primary specialty

Family Nurse Practitioner

High-volume

216,959 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

3,356 158% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,302

MIPS final score

95.2/100 11.7 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in California

How Family Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among California providers

California providers
Behavior Technician17.9%Marriage & Family Therapist5.4%Student in an Organized Heal…5.1%Mental Health Counselor3.7%Pharmacist3.4%Clinical Social Worker3.1%Family Nurse Practitioner1.6%
Largest specialties in California (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Clayton Blankenship, NP's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Family Nurse Practitioner national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
95.2/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%95.2%
MIPS final score (Family Nurse Practitioner) - 95.2/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

8329 BRIMHALL RD STE 801
Bakersfield, CA 93312
(661) 695-8385

Provider Details

NPI 1790178440
Specialty Family Nurse Practitioner
Credentials NP
Gender Male
NPI Issued 03/05/2015

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

95.1841
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
88.0008
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Clayton Blankenship, NP bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Rheumatology Services Medical Group
San Luis Obispo, CA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Clayton Blankenship, NP. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$3.2K

Largest payer

ABBVIE INC.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Clayton Blankenship, NP. To verify Clayton Blankenship, NP's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases

MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Clayton Blankenship, NP - brand share 15.0%
Family Nurse Practitioner average

15% brand-name claims vs 85% generic, on 3,356 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

3,356
Total Claims
$2.1M
Total Drug Cost
376
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
4,866.567
Total Day Supply
142,072
Brand vs Generic
15% brand / 85% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$2.0M
Generic Drug Cost
$84K

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
68.9 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.51
Gender Split
79% female / 21% male
Age Distribution
<65: 76, 65-74: 197, 75-84: 89, 85+: 14

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Clayton Blankenship, NP prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate
 584
Methotrexate
Methotrexate Sodium
465
Prednisone
 436
Sulfasalazine
 255
Gabapentin
 242
Leflunomide
 215
Azathioprine
 136
Alendronate Sodium
 80
Meloxicam
 77
Duloxetine Hcl
 67

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

More Family Nurse Practitioner in CA → All providers in California → Compare specialties →

Family Nurse Practitioner Overview

How Clayton Blankenship, NP fits within the Family Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.

216,959
Family Nurse Practitioner Providers in US
56
States with Family Nurse Practitioner
1,302
Avg Claims per Provider

Clayton Blankenship, NP's 3,356 claims are above the specialty average of 1,302.

Nationwide Family Nurse Practitioner peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Blankenship, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (95.2 here).

Melissa Bak 95.2 NY Shannon Bentham 95.2 NY Kelly Bubacz 95.2 NY Daniel Bucklaew 95.2 NY

Same NPPES enumeration year (2015)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Martha Hanna Thomasville, GA Mary Joyce-Cahill Evanston, IL Valerie Bradley Lexington, SC Nicole Ehinger Poplar Bluff, MO

Nearby Family Nurse Practitioner Providers in California

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Blankenship.

One of 15,527 Family Nurse Practitioner providers enrolled in California, 5 are shown here.

Danielle Aaroe
FAMILY NURSE PRACTIT
Oroville, CA
Joshua Aaron
Mission Hills, CA
Orly Aaron
NP
San Francisco, CA
Paris Gilbert Russ Aaron
Sacramento, CA
Alvin Joseph Abad
FNP-C
San Francisco, CA

Compare Family Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Clayton Blankenship, NP's specialty? ▼
Clayton Blankenship, NP specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner and practices in Bakersfield, California. Credentials: NP.
How much does Clayton Blankenship, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Clayton Blankenship, NP wrote 3,356 Medicare Part D claims totaling $2.1M in drug costs for 376 beneficiaries.
What is Clayton Blankenship, NP's Medicare quality score? ▼
Clayton Blankenship, NP has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 95.2/100 (Quality: 88). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Clayton Blankenship, NP located? ▼
Clayton Blankenship, NP is located at 8329 BRIMHALL RD STE 801, Bakersfield, CA, 93312. Phone: (661) 695-8385.
What is Clayton Blankenship, NP's NPI number? ▼
Clayton Blankenship, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790178440, issued on 03/05/2015.
Does Clayton Blankenship, NP prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Clayton Blankenship, NP's prescribing is 15% brand-name and 85% generic drugs by claim count, with $2.0M in brand drug costs.
How many Family Nurse Practitioner providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 216,959 Family Nurse Practitioner providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Nurse Practitioner provider writes 1,302 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Clayton Blankenship, NP prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Clayton Blankenship, NP's most frequently prescribed drugs include Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, Methotrexate, Prednisone. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Clayton Blankenship, NP accept Medicare? ▼
Clayton Blankenship, NP appears in CMS Medicare data with 3,356 Part D claims and 376 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Clayton Blankenship, NP's credentials? ▼
Clayton Blankenship, NP's NPI is 1790178440 with credentials NP. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

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 August 2026.