Connie J. Blackstone, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Simpsonville, SC
Connie J. Blackstone, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Simpsonville, South Carolina, and NPI 1497766588, issued on Aug 11, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 15537, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Connie J. Blackstone
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 15537 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 404 SE Main Street, Simpsonville, SC 29681
- Phone
- (864) 963-8002
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (864) 963-2742
- Medicaid ID
- 155370 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070917000436); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Connie J. Blackstone in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15537Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,396 Medicare Part D claims for 571 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 276 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium534 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate386 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium366 claims
- Lorazepam277 claims
- Omeprazole271 claims
- Losartan Potassium246 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- St Francis Physician Services IncSimpsonville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Connie J. Blackstone among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Connie J. Blackstone, MD is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 46% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Simpsonville
They are 21 of the 1,142 NPPES records with a practice address in Simpsonville, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marcus Blackstone, MDSimpsonville, SC 296811366453458
- Leon Buffaloe, M.D.Simpsonville, SC 296811366603391
- Seham El-Ibiary, M.D.Simpsonville, SC 296811871843862
- Laura Espinosa, MDSimpsonville, SC 296811902065915
- Edna Katherine GettysSimpsonville, SC 296811285809970
- Laura Johnson, M.D.Simpsonville, SC 296811467747709
- Sarah Kuhn, MDSimpsonville, SC 296811013279439
- Heather Moreira, M.D.Simpsonville, SC 296811306946561
Common questions
What is Connie J. Blackstone, MD's NPI number?
Connie J. Blackstone, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497766588, issued on Aug 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Connie J. Blackstone, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 404 SE Main Street, Simpsonville, SC, 29681. Phone: (864) 963-8002. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Connie J. Blackstone, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 15537, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Connie J. Blackstone, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Connie J. Blackstone, MD had 9,396 Medicare Part D claims for 571 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.