Ethan Wade Blackburn, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Louisville, KY
Ethan Wade Blackburn, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1538387360, issued on Apr 24, 2007. Check the license (Kentucky 45826, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ethan Wade Blackburn
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License numbers
- 45826 KY
01071401B IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 315 E Broadway Ste 195, Louisville, KY 40202
- Phone
- (502) 629-4263
- Enumerated
- Apr 24, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (502) 629-4282
- Medicaid ID
- 7100250140 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130827000298); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 315 E Broadway Ste 195
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Stephanie Merimee, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1942733431
- Julie Ward, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1992832729
Verify Ethan Wade Blackburn in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 45826Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
432 Medicare Part D claims for 291 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 302 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen209 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl58 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl53 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen29 claims
- Methylprednisolone19 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate12 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): 100 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: $144.34
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Axogen. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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
- Community Medical Associates IncLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ethan Wade Blackburn among 69 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Kentucky
Ethan Wade Blackburn, MD is one of 69 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 58% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 25% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 25% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 58% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2005 among the 30 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 69 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Kentucky.
All 69 in Kentucky → Every provider in Louisville → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charity Burke, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021396888459
- Elkin Galvis Leon, MDLouisville, KY 402021922310317
- Amitava Gupta, MDLouisville, KY 402021528023561
- Emilie Mailhot, MDLouisville, KY 402021881825636
- Steven McCabe, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021942265970
- Rodrigo Moreno Garcia, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021285628537
- Tuna Ozyurekoglu, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021659365930
- Michelle Palazzo, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021922008747
Common questions
What is Ethan Wade Blackburn, MD's NPI number?
Ethan Wade Blackburn, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538387360, issued on Apr 24, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ethan Wade Blackburn, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 315 E Broadway Ste 195, Louisville, KY, 40202. Phone: (502) 629-4263. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ethan Wade Blackburn, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 45826, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ethan Wade Blackburn, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ethan Wade Blackburn, MD had 432 Medicare Part D claims for 291 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ethan Wade Blackburn, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.