NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joe David Blankenship, M.D.

Specialist · Jackson, TN

Joe David Blankenship, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Jackson, Tennessee, and NPI 1437115763, issued on Apr 25, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 11096, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437115763
Name
Joe David Blankenship
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
11096 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3000 Greystone SQ, Jackson, TN 38305
Phone
(731) 664-5150
Enumerated
Apr 25, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 28, 2023
Fax
(731) 664-5059
Medicaid ID
3842457 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050408000314); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1977
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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5.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024

6,917 Medicare Part D claims for 318 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joe Blankenship6,917
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel295 claims
  2. Furosemide269 claims
  3. Nifedipine Er227 claims
  4. Potassium Chloride221 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium207 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium183 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $35.85

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joe Blankenship$35.85
  2. Specialty average$4,760.79

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

Joe David Blankenship among 672 specialist records in Tennessee

Joe David Blankenship, M.D. is one of 672 specialist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 31% 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 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 20% of these records are
  • Graduated1977 · median 1989 among the 132 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

29 specialist records list a practice address in Jackson

They are 29 of the 2,531 NPPES records with a practice address in Jackson, and 672 specialist records in Tennessee.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jacob Aelion, M.D.Jackson, TN 383051679551501
  2. Larry Carruth, M.D.Jackson, TN 383051306835483
  3. Cynthia Carruth, M.D.Jackson, TN 383051780708438
  4. Kandala Chary, M.D.Jackson, TN 383051578521381
  5. Louis Cunningham, M.D.Jackson, TN 383051306885447
  6. Milton Medeiros, MDJackson, TN 383051366410599
  7. Keith Micetich, MDJackson, TN 383051427026137
  8. M Narapareddy, M.D. PCJackson, TN 383051982662730

Common questions

What is Joe David Blankenship, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joe David Blankenship, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437115763, issued on Apr 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joe David Blankenship, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3000 Greystone SQ, Jackson, TN, 38305. Phone: (731) 664-5150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joe David Blankenship, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 11096, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joe David Blankenship, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joe David Blankenship, M.D. had 6,917 Medicare Part D claims for 318 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.