John C. Blankenship
Specialist · Athens, GA
John C. Blankenship is a specialist with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1730160177, issued on Nov 11, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 049529, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John C. Blankenship
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 049529 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 195 King Ave., Athens, GA 30606
- Phone
- (706) 543-6261
- Enumerated
- Nov 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 5, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 543-7060
- Medicaid ID
- 00901931A GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100928001641); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John C. Blankenship in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 049529Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
7,081 Medicare Part D claims for 1,713 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 466 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl943 claims
- Finasteride760 claims
- Alfuzosin Hcl Er677 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er500 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl414 claims
- Myrbetriq354 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): 97.2 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: $2,069.50
71 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axonics, 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.
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
- Urology Group OF Athens, P.C.Athens, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John C. Blankenship among 845 specialist records in Georgia
John C. Blankenship is one of 845 specialist records with a practice address in Georgia. 34% 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, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 34% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 1989 among the 175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 81% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Georgia
There are 845 specialist records in Georgia.
All 845 in Georgia → Every provider in Athens → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Carlos Cossio, MDAthens, GA 306061033118781
- David Edwards, M.D.Athens, GA 306061730253220
- Andrew Herrin, M.D.Athens, GA 306061407912413
- Eugene Herrin, M.D.Athens, GA 306061578629564
- Douglas Imig, P.T.Athens, GA 306061063440352
- Walter Jarrett, M.D.Athens, GA 306061821154824
Common questions
What is John C. Blankenship's NPI number?
John C. Blankenship's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730160177, issued on Nov 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John C. Blankenship located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 195 King Ave., Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 543-6261. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John C. Blankenship's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 049529, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John C. Blankenship prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John C. Blankenship had 7,081 Medicare Part D claims for 1,713 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John C. Blankenship's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.2 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.