NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Lee Blankenship, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Bolivar, TN

John Lee Blankenship, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bolivar, Tennessee, and NPI 1346222593, issued on Nov 15, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 36219, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1346222593
Name
John Lee Blankenship
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
36219 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
629 Nuckolls RD, Bolivar, TN 38008
Phone
(731) 658-3388
Enumerated
Nov 15, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(731) 658-4079
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170502002071); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2000
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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Also registered at 629 Nuckolls RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Allison Adams, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1174912968
  2. Samantha BrockFamily Nurse Practitioner1609601699
  3. Thomas Caruthers, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1730138355
  4. Lawrence Diaz, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1457327934
  5. Deborah DillardFamily Nurse Practitioner1851828677
  6. Jeannie Ferri, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1033205877

Verify John Lee Blankenship in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license 36219    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,377 Medicare Part D claims for 438 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Blankenship6,377
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate379 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium353 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium152 claims
  4. Gabapentin142 claims
  5. Omeprazole142 claims
  6. Furosemide124 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

  1. Hardeman County Community Health CenterHenderson, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

John Lee Blankenship among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee

John Lee Blankenship, M.D. is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

8 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bolivar

They are 8 of the 170 NPPES records with a practice address in Bolivar, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.

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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lawrence Diaz, D.O.Bolivar, TN 380081457327934
  2. Robert Dunavant, M.D.Bolivar, TN 380081134255078
  3. Samuel Johnson, M.D.Bolivar, TN 380081427296276
  4. Nithyananda Pakkala, M.D.Bolivar, TN 380081578558607
  5. Michiel Rudder, FNP MSWBolivar, TN 380081841287109
  6. Olufemi Soyinka, MDBolivar, TN 380081568508448
  7. Judith TessemaBolivar, TN 380081083059265
  8. Jenipher Chaney, ANPBrighton, TN 380111558492306

Common questions

What is John Lee Blankenship, M.D.'s NPI number?

John Lee Blankenship, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346222593, issued on Nov 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Lee Blankenship, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 629 Nuckolls RD, Bolivar, TN, 38008. Phone: (731) 658-3388. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Lee Blankenship, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 36219, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does John Lee Blankenship, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Lee Blankenship, M.D. had 6,377 Medicare Part D claims for 438 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.