John Stuart Blankenship, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Elizabethtown, KY
John Stuart Blankenship, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and NPI 1225267370, issued on Jul 10, 2009. Check the license (Kentucky 46806, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Stuart Blankenship
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 46806 KY
125-057081 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 Ring RD, Elizabethtown, KY 42701
- Phone
- (270) 737-4343
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2009
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2024
- Fax
- (270) 769-1072
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140825000503); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1111 Ring RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Amber BoothPhysician Assistant1407675143
- Kaleb Boydston, MS, ATCAthletic Trainer1417270364
- Bailey Carmona, DPTPhysical Therapist1013608553
- Ashley Carrico, PA-CPhysician Assistant1083258727
Verify John Stuart Blankenship in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 46806Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,087 Medicare Part D claims for 370 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 616 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen359 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium200 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen189 claims
- Tramadol Hcl65 claims
- Cephalexin43 claims
- Ibuprofen33 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $180.93
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 2 group practices
- Baptist Health Medical Group IncElizabethtown, KY
- PT Pros, IncLeitchfield, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Stuart Blankenship among 364 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Kentucky
John Stuart Blankenship, MD is one of 364 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2002 among the 260 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 364 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Kentucky.
All 364 in Kentucky → Every provider in Elizabethtown → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cody Bearden, MDElizabethtown, KY 427011114307261
- Jeffrey Been, MDElizabethtown, KY 427011063404903
- Marcis Craig, MDElizabethtown, KY 427011821080441
- Thomas Falls, M.D.Elizabethtown, KY 427011013216217
- Ronnie Marr, PAElizabethtown, KY 427011548254766
- William Nash, MDElizabethtown, KY 427011881686723
- Syed Furqan Gilani, M.B.B.SCampbellsville, KY 427181083873186
- Galen Weiss, M.D.Campbellsville, KY 427181619969631
Common questions
What is John Stuart Blankenship, MD's NPI number?
John Stuart Blankenship, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225267370, issued on Jul 10, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Stuart Blankenship, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 Ring RD, Elizabethtown, KY, 42701. Phone: (270) 737-4343. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Stuart Blankenship, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 46806, 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 John Stuart Blankenship, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Stuart Blankenship, MD had 1,087 Medicare Part D claims for 370 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Stuart Blankenship, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.5 of 100. 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.