Joseph Marion Blandford, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Louisville, KY
Joseph Marion Blandford, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1124020300, issued on Jun 1, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 201460, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Marion Blandford
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 201460 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4402 Churchman Ave Ste 202, Louisville, KY 40215
- Phone
- (502) 366-1090
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 23, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (502) 366-1564
- Medicaid ID
- 64201460 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091104000064); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1974
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4402 Churchman Ave Ste 202
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- William Allen, MDSurgery Physician1871120808
Verify Joseph Marion Blandford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 201460Check 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 surgery physician in 2024
452 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 96 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen77 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium67 claims
- Sucralfate63 claims
- Peg 3350-Electrolyte58 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl34 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim14 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): 73.2 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: $343.84
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- University OF Louisville Physicians IncLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Marion Blandford among 459 surgery physician records in Kentucky
Joseph Marion Blandford, M.D. is one of 459 surgery physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 77% 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, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 2005 among the 292 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 459 surgery physician records in Kentucky.
All 459 in Kentucky → Every provider in Louisville → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Allen, MDLouisville, KY 402151871120808
- Joel Garmon, M.D.Louisville, KY 402151164424321
- Seth HallLouisville, KY 402151881191583
- Vincent Lusco, M.D.Louisville, KY 402151508868753
- Joseph Marshall, MDLouisville, KY 402151043258817
- John Olsofka, M.D.Louisville, KY 402151013919273
- Robert Stewart, M.D.Louisville, KY 402151801892856
- Stephen Kelty, MDLouisville, KY 402171306809819
Common questions
What is Joseph Marion Blandford, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Marion Blandford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124020300, issued on Jun 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Marion Blandford, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4402 Churchman Ave Ste 202, Louisville, KY, 40215. Phone: (502) 366-1090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Marion Blandford, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 201460, 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 Joseph Marion Blandford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Marion Blandford, M.D. had 452 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Marion Blandford, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.2 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.