Joseph D. Blankenship, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Scottsbluff, NE
Joseph D. Blankenship, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and NPI 1972597466, issued on Sep 9, 2005. Check the license (Nebraska 761, as entered in NPPES) with the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph D. Blankenship
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 761 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3011 Avenue B, Scottsbluff, NE 69361
- Phone
- (308) 632-2215
- Enumerated
- Sep 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph D. Blankenship in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nebraska board licenses this profession
Search for license 761Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
192 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl80 claims
- Myrbetriq21 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er15 claims
- Alfuzosin Hcl Er14 claims
- Bethanechol Chloride12 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): 77 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).
Joseph D. Blankenship among 126 surgical physician assistant records in Nebraska
Joseph D. Blankenship, PA-C is one of 126 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Nebraska. 83% 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, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 70% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Nebraska
There are 126 surgical physician assistant records in Nebraska.
All 126 in Nebraska → Every provider in Scottsbluff → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kyle Fowler, PA-CScottsbluff, NE 693611730997875
- Colby Newkirk, PA-CScottsbluff, NE 693611669117743
- Andrew StiebSidney, NE 691621821543372
- Brett Kuhn, MPASNorth Platte, NE 691011285083337
- Michelle Braget, PAMc Cook, NE 690011265259089
- Micki CarraherKearney, NE 688451033685193
- Jason Fritzen, PA-CKearney, NE 688451528236510
- Bruce Kohtz, PA-CKearney, NE 688451023059565
Common questions
What is Joseph D. Blankenship, PA-C's NPI number?
Joseph D. Blankenship, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972597466, issued on Sep 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph D. Blankenship, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3011 Avenue B, Scottsbluff, NE, 69361. Phone: (308) 632-2215. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph D. Blankenship, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 761, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph D. Blankenship, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph D. Blankenship, PA-C had 192 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph D. Blankenship, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77 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.