Joseph Morgan Blankush, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Nashville, TN
Joseph Morgan Blankush, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1710331525, issued on Apr 18, 2016. Check the license (Tennessee 65935, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Morgan Blankush
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 65935 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 936-2000
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220804003449); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Morgan Blankush in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 65935Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
125 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 47 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt51 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl43 claims
- Omeprazole11 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): 97.1 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: $1,113.83
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Joseph Morgan Blankush among 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee
Joseph Morgan Blankush, M.D. is one of 631 surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2016, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 87% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 404 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 51% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 631 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Adrian Barbul, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321336102755
- Stephen Daugherty, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321720014723
- Wayne English, MDNashville, TN 372321427021658
- Steven Eskind, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321558369280
- Michael Holzman, MD, MPHNashville, TN 372321629177050
- Ralph Laneve, MDNashville, TN 372321548357684
- Kimberly Lomis, MDNashville, TN 372321588756993
- Joseph Magliocca, MDNashville, TN 372321326003930
Common questions
What is Joseph Morgan Blankush, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Morgan Blankush, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710331525, issued on Apr 18, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Morgan Blankush, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 936-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Morgan Blankush, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 65935, 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 Joseph Morgan Blankush, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Morgan Blankush, M.D. had 125 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Morgan Blankush, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 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.