Joshua Blancher, APRN
Registered Nurse in Florence, Kentucky. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers — including 175,652 in Registered Nurse, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration — see our methodology.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Joshua Blancher, APRN filed 475 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Registered Nurse in Florence, Kentucky, prescribing 57% generic.
- 475
- Part D claims, 2023
- 57%
- generic prescribing
- $3.5K
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Joshua Blancher, APRN's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally
475 Top 38% higher than 62% of 1,370,886 prescribers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
What does the federal data show about Joshua Blancher, APRN?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in Kentucky
How Registered Nurse compares to other specialties among Kentucky providers
Largest specialties in Kentucky (% of in-state providers)
Registered Nurse ranks #21 among Kentucky's specialties (1.6% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the Kentucky provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Registered Nurse; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Specialty board-certification context
Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Registered Nurse (ABMS / AOA reference)
- Est. board-certified rate
- 78%
- Registered Nurse ABMS/AOA estimate
Est. board-certified rate (Registered Nurse) — ABMS / AOA estimate
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Specialty board-certified rate — Registered Nurse estimate
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus Maintenance of Certification cycles. CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field; the figure shown is the specialty-level estimated rate from ABMS / AOA reference data.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
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Joshua Blancher, APRN appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Registered Nurse provider holding APRN credentials at 5001 HOUSTON RD, Florence, KY, 41042, with a listed phone of (859) 980-7180. NPI 1750817557 was issued on 05/11/2017. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Blancher most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 475 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 113 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $197K in drug spend, split 43% brand-name and 57% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Registered Nurse is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 175,652 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 1,000 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1750817557 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Registered Nurse |
| Credentials | APRN |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 05/11/2017 |
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How we sourced this profile
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Joshua Blancher, APRN bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Joshua Blancher, APRN. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$3.5K
Largest payer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average
43% brand-name claims vs 57% generic, on 475 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 857
- Total Day Supply
- 24,740
- Brand vs Generic
- 43% brand / 57% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $189K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $8K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 70.2 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.07
- Gender Split
- 68% female / 32% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Joshua Blancher, APRN prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Montelukast Sodium
Montelukast Sodium
119 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta
Trelegy Ellipta
56 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate …
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
52 claims
- Fluticasone Propio… 46
Fluticasone Propionate
46 claims
- Famotidine 30
Famotidine
30 claims
- Breo Ellipta 23
Breo Ellipta
23 claims
- Azelastine Hcl 19
Azelastine Hcl
19 claims
- Symbicort 18
Symbicort
18 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Montelukast Sodium | 119 |
| Trelegy Ellipta Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 56 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa Albuterol Sulfate | 52 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 46 |
| Famotidine | 30 |
| Breo Ellipta Fluticasone/Vilanterol | 23 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 19 |
| Symbicort Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 18 |
| Epinephrine | 13 |
| Tezspire Tezepelumab-Ekko | 12 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Registered Nurse Overview
How Joshua Blancher, APRN fits within the Registered Nurse landscape nationally.
Joshua Blancher, APRN's 475 claims are below the specialty average of 1,000.
Nearby Registered Nurse Providers in Kentucky
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Kentucky, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Blancher.
Compare Registered Nurse nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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