Mark E. Blankenship, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Rincon, GA
Mark E. Blankenship, MD is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Rincon, Georgia, and NPI 1861492191, issued on Jul 28, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 043557, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark E. Blankenship
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- 043557 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 594 S Columbia Ave, Rincon, GA 31326
- Phone
- (912) 826-4057
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 15, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (912) 826-2853
- Medicaid ID
- 00791557A GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120611000612); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mark E. Blankenship in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 043557Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% more Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
375 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 89 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen70 claims
- Metronidazole63 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate56 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf32 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl18 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl14 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $64.48
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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
- Metro Surgical PCBluffton, SC
- Sjc MS General Surgery LLCRincon, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mark E. Blankenship among 78 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Georgia
Mark E. Blankenship, MD is one of 78 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 87% 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 · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 61 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 208C00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Georgia
There are 78 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Georgia.
All 78 in Georgia → Every provider in Rincon → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ronald Place, MDFort Stewart, GA 313141578750972
- Syl Lord, MDSavannah, GA 314041093758443
- Osama Atallah, MDMacon, GA 312171629101019
- Saleh Eftaiha, MDMacon, GA 312171538435268
- Douglas Brewer, MDMacon, GA 312011194727651
- Erin King-Mullins, M.D.Macon, GA 312011548410103
- Harold Howe, MDValdosta, GA 316021346500386
- Edward Stringer, M.D.Eastman, GA 310231578563730
Common questions
What is Mark E. Blankenship, MD's NPI number?
Mark E. Blankenship, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861492191, issued on Jul 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark E. Blankenship, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 594 S Columbia Ave, Rincon, GA, 31326. Phone: (912) 826-4057. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark E. Blankenship, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 043557, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mark E. Blankenship, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark E. Blankenship, MD had 375 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mark E. Blankenship, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.