NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Brock Blankenship, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Abingdon, VA

Stephen Brock Blankenship, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Abingdon, Virginia, and NPI 1801800982, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101241415, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1801800982
Name
Stephen Brock Blankenship
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
0101241415 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
16000 Johnston Memorial Dr, Abingdon, VA 24211
Phone
(276) 258-1100
Enumerated
Jul 27, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(276) 258-1125
Medicaid ID
1801800982 VA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071002000843); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 2004
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 16000 Johnston Memorial Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Makynzee AdamsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275479743
  2. Stephanie Alford, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1386824332
  3. Eric Anderson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1174154413
  4. Jerod Bachman, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679133540
  5. William Baker, MDInternal Medicine Physician1124196787
  6. Steven Bandy, MDEmergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1205942596

Verify Stephen Brock Blankenship in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

280 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Blankenship280
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone35 claims
  2. Cephalexin32 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt17 claims
  4. Azithromycin16 claims
  5. Cefdinir13 claims
  6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 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): 100 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score98.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%85.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Western Virginia Regional Emergency Physicians LLCLebanon, VA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Stephen Brock Blankenship among 1,715 emergency medicine physician records in Virginia

Stephen Brock Blankenship, M.D. is one of 1,715 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2011 among the 956 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

11 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Abingdon

They are 11 of the 796 NPPES records with a practice address in Abingdon, and 1,715 emergency medicine physician records in Virginia.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kelly Carter, MDAbingdon, VA 242111275740789
  2. Brian Dawson, MDAbingdon, VA 242111134328776
  3. Matthew Dye, DOAbingdon, VA 242111487850038
  4. Jacquelyn Early, M.D.Abingdon, VA 242111750593208
  5. Andrew Hawkins, MDAbingdon, VA 242111881612877
  6. David Simmons, MDAbingdon, VA 242111609046747
  7. Darcy Stracner, MDAbingdon, VA 242111932232279
  8. Brett Tooley, MDAbingdon, VA 242111255821781

Common questions

What is Stephen Brock Blankenship, M.D.'s NPI number?

Stephen Brock Blankenship, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801800982, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Brock Blankenship, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16000 Johnston Memorial Dr, Abingdon, VA, 24211. Phone: (276) 258-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Brock Blankenship, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101241415, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Stephen Brock Blankenship, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen Brock Blankenship, M.D. had 280 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Stephen Brock Blankenship, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.