NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vance G. Blackburn, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Hoover, AL

Vance G. Blackburn, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hoover, Alabama, and NPI 1720068463, issued on Jan 19, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00013452, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720068463
Name
Vance G. Blackburn
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
00013452 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2520 Valleydale RD, Hoover, AL 35244
Phone
(205) 980-9944
Enumerated
Jan 19, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 31, 2025
Fax
(205) 980-9844
Medicaid ID
529700260 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100825000156); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1986
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2520 Valleydale RD

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

  1. Douglas Moore, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1659351302
  2. Nicole Speegle, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1831585843

Verify Vance G. Blackburn in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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77% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,267 Medicare Part D claims for 499 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 100 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vance Blackburn6,267
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium386 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate286 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium237 claims
  4. Lisinopril185 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium154 claims
  6. Omeprazole144 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Affinity Physician Services, LLCHoover, AL
  2. North Shelby Family HealthHoover, AL

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

Vance G. Blackburn among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama

Vance G. Blackburn, M.D. is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

31 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hoover

They are 31 of the 1,246 NPPES records with a practice address in Hoover, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Maria Bennett, M.D.Hoover, AL 352441053375816
  2. Gary Bullock, D.O.Hoover, AL 352441306948898
  3. Sherri Clark, M.D.Hoover, AL 352441225131311
  4. Jody Gilstrap, M.D.Hoover, AL 352441902856628
  5. Allyson Gilstrap, MDHoover, AL 352441679618490
  6. Mary Gipson, MDHoover, AL 352441801904982
  7. Pearl Govea, M.D.Hoover, AL 352441336123587
  8. Dorothy Hughes, MDHoover, AL 352441083872857

Common questions

What is Vance G. Blackburn, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vance G. Blackburn, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720068463, issued on Jan 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vance G. Blackburn, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2520 Valleydale RD, Hoover, AL, 35244. Phone: (205) 980-9944. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vance G. Blackburn, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 00013452, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Vance G. Blackburn, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vance G. Blackburn, M.D. had 6,267 Medicare Part D claims for 499 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.