Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,946
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 128
- Part D claims, 2024
- 844
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $673
- Practice address
- 422 Beech Street, Texarkana, AR 71854
- Practice phone
- Call (870) 773-1111
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Texarkana Kidney Disease & Hypertension Center
Dialysis Center - Independent · Texarkana, Arkansas
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Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship is a nephrologist in Texarkana, Arkansas
Dr. Blankenship practices at Texarkana Kidney Disease & Hypertension Center in Texarkana, Arkansas.
Dr. Blankenship's NPI, 1821086547, was assigned on October 6, 2005. Dr. Blankenship graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 1977. Dr. Blankenship holds Arkansas license R3130.
- NPI
- 1821086547NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9032003207
- NPI enumeration date
- October 6, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (870) 773-1111
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 75
- Medical school graduation
- 1977
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship practices at Texarkana Kidney Disease & Hypertension Center in Texarkana, Arkansas
Dr. Blankenship's primary practice is Texarkana Kidney Disease & Hypertension Center, at 422 Beech Street, Texarkana, AR 71854 in Miller County. The practice phone is (870) 773-1111.
- Texarkana Kidney Disease & Hypertension Center422 Beech Street, Texarkana, AR 71854 · Miller CountyPhone(870) 773-1111
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Blankenship's primary practice is Texarkana Kidney Disease & Hypertension Center in Texarkana, Arkansas. Dr. Blankenship is also affiliated with CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital. The medical group on file is Texarkana Kidney Disease & Hypertension Center, Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blankenship to 1 more hospital, 1 dialysis center, 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Blankenship practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Texarkana Kidney Disease & Hypertension Center | Available with a free account |
| +5 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship is one of 78 nephrologists in Arkansas
Nephrology is Dr. Blankenship's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Blankenship is licensed in Arkansas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, ArkansasPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, aneurysm, atrial fibrillation and flutter, bipolar disorder, chronic diabetes, chronic hypertension, chronic kidney disease and electrolyte disorders among the conditions Dr. Blankenship treats.
Nephrologists near Dr. Blankenship
Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship billed Medicare for 1,946 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,946 Medicare services from Dr. Blankenship across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 128 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $165,024 for them.
Dr. Blankenship's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,9822024: 1,56521%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 3422024: 3109%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2052024: 7165%
Where Dr. Blankenship's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office40821%
- In a facility1,53879%
Dr. Blankenship compared with the Arkansas median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Blankenship
- Arkansas median
- Medicare services
- 1,946vs 1,28452% above
- Medicare patients
- 128vs 35864% below
- Part D claims
- 595vs 73219% below
Medians across 82 nephrologists in Arkansas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Blankenship's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship treated 128 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 128 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blankenship in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 45 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 39% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.79, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Blankenship's median patient age at 67, with 47% women.
Dr. Blankenship's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Blankenship's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6148%
- Men6752%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Blankenship's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes68%
- Arthritis57%
- Ischemic heart disease52%
- Heart failure51%
- Atrial fibrillation42%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Blankenship's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women47%
- Men52%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship wrote 844 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Blankenship wrote 844 Medicare Part D claims for 106 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 595 of them, across 23 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $27,206 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,307 claims across 37 drugs.
Dr. Blankenship's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic695 claims82%
- Brand-name and other149 claims18%
Dr. Blankenship's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,3072024: 59554%
Drugs named by CMS: 23 in 2024, 37 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship takes part in Medicare
Dr. Blankenship accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship received $673 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 34 general payments to Dr. Blankenship from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. paid the most, $202.
General payments to Dr. Blankenship by program year, 2016 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Blankenship by kind, 2016 to 2024
- Food and beverage$61692%
- Education$578%
Companies that paid Dr. Blankenship the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine
Dr. Blankenship graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 1977.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers
Dr. Blankenship is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- Alliant Health Plans
- Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- Aspirus Health Plan
- HCSC
- +11 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Blankenship accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO12
- HMO9
- Medicare5
- POS5
- EPO4
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship's NPI number?
Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship's NPI number is 1821086547. It was assigned on October 6, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship?
Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship is a nephrologist in Texarkana, Arkansas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship practice?
Dr. Blankenship practices at 422 Beech Street, Texarkana, AR 71854. Dr. Blankenship's primary practice is Texarkana Kidney Disease & Hypertension Center in Texarkana, Arkansas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blankenship to 1 hospital, 1 dialysis center, 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Blankenship is (870) 773-1111.
What is Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship's medical license number?
Dr. Blankenship holds Arkansas license R3130.
Which hospitals is Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship affiliated with?
Dr. Blankenship is affiliated with CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Blankenship to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship part of?
Dr. Blankenship is linked to Texarkana Kidney Disease & Hypertension Center, Inc.
Does Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Blankenship billed Medicare for 1,946 services in 2024, and Dr. Blankenship accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship see?
CMS counts 128 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blankenship in 2024, with an average age of 71.
What services does Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Blankenship's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99233) and dialysis (90960).
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Where did Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship go to medical school?
Dr. Blankenship graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 1977.
What drugs does Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Blankenship's most prescribed drugs by claims were Furosemide, Allopurinol and Calcium Acetate.
Has Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $673 in general payments to Dr. Blankenship from 10 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
How long has Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship been practicing?
Dr. Blankenship graduated from medical school in 1977, 49 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Dennis Michael Blankenship accept?
Dr. Blankenship is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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