Dr. Lee Estes Blanton Jr., MD

Dr. Blanton practices at Riverside Medical Clinic - Moreno Valley in Riverside, California.

Dr. Blanton's NPI, 1417262957, was assigned on August 9, 2010. Dr. Blanton graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2010. Dr. Blanton holds California license A121150.

Dr. Blanton's primary practice is Riverside Medical Clinic - Moreno Valley, at 6405 Day St, Riverside, CA 92507 in Riverside County. The practice phone is (951) 683-6370.

Dr. Blanton's primary practice is Riverside Medical Clinic - Moreno Valley in Riverside, California. Dr. Blanton is also affiliated with Riverside Community Hospital. The medical group on file is Riverside Medical Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blanton to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Blanton practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Blanton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Blanton is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Blanton's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Louisiana.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, broken or dislocated ankle/ or foot, enthesopathy in arms, joint arthropathy, joint pain, knee arthroscopy and knee fracture and dislocation among the conditions Dr. Blanton treats.

CMS data shows 5,206 Medicare services from Dr. Blanton across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 207 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $73,847 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 207 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blanton in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 103 patients. 74% of them have high blood pressure, and 71% have arthritis. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.19, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Blanton's median patient age at 63, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Blanton wrote 146 Medicare Part D claims for 110 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 132 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $697 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 108 claims across 2 drugs.

Dr. Blanton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Blanton as offering telehealth. CMS counts 14 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Blanton, more than 53% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Knee replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Blanton in 2016. Dr. Blanton's most frequent co-authors are Anne M. Hollister, MD, Guillermo Pablo Sangster, MD and Alberto A. Simoncini, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 81 general payments to Dr. Blanton from 16 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 62% of the total. TriMed, Inc. paid the most, $3,550.

Dr. Blanton graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2010.

Dr. Blanton is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.