Dr. Katherine Sherman Blevins, MD, PhD

Dr. Blevins practices at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California, part of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian.

Dr. Blevins' NPI, 1609295658, was assigned on April 7, 2014. Dr. Blevins graduated from Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine in 2014. Dr. Blevins holds California license A138064.

Dr. Blevins' primary practice is Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, at One Hoag Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92663 in Orange County. The practice phone is (949) 764-4624. Dr. Blevins also practices at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, 1 Hoag Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92663.

Dr. Blevins' primary practice is Hoag Hospital Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California, part of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. The medical group on file is Hoag Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blevins to 1 more home health agency, named with a free account.

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

Surgery is Dr. Blevins' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Blevins is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Blevins is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, appendectomy, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery and lung resection among the conditions Dr. Blevins treats.

CMS data shows 211 Medicare services from Dr. Blevins across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 133 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $35,401 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 133 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blevins in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 58 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.67, 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. Blevins' median patient age at 70, with 69% women.

In 2024, Dr. Blevins wrote 189 Medicare Part D claims for 62 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 158 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,369 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 29 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Blevins for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Blevins accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Blevins as offering telehealth. CMS counts 56 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Blevins, more than 65% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Blevins, published from 2012 to 2022. Dr. Blevins' most frequent co-authors are Dan Elison Azagury, MD, Marc L. Bennett, MD and Joseph Derek Forrester, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 46 general payments to Dr. Blevins from 11 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 54% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $8,562.

Dr. Blevins graduated from Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine in 2014. Dr. Blevins is a member of AOA, ACS and ASMBS.

Dr. Blevins is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.