Dr. Blaine S. Kristo, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,377
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 798
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,085
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 86
- Practice address
- 1250 S 18th St, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
- Practice phone
- Call (904) 321-3500
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Blaine S. Kristo is a urologist in Fernandina Beach, Florida
Dr. Kristo practices at Baptist Medical Center Nassau in Fernandina Beach, Florida, part of Baptist Health.
Dr. Kristo's NPI, 1124128822, was assigned on September 22, 2006. Dr. Kristo graduated from Pritzker School of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Kristo holds Florida license ME159017.
- NPI
- 1124128822NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4486685559
- NPI enumeration date
- September 22, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (904) 321-3500
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 53
- Medical school graduation
- 1999
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Blaine S. Kristo practices at Baptist Medical Center Nassau in Fernandina Beach, Florida
Dr. Kristo's primary practice is Baptist Medical Center Nassau, at 1250 S 18th St, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 in Nassau County. The practice phone is (904) 321-3500.
- Baptist Medical Center Nassau1250 S 18th St, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 · Nassau CountyPhone(904) 321-3500
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Blaine S. Kristo is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Kristo's primary practice is Baptist Medical Center Nassau in Fernandina Beach, Florida, part of Baptist Health. Dr. Kristo is also affiliated with Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville. The medical group on file is Baptist Urology Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kristo to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Blaine S. Kristo's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kristo practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Baptist Medical Center Nassau | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Blaine S. Kristo is one of 920 urologists in Florida
Urology is Dr. Kristo's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Kristo is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology. Dmand AI has Dr. Kristo's licenses on file in 4 states: Florida, California, Maryland and Hawaii.
Specialties and state licenses
- Urology, FloridaPrimary
- California license
- Maryland license
- Hawaii license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists bladder disease, enlarged prostate, enlarged prostate transurethral surgery (TURP), erectile dysfunction, kidney cysts, kidney removal surgery, kidney stone disease and prostate cancer among the conditions Dr. Kristo treats.
Urologists near Dr. Kristo
Counts of urologists 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. Blaine S. Kristo billed Medicare for 2,377 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,377 Medicare services from Dr. Kristo across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 798 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $162,405 for them.
Dr. Kristo's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7522024: 1,05540%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 3262024: 680109%
- Surgery
- 2023: 3252024: 57677%
- Imaging
- 2023: 02024: 66
Where Dr. Kristo's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2,10088%
- In a facility27712%
Dr. Kristo compared with the Florida median for urologists, 2024
- Dr. Kristo
- Florida median
- Medicare services
- 2,377vs 1,35276% above
- Medicare patients
- 798vs 44081% above
- Part D claims
- 1,969vs 9362.1 times
Medians across 860 urologists in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kristo'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. Blaine S. Kristo treated 798 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 798 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kristo in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 369 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 2% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.38, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kristo's median patient age at 74, with 13% women.
Dr. Kristo's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Kristo's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women10513%
- Men69387%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kristo's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis53%
- Ischemic heart disease47%
- Chronic kidney disease35%
- Diabetes26%
- Atrial fibrillation25%
- Cancer24%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Kristo's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women13%
- Men86%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Blaine S. Kristo wrote 2,085 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kristo wrote 2,085 Medicare Part D claims for 659 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,969 of them, across 26 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $244,092 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,283 claims across 15 drugs.
Dr. Kristo's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,765 claims85%
- Brand-name and other320 claims15%
Dr. Kristo'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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Kristo's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids4%85 of 2,085 claims
- Antibiotics21%441 of 2,085 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,2832024: 1,96953%
Drugs named by CMS: 26 in 2024, 15 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
Dr. Blaine S. Kristo scored 86 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Kristo for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Kristo accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 25 procedures of prostate resection by Dr. Kristo, more than 87% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Kristo's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 86of 100Final score
- 73.8of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 80of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Kristo ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Prostate resection
- 87th percentile25 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Blaine S. Kristo has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Kristo.
Recent publications by Dr. Kristo
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Dr. Blaine S. Kristo received $5,897 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 236 general payments to Dr. Kristo from 53 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Astellas Pharma US Inc paid the most, $663.
General payments to Dr. Kristo by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Kristo by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$5,55694%
- Education$3416%
Companies that paid Dr. Kristo the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Blaine S. Kristo graduated from Pritzker School of Medicine
Dr. Kristo graduated from Pritzker School of Medicine in 1999.
- Medical school
- Board certified in urology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Blaine S. Kristo accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers
Dr. Kristo is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
- Cigna
- HCSC
- +9 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Kristo accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO12
- Medicare11
- HMO10
- POS6
- EPO5
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Blaine S. Kristo'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| 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. Blaine S. Kristo's NPI number?
Dr. Blaine S. Kristo's NPI number is 1124128822. It was assigned on September 22, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Blaine S. Kristo?
Dr. Blaine S. Kristo is a urologist in Fernandina Beach, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).
Where does Dr. Blaine S. Kristo practice?
Dr. Kristo practices at 1250 S 18th St, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034. Dr. Kristo's primary practice is Baptist Medical Center Nassau in Fernandina Beach, Florida, part of Baptist Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kristo to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Blaine S. Kristo's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kristo is (904) 321-3500.
What is Dr. Blaine S. Kristo's medical license number?
Dr. Kristo holds Florida license ME159017, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. Blaine S. Kristo been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Kristo in Florida (2022 to 2027), California (since 2001), Maryland (2012 to 2024) and Hawaii (2004 to 2014).
Which hospitals is Dr. Blaine S. Kristo affiliated with?
Dr. Kristo practices at Baptist Medical Center Nassau in Fernandina Beach, Florida. Dr. Kristo is also affiliated with Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville. Dmand AI links Dr. Kristo to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Blaine S. Kristo part of?
Dr. Kristo is linked to Baptist Urology Group.
Does Dr. Blaine S. Kristo accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kristo billed Medicare for 2,377 services in 2024, and Dr. Kristo accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Blaine S. Kristo's MIPS score?
Dr. Kristo's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 86 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Blaine S. Kristo see?
CMS counts 798 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kristo in 2024, with an average age of 76.
Is Dr. Blaine S. Kristo board certified?
Yes. Dr. Kristo is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology.
What services does Dr. Blaine S. Kristo bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kristo's most billed Medicare services were lab and pathology test (81003), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Blaine S. Kristo go to medical school?
Dr. Kristo graduated from Pritzker School of Medicine in 1999.
What drugs does Dr. Blaine S. Kristo prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kristo's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tamsulosin HCl, Finasteride and Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim.
Has Dr. Blaine S. Kristo received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $5,897 in general payments to Dr. Kristo from 53 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Astellas Pharma US Inc.
How long has Dr. Blaine S. Kristo been practicing?
Dr. Kristo graduated from medical school in 1999, 27 years ago.
Does Dr. Blaine S. Kristo do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Kristo.
What insurance does Dr. Blaine S. Kristo accept?
Dr. Kristo is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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