Dr. Mark E. Blankenship, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 419
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 238
- Part D claims, 2024
- 375
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 5353 Reynolds Street, Savannah, GA 31405
- Practice phone
- Call (912) 819-5290
- 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. Mark E. Blankenship is a colorectal surgeon in Savannah, Georgia
Dr. Blankenship practices at Candler Hospital in Savannah, Georgia, part of Sisters of Mercy.
Dr. Blankenship's NPI, 1861492191, was assigned on July 28, 2005. Dr. Blankenship graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 1992. Dr. Blankenship holds Georgia license 043557.
- NPI
- 1861492191NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8820072416
- NPI enumeration date
- July 28, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (912) 819-5290
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 60
- Medical school graduation
- 1992
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Mark E. Blankenship practices at Candler Hospital in Savannah, Georgia
Dr. Blankenship's primary practice is Candler Hospital, at 5353 Reynolds Street, Savannah, GA 31405 in Chatham County. The practice phone is (912) 819-5290.
- Candler Hospital5353 Reynolds Street, Savannah, GA 31405 · Chatham CountyPhone(912) 819-5290
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Mark E. Blankenship is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Blankenship's primary practice is Candler Hospital in Savannah, Georgia, part of Sisters of Mercy. Dr. Blankenship is also affiliated with Saint Joseph's Hospital. The medical group on file is Metro Surgical. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blankenship to 2 more group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, 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. Mark E. Blankenship's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Blankenship practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Candler Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Mark E. Blankenship is one of 71 colorectal surgeons in Georgia
Colon and rectal surgery is Dr. Blankenship's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208C00000X. Dr. Blankenship is licensed in Georgia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Colon and rectal surgery, GeorgiaPrimary
Colorectal surgeons near Dr. Blankenship
Counts of colorectal surgeons 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. Mark E. Blankenship billed Medicare for 419 services in 2024
CMS data shows 419 Medicare services from Dr. Blankenship across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 238 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $25,651 for them.
Dr. Blankenship's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4512024: 37617%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1162024: 4363%
Where Dr. Blankenship's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office40095%
- In a facility195%
Dr. Blankenship compared with the Georgia median for colorectal surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Blankenship
- Georgia median
- Medicare services
- 419vs 1872.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 238vs 13774% above
- Part D claims
- 264vs 1182.2 times
Medians across 68 colorectal surgeons in Georgia 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. Mark E. Blankenship treated 238 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 238 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blankenship in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 115 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.29, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Blankenship's median patient age at 63, with 54% women.
Dr. Blankenship's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Blankenship's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women12251%
- Men11649%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Blankenship's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis53%
- Cancer34%
- Anxiety32%
- Diabetes32%
- Ischemic heart disease29%
- Chronic kidney disease24%
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 63
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women54%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Mark E. Blankenship wrote 375 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Blankenship wrote 375 Medicare Part D claims for 147 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 264 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,576 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 271 claims across 11 drugs.
Dr. Blankenship's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic330 claims88%
- Brand-name and other45 claims12%
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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Blankenship's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids24%89 of 375 claims
- Antibiotics38%144 of 375 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: 2712024: 2643%
Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 11 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. Mark E. Blankenship scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Blankenship for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Blankenship accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 66 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Blankenship, more than 70% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
Where Dr. Blankenship ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Colonoscopy
- 70th percentile66 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
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. Mark E. Blankenship received $5,983 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 77 general payments to Dr. Blankenship from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 53% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $3,627.
General payments to Dr. Blankenship by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Blankenship by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$3,17753%
- Food and beverage$2,11035%
- Speaker and faculty fees$69512%
Companies that paid Dr. Blankenship 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. Mark E. Blankenship graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine
Dr. Blankenship graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 1992.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Mark E. 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 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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Mark E. Blankenship's NPI number?
Dr. Mark E. Blankenship's NPI number is 1861492191. It was assigned on July 28, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Mark E. Blankenship?
Dr. Mark E. Blankenship is a colorectal surgeon in Savannah, Georgia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208C00000X).
Where does Dr. Mark E. Blankenship practice?
Dr. Blankenship practices at 5353 Reynolds Street, Savannah, GA 31405. Dr. Blankenship's primary practice is Candler Hospital in Savannah, Georgia, part of Sisters of Mercy. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blankenship to 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Mark E. Blankenship's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Blankenship is (912) 819-5290.
What is Dr. Mark E. Blankenship's medical license number?
Dr. Blankenship holds Georgia license 043557.
Which hospitals is Dr. Mark E. Blankenship affiliated with?
Dr. Blankenship practices at Candler Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. Dr. Blankenship is also affiliated with Saint Joseph's Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Mark E. Blankenship part of?
Dr. Blankenship is linked to Metro Surgical. Dmand AI links Dr. Blankenship to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Mark E. Blankenship accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Blankenship billed Medicare for 419 services in 2024, and Dr. Blankenship accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Mark E. Blankenship's MIPS score?
Dr. Blankenship's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Mark E. Blankenship see?
CMS counts 238 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blankenship in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. Mark E. Blankenship bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Blankenship's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, new patient (99203) and office visit, established patient (99212).
Where did Dr. Mark E. Blankenship go to medical school?
Dr. Blankenship graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 1992.
What drugs does Dr. Mark E. Blankenship prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Blankenship's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Metronidazole and Neomycin Sulfate.
Has Dr. Mark E. Blankenship received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $5,983 in general payments to Dr. Blankenship from 22 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Mark E. Blankenship been practicing?
Dr. Blankenship graduated from medical school in 1992, 34 years ago.
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