Dr. John Stuart Blankenship, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 12,621
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 776
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,087
- MIPS score, 2024
- 94
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 1111 Ring Rd STE B-116, Elizabethtown, KY 42701
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Primary practice
Baptist Health Hardin - HOPD
Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Elizabethtown, Kentucky
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Dr. John Stuart Blankenship is an orthopedic surgeon in Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Dr. Blankenship practices at Baptist Health Hardin - HOPD in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.
Dr. Blankenship's NPI, 1225267370, was assigned on July 10, 2009. Dr. Blankenship graduated from University of Kentucky College of Medicine in 2009. Dr. Blankenship holds Kentucky license 46806.
- NPI
- 1225267370NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7416197017
- NPI enumeration date
- July 10, 2009
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 43
- Medical school graduation
- 2009
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. John Stuart Blankenship practices at Baptist Health Hardin - HOPD in Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Dr. Blankenship's primary practice is Baptist Health Hardin - HOPD, at 1111 Ring Rd STE B-116, Elizabethtown, KY 42701.
- Baptist Health Hardin - HOPD1111 Ring Rd STE B-116, Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. John Stuart Blankenship is affiliated with 11 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Blankenship's primary practice is Baptist Health Hardin - HOPD in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Dr. Blankenship is also affiliated with Baptist Health Hardin. The medical group on file is Baptist Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blankenship to 5 more home health agencies, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 hospital outpatient department, 1 therapy and rehab clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Blankenship's employer is on file too: a hospital.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John Stuart Blankenship's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Blankenship practices, 11 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Baptist Health Hardin - HOPD | Available with a free account |
| +10 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. John Stuart Blankenship is one of 291 orthopedic surgeons in Kentucky
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Blankenship's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Blankenship's licenses on file in 2 states: Kentucky and Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, KentuckyPrimary
- Illinois license
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Blankenship
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. John Stuart Blankenship billed Medicare for 12,621 services in 2024
CMS data shows 12,621 Medicare services from Dr. Blankenship across 29 procedure codes in 2024, for 776 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $307,154 for them.
Dr. Blankenship's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 8,7942024: 10,01714%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 8172024: 93514%
- Imaging
- 2023: 8402024: 93411%
- Surgery
- 2023: 5972024: 73523%
Where Dr. Blankenship's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office12,42798%
- In a facility1942%
Dr. Blankenship compared with the Kentucky median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Blankenship
- Kentucky median
- Medicare services
- 12,621vs 1,20910.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 776vs 2573.0 times
- Part D claims
- 1,041vs 2464.2 times
Medians across 291 orthopedic surgeons in Kentucky 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. John Stuart Blankenship treated 776 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 776 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blankenship in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 410 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.10, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Blankenship's median patient age at 61, with 58% women.
Dr. Blankenship's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Blankenship's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women46460%
- Men31240%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Blankenship's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes38%
- Ischemic heart disease29%
- Anxiety28%
- Mood disorders27%
- Depression25%
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 61
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women58%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. John Stuart Blankenship wrote 1,087 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Blankenship wrote 1,087 Medicare Part D claims for 370 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,041 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $12,561 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 987 claims across 13 drugs.
Dr. Blankenship's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,063 claims98%
- Brand-name24 claims2%
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
- Opioids57%616 of 1,087 claims
- Antibiotics8%82 of 1,087 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: 9872024: 1,0415%
Drugs named by CMS: 14 in 2024, 13 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. John Stuart Blankenship scored 94 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Blankenship for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Blankenship accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 44 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Blankenship, more than 75% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Blankenship's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 94of 100Final score
- 87.3of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Blankenship ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Knee replacement
- 75th percentile44 procedures
- Hip replacement
- 60th percentile16 procedures
- Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
- 51st percentile13 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 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. John Stuart Blankenship received $9,092 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 127 general payments to Dr. Blankenship from 25 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 46% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $4,671.
General payments to Dr. Blankenship by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Blankenship by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Education$4,20746%
- Food and beverage$3,06234%
- Travel and lodging$1,82320%
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. John Stuart Blankenship graduated from University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Dr. Blankenship graduated from University of Kentucky College of Medicine in 2009.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. John Stuart 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)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. John Stuart Blankenship's NPI number?
Dr. John Stuart Blankenship's NPI number is 1225267370. It was assigned on July 10, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. John Stuart Blankenship?
Dr. John Stuart Blankenship is an orthopedic surgeon in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. John Stuart Blankenship practice?
Dr. Blankenship practices at 1111 Ring Rd STE B-116, Elizabethtown, KY 42701. Dr. Blankenship's primary practice is Baptist Health Hardin - HOPD in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blankenship to 5 home health agencies, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 hospital outpatient department, 1 therapy and rehab clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. John Stuart Blankenship's medical license number?
Dr. Blankenship holds Kentucky license 46806, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. John Stuart Blankenship been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Blankenship in Kentucky and Illinois.
Which hospitals is Dr. John Stuart Blankenship affiliated with?
Dr. Blankenship is affiliated with Baptist Health Hardin.
What medical group is Dr. John Stuart Blankenship part of?
Dr. Blankenship is linked to Baptist Health Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Blankenship to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. John Stuart Blankenship accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Blankenship billed Medicare for 12,621 services in 2024, and Dr. Blankenship accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. John Stuart Blankenship's MIPS score?
Dr. Blankenship's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
How many Medicare patients does Dr. John Stuart Blankenship see?
CMS counts 776 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blankenship in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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What services does Dr. John Stuart Blankenship bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Blankenship's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3304), injected or infused drug (J7325) and injected or infused drug (J3301).
Where did Dr. John Stuart Blankenship go to medical school?
Dr. Blankenship graduated from University of Kentucky College of Medicine in 2009.
What drugs does Dr. John Stuart Blankenship prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Blankenship's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Diclofenac Sodium and Oxycodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. John Stuart Blankenship received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $9,092 in general payments to Dr. Blankenship from 25 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Arthrex, Inc.
How long has Dr. John Stuart Blankenship been practicing?
Dr. Blankenship graduated from medical school in 2009, 17 years ago.
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