Dr. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr., MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 546
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 184
- Part D claims, 2024
- 5,906
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Industry payments
- $404
- Practice address
- 701 South Holly Avenue, Collins, MS 39428
- Practice phone
- Call (601) 765-6711
- 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. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr. is a family medicine physician in Collins, Mississippi
Dr. Blackledge practices at Covington County Hospital in Collins, Mississippi, part of Covington County Chancery Clerk.
Dr. Blackledge's NPI, 1497798615, was assigned on June 14, 2006. Dr. Blackledge graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Blackledge holds Mississippi license 14559.
- NPI
- 1497798615NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5597722249
- NPI enumeration date
- June 14, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (601) 765-6711
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 58
- Medical school graduation
- 1994
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr. practices at Covington County Hospital in Collins, Mississippi
Dr. Blackledge's primary practice is Covington County Hospital, at 701 South Holly Avenue, Collins, MS 39428 in Covington County. The practice phone is (601) 765-6711.
- Covington County Hospital701 South Holly Avenue, Collins, MS 39428 · Covington CountyPhone(601) 765-6711
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr. is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Blackledge's primary practice is Covington County Hospital in Collins, Mississippi, part of Covington County Chancery Clerk. Dr. Blackledge is also affiliated with Mississippi Baptist Medical Center. The medical group on file is Smith County Emergency Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blackledge to 1 more hospital, 2 home health agencies, 1 hospital outpatient department and 1 rural health clinic, 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. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr.'s practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Blackledge practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Covington County Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +6 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr. is one of 954 family medicine physicians in Mississippi
Family medicine is Dr. Blackledge's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Blackledge is licensed in Mississippi.
Specialties and state licenses
- Family medicine, MississippiPrimary
Family medicine physicians near Dr. Blackledge
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr. billed Medicare for 546 services in 2024
CMS data shows 546 Medicare services from Dr. Blackledge across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 184 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $7,930 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Blackledge's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 2162024: 527144%
- Other services
- 2023: 382024: 1950%
Dr. Blackledge compared with the Mississippi median for family medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Blackledge
- Mississippi median
- Medicare services
- 546vs 80032% below
- Medicare patients
- 184vs 25528% below
- Part D claims
- 5,387vs 1,7923.0 times
Medians across 967 family medicine physicians in Mississippi with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Blackledge'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. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr. treated 184 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 65
CMS counts 184 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blackledge in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 71 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 64% have high cholesterol. 41% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.93, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Blackledge's median patient age at 45, with 56% women.
Dr. Blackledge's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Blackledge's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women8747%
- Men9753%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Blackledge's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol64%
- Arthritis55%
- Chronic kidney disease51%
- Diabetes32%
- Anxiety28%
- Mood disorders22%
- Depression20%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Blackledge's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 45
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr. wrote 5,906 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Blackledge wrote 5,906 Medicare Part D claims for 444 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,387 of them, across 111 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $263,995 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,081 claims across 90 drugs.
Dr. Blackledge's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic5,363 claims91%
- Brand-name528 claims9%
- Other15 claims0%
Dr. Blackledge'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. Blackledge's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids2%118 of 5,906 claims
- Antibiotics4%259 of 5,906 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over3%151 of 5,906 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: 4,0812024: 5,38732%
Drugs named by CMS: 111 in 2024, 90 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
How Dr. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr. takes part in Medicare
Dr. Blackledge accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr. received $404 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 25 general payments to Dr. Blackledge from 12 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $116.
General payments to Dr. Blackledge by program year, 2017 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Blackledge the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr. graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Dr. Blackledge graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1994.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr.'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) |
| 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. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr.'s NPI number?
Dr. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr.'s NPI number is 1497798615. It was assigned on June 14, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr.?
Dr. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr. is a family medicine physician in Collins, Mississippi. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).
Where does Dr. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr. practice?
Dr. Blackledge practices at 701 South Holly Avenue, Collins, MS 39428. Dr. Blackledge's primary practice is Covington County Hospital in Collins, Mississippi, part of Covington County Chancery Clerk. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blackledge to 1 hospital, 2 home health agencies, 1 hospital outpatient department and 1 rural health clinic.
What is Dr. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr.'s office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Blackledge is (601) 765-6711.
What is Dr. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr.'s medical license number?
Dr. Blackledge holds Mississippi license 14559.
Which hospitals is Dr. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr. affiliated with?
Dr. Blackledge practices at Covington County Hospital in Collins, Mississippi. Dr. Blackledge is also affiliated with Mississippi Baptist Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Blackledge to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr. part of?
Dr. Blackledge is linked to Smith County Emergency Hospital.
Does Dr. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr. accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Blackledge billed Medicare for 546 services in 2024, and Dr. Blackledge accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr. see?
CMS counts 184 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blackledge in 2024, with an average age of 65.
What services does Dr. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr. bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Blackledge's most billed Medicare services were lab and pathology test (83036), lab and pathology test (87804) and lab and pathology test (87426).
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Where did Dr. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr. go to medical school?
Dr. Blackledge graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1994.
What drugs does Dr. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr. prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Blackledge's most prescribed drugs by claims were Losartan Potassium, Amlodipine Besylate and Atorvastatin Calcium.
Has Dr. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $404 in general payments to Dr. Blackledge from 12 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Thomas Rayford Blackledge Jr. been practicing?
Dr. Blackledge graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.
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