Dr. Blake Aaron Sutton, MD

Dr. Sutton practices at Abilene Spine and Joint Surgery Center in Abilene, Texas.

Dr. Sutton's NPI, 1740540814, was assigned on May 23, 2012. Dr. Sutton graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2012. Dr. Sutton's Texas license number on file is Q9253.

Dr. Sutton's primary practice is Abilene Spine and Joint Surgery Center, at 4351 Ridgemont Drive Suite B, Abilene, TX 79606. The practice phone is (325) 795-1888.

Dr. Sutton's primary practice is Abilene Spine and Joint Surgery Center in Abilene, Texas. Dr. Sutton is also affiliated with Hendrick Medical Center. The medical group on file is Integrated Pain Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sutton to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sutton practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional pain medicine is Dr. Sutton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208VP0014X. Dr. Sutton is board certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dr. Sutton has a license on file in Texas.

Dmand AI lists back pain injection, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal stenosis and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Sutton treats.

CMS data shows 5,932 Medicare services from Dr. Sutton across 39 procedure codes in 2024, for 635 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $372,779 for them.

CMS counts 635 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sutton in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 295 patients. 75% of them have anxiety, and 75% have arthritis. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.25, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sutton's median patient age at 63, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Sutton wrote 3,251 Medicare Part D claims for 763 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,141 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $81,443 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,539 claims across 29 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Sutton for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Sutton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Spinal fusion: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 724 general payments to Dr. Sutton from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 83% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $13,927.

Dr. Sutton graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2012.

Dr. Sutton is in network with 22 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.