What is James Blankenship's specialty?

James Blankenship (NPI 1245202274) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurosurgery in Fayetteville, AR.

Where does James Blankenship practice?

James Blankenship practices in Fayetteville, AR, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1245202274.

How much does Medicare pay James Blankenship?

James Blankenship (NPI 1245202274) received approximately $127K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 126 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1245202274

James BlankenshipMD

NeurosurgeryFayetteville, ARI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

256

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

568

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$28K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 56 Neurosurgery providers in AR — above median (cohort median 415).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

601

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$4K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

19.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Meloxicam149 claims

Gabapentin101 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen92 claims

Clindamycin Hcl42 claims

Pregabalin41 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$40K

Payment records

By payment type

Royalty or License$40K

Food and Beverage$88

Top paying entities

Royalty or License$40K

Food and Beverage$88

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (4)

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Blankenship's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 4 inbound referrers · 9 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Robert Cannon Interventional Pain Management · Fayetteville, AR	32	112
Ronald Mullis General Surgery · Fayetteville, AR	20	189
NORTH ARKANSAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	13	29
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	12	18

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
PHYSICIANS' SPECIALTY HOSPITAL LLC	99	542
Rhonda Findley Nurse Practitioner · Fayetteville, AR	51	391
TRINITY REHABILITATION INC	40	343
Robert Cannon Interventional Pain Management · Fayetteville, AR	28	93
Ronald Mullis General Surgery · Fayetteville, AR	16	79
Labone Llc Clinical Laboratory · Lenexa, KS	16	59
Thomas Hinton Diagnostic Radiology · Fayetteville, AR	15	35
NORTH ARKANSAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	15	72
Douglas Elliott Interventional Radiology · Little Rock, AR	11	42

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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