What is Tristan Blackburn's specialty?

Tristan Blackburn (NPI 1417176249) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Louisville, KY.

Where does Tristan Blackburn practice?

Tristan Blackburn practices in Louisville, KY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1417176249.

How much does Medicare pay Tristan Blackburn?

Tristan Blackburn (NPI 1417176249) received approximately $29K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 154 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1417176249

Tristan BlackburnM.D.

RheumatologyLouisville, KYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

326

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

649

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$28K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 60 Rheumatology providers in KY — below median (cohort median 857).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,322

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.7M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

29.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate417 claims

Methotrexate Sodium373 claims

Prednisone223 claims

Leflunomide123 claims

Sulfasalazine119 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

81.1

Quality

63.3

Cost

73.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.26%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Tristan Blackburn'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). 3 inbound referrers · 5 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
John Snell Internal Medicine · Louisville, KY	30	36
Patricia Hansen Internal Medicine · Louisville, KY	19	41
NORTON HOSPITALS INC	13	24

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Clinical Associates, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Louisville, KY	105	292
NORTON HOSPITALS, INC	19	57
NORTON HOSPITALS INC	17	42
Patricia Hansen Internal Medicine · Louisville, KY	16	28
NORTON HOSPITALS, INC	15	26

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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