What is Michael Blankstein's specialty?

Michael Blankstein (NPI 1629401864) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in South Burlington, VT.

Where does Michael Blankstein practice?

Michael Blankstein practices in South Burlington, VT, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1629401864.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Blankstein?

Michael Blankstein (NPI 1629401864) received approximately $131K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 379 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1629401864

Michael BlanksteinMD, FRCSC

Orthopedic SurgerySouth Burlington, VTI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

543

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

623

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$103K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 45 Orthopedic Surgery providers in VT — above median (cohort median 412).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

245

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$696

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Amoxicillin109 claims

Tramadol Hcl63 claims

Methocarbamol26 claims

Mupirocin25 claims

Cephalexin22 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$53K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$34K

Travel and Lodging$10K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$4K

Food and Beverage$3K

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$2K

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$34K

Travel and Lodging$10K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$4K

Food and Beverage$3K

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Blankstein'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). 10 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Mark Lach Diagnostic Radiology · Burlington, VT	61	167
Curtis Green Diagnostic Radiology · Burlington, VT	45	109
Janusz Kikut Diagnostic Radiology · Burlington, VT	43	113
Robert D'agostino Diagnostic Radiology · Burlington, VT	29	84
Norman Sturtevant Diagnostic Radiology · Burlington, VT	24	79
Lamoille Ambulance Service,inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Johnson, VT	24	43
Timothy Higgins Diagnostic Radiology · Burlington, VT	22	42
STARR FARM PARTNERSHIP	13	42
Isaura Menzies Hospice and Palliative Care · Rochester, NY	12	54
Erin Tsai Diagnostic Radiology · Burlington, VT	11	37

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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