What is Kenny Blackston's specialty?

Kenny Blackston (NPI 1740286301) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Opp, AL.

Where does Kenny Blackston practice?

Kenny Blackston practices in Opp, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1740286301.

How much does Medicare pay Kenny Blackston?

Kenny Blackston (NPI 1740286301) received approximately $59K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 399 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1740286301

Kenny BlackstonO.D.

PRACTICED & J OPTICAL INCSee all providers at this practice →

OptometryOpp, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,223

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,981

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$56K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 498 Optometry providers in AL — top quintile (cohort median 667).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,238

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$167K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

28.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost279 claims

Timolol Maleate143 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate103 claims

Prednisolone Acetate95 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine75 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

78.3

Quality

56.7

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.14%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$297

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$297

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$297

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kenny Blackston'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). 18 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	78	132
MIZELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.	44	109
Southern Alabama Surgery Center Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Dothan, AL	34	70
John Maddox Family Practice · Andalusia, AL	34	86
Yongkuma Yongkuma Internal Medicine · Andalusia, AL	31	63
Joanne Smith Family Practice · Andalusia, AL	27	70
Vincent Martin Diagnostic Radiology · Opp, AL	24	55
Kenneth Crowe General Practice · Opp, AL	17	46
Jean Fortin Ophthalmology · Dothan, AL	15	26
LEGACY LABS LLC	14	17
Michelle Thomason Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Andalusia, AL	14	17
Jonathan Stanfield Family Practice · Opp, AL	13	39

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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