Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. John C Blankenship

Individual provider Specialist · NPI 1730160177

Dr. John C Blankenship practises Urology in Athens, Georgia. Qualified in 2001, 25 years ago. Practices with Urology Group of Athens, PC, a 6-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Georgia.

Years since qualifying
25
Licensed in
GA
In the registry since
2005
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Practice location Address checks out

195 King Ave
Athens, GA 30606
Phone: (706) 543-6261
Fax: (706) 543-7060
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Specialties & licences

Specialist (primary) Taxonomy 174400000X · Licence 049529 (GA)

Record details

NPI number1730160177
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedNovember 11, 2005
Last updated in NPPESNovember 5, 2020
Certification dateNovember 5, 2020

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyUROLOGY
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2001 (25 years in practice)
Group practice Urology Group Of Athens, P.C. — 6 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Prostate resection 32 times · 91st percentile
Removal of the uterus 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients1,558
Services billed 30,401 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $1,316 42 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Urology Group of Athens, PC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice.

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