Kevin Carter Blanton, PA-C
NPI 1659318764ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Alcoa, TN
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with Blount Memorial Physician Group Inc, practicing in Alcoa, Tennessee. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $870,722 for 1,294 claims, against $95,060 paid for services in 2024. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation was the largest of 18 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,149 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Blount Memorial Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1659318764 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 31, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 24, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | PA1178 | TN |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (TN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 617 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 3,100 across 29 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $95,060 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,294 · 1,404 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 487 |
| Total drug cost | $870,722 |
| Generic share | 91% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Blount Memorial Physician Group IncAlcoa, TN · 252 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Blount Memorial HospitalMaryville, TN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,149 · 104 payments from 18 companies
- 2024$2,101 · 105 payments from 16 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $422.61 | 15 |
| Ucb, Inc. | $335.45 | 14 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $257.22 | 16 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | $208.83 | 11 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $200.39 | 7 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$2,149 · 104 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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