Joseph Morgan Blankush, M.D.
NPI 1710331525ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Nashville, TN
Surgery (M.D.) with Vanderbilt University Medical Center, practicing in Nashville, Tennessee. 140 Medicare patients in 2024, $42,787 paid; all of their 125 Part D prescriptions were generic. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. reported $6.31 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage. Lists Vanderbilt University Medical Center and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1710331525 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 18, 2016 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 3, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 3, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 65935 | TN |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
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 - General Surgery (TN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 140 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 236 across 38 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $42,787 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 125 · 132 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 57 |
| Total drug cost | $1,168 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · 3,567 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN
- Williamson Medical CenterFranklin, TN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$6.31 · 1 payment from 1 company
- 2024$1,121 · 14 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $6.31 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$6.31 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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