CARL BLANKENSHIP Review - (PAIN MANAGEMENT)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for CARL BLANKENSHIP.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about CARL BLANKENSHIP
In the briefest summary, CARL BLANKENSHIP is a specialist in PAIN MANAGEMENT. Other specialties include ANESTHESIOLOGY. CARL BLANKENSHIP attended UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, graduating in 1991. He maintains 2 office locations. He is a part of 2 medical groups. He is affiliated with 1 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1912922428What is this page all about?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") compiles and distributes more than 17 tables of data on medical professionals on a sporadic basis. Some of the tables contain more than a million records which makes it very difficult to manage them. There is a lot of information to pour through when trying to understand CARL BLANKENSHIP. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the CARL BLANKENSHIP does, their affiliations and much more. (If you want to jump to a specific section of the review, here are the section headers: Specialities, Ratings, Office Locations, Affiliations, and Other Doctors.
Specialties and Sub-Specialties:
CARL BLANKENSHIP is a specialist in PAIN MANAGEMENT. Other specialties include ANESTHESIOLOGY.
PAIN MANAGEMENT: A pain management specialist is a doctor who evaluates your pain and treats a wide range of pain problems. A pain management doctor treats sudden pain problems such as headaches and many types of long-lasting, chronic, pain such as low back pain. Patients are seen in a pain clinic and can go home the same day. Pain management doctors offer a mix of medication-based treatments and procedures, that can stop the pain at its source. The types of pain treated by a pain management doctor fall into thr... (more information)
ANESTHESIOLOGY: Anesthesiologists perform the sedation for surgery and other procedures. They also provide local anesthesia for mothers during delivery by inserting an epidural in the low back. There is also a sub-specialty of anesthesiology called Pain Medicine. Pain Medicine doctors evaluate and treat patients with various chronic pain conditions. Aspiring anesthesiologists must attend medical school followed by a residency program for anesthesiology. There are numerous subspecialties of anesthesiology the... (more information)
Reviews and Ratings
MIPS Scores for CARL BLANKENSHIP
MIPS is an acronym for Merit-Based Incentive Payment System. Authorized by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reaouthorization Act of 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") developed MIPS to reward clinicians for the value of care they provide rather than the volume of care, quality over quantity. The MIPS final score determines a provider's Medicare Part B payment adjustments. MIPS also created a means for consumers to rank providers.
MIPS scores are calculated using four performance categories, quality, cost, improvement activities, and promotion of interoperability. Higher scores are better. The highest final MIPS score is 100.
| Final MIPS Score | 98.6 |
| Final MIPS Score without CPB | 93.8 |
| PI Category Score | |
| IA Category Score | 40 |
| Quality Category Score | 92.7 |
Measures and Activities
These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.
There is no measure or activity data for CARL BLANKENSHIP.
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for CARL BLANKENSHIP
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for CARL BLANKENSHIP.
200 MEDICAL CTR DR SW
FORT PAYNE, AL 35968
256-845-3150
200 MEDICAL CTR DR SW
FORT PAYNE, AL 35968
256-845-3150
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for CARL BLANKENSHIP
Doctors Groups:
HOSPITALIST MEDICINE PHYSICIANS OF ALABAMA-TCS INC
Medical Organizations:
Hospital: DEKALB REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in PAIN MANAGEMENT that are similar to CARL BLANKENSHIP
Sometimes the doctor you see isn't a good fit or you want to get a second opinions. This is a list of nearby doctors with the same specialization as CARL BLANKENSHIP.
