James Blankenship MD in Berryville, Arkansas

Medical School: University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1986
The Primary Medical Specialty for James Blankenship MD is listed as: Neurosurgery
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 38
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1658276936
NPI #: 1245202274
NPI Created On: 02/03/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 11/12/2014
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
License Number:
C7058
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Ambetter
• QualChoice Life & Health Insurance Company, Inc.
• USAble Mutual Insurance Company
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: ENGL.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Incision of spine bone with removal of disc material at lower spinal column
2. Incision of spine bone with removal of disc in spinal column
3. Open treatment of broken and/or dislocated lower spine bones
4. Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at upper spinal column, anterior approach
5. Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at upper spinal column, anterior approach
6. Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach
7. Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc, anterior approach
8. Fusion of lower spine bones with removal of disc, posterior or posterolateral approach
9. Fusion of lower spine bones with removal of disc, posterior or posterolateral approach
10. Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 3 to 6 vertebral segments
11. Insertion of anterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 4 to 7 vertebral segments
12. Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae
13. Insertion of device into gap left by removal of part of vertebra and fusion of vertebrae
14. Partial removal of bone with release of spinal cord or spinal nerves of 1 interspace in lower spine
15. Re-exploration of spine repair with release of lower spinal cord or nerves
16. Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves
17. Release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves
18. Removal of upper spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, anterior approach
19. Removal of upper spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, anterior approach
20. X-ray of spine of neck, 2 or 3 views

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).