Active NPI 1881943140 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Richard E Blalock , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Murray, KY

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Richard Blalock, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Murray, KY. With approximately 16 years of clinical experience since graduating from Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine in 2010, Dr. Blalock delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 300 S 8TH ST STE 284W.

Dr. Blalock is affiliated with Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Corporation and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, established patient outpatient office visit, aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

300 S 8th St Ste 284w

Murray, KY 420712452

Telephone 2707615756

Fax 2707522856

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Dba Phys Specialists Of Murray Facility NPI 1295833861

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2010

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Murray, KY

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

16 Yrs -3.3 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 19.3 Yrs

State Avg: 27.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

6 Specialists

Practicing in Murray, KY (389 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

58.0% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Blalock (16 Years) 16 Yrs

Murray Specialty Average (19.3 Years) 19.3 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	2,056	143	$3.00	$0.97
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	229	177	$181.00	$117.21
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	211	123	$175.05	$66.87
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	139	118	$128.38	$83.36
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	90	90	$236.00	$154.56
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	74	35	$115.00	$73.20
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	73	53	$96.32	$32.47
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	63	47	$119.11	$41.87
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	62	55	$116.21	$40.57
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	49	32	$96.35	$33.20
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	35	35	$159.00	$102.37
73100 X-ray of wrist, 2 views	34	15	$93.00	$29.87
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	30	22	$97.40	$33.10
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	30	29	$284.00	$161.39
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	26	11	$101.00	$32.21
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	17	16	$3063.00	$1183.59
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	16	11	$146.25	$52.29
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	16	14	$153.00	$57.78
64721 Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	13	13	$1028.00	$387.24

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	2,166	155	$3.00	$1.06
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	266	184	$122.64	$84.29
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	230	139	$162.50	$66.62
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	222	174	$171.51	$119.36
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	100	78	$97.68	$36.20
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	89	41	$102.88	$74.47
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	83	83	$229.08	$151.56
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	80	66	$95.90	$32.77
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	76	54	$124.50	$42.72
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	56	56	$151.54	$105.53
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	42	27	$95.57	$31.25
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	41	41	$284.00	$167.05
73100 X-ray of wrist, 2 views	31	19	$90.74	$30.16
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	28	27	$118.21	$42.19
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	23	15	$97.65	$32.51
73070 X-ray of elbow, 2 views	20	11	$81.00	$25.42
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	17	16	$194.00	$125.24
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	13	12	$126.54	$48.17
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	12	11	$125.17	$49.65
27236 Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement	11	11	$2846.00	$1133.33

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	2,173	144	$9.30	$1.14
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	229	169	$92.50	$84.39
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	219	125	$153.45	$66.76
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	208	159	$138.01	$119.93
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	133	47	$101.19	$65.82
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	90	74	$78.62	$36.25
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	88	63	$73.35	$31.87
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	67	67	$135.10	$105.33
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	66	66	$206.82	$156.83
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	55	38	$98.89	$40.28
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	32	23	$76.25	$33.40
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	31	21	$72.29	$32.37
73100 X-ray of wrist, 2 views	30	17	$67.80	$30.83
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	28	27	$275.43	$180.32
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	26	25	$185.69	$128.55
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	20	17	$59.00	$25.52
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	18	16	$115.44	$53.77
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	16	12	$74.31	$35.35

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	2,019	144	$10.00	$1.25
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	247	158	$92.00	$84.46
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	216	116	$151.99	$62.81
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	171	141	$137.00	$119.48
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	119	119	$136.00	$104.58
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	103	40	$101.00	$66.00
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	95	81	$70.47	$32.71
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	52	47	$75.38	$33.06
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	35	25	$70.83	$32.17
73100 X-ray of wrist, 2 views	32	16	$65.00	$29.76
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	29	28	$185.00	$129.88
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	23	20	$93.00	$42.21
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	19	19	$118.00	$46.79
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	19	13	$68.00	$33.19
99283 Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making	15	15	$93.00	$70.45
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	15	15	$210.00	$159.22
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	14	14	$454.00	$167.79
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	12	11	$117.00	$50.89
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	11	11	$174.00	$108.88

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,149	78	$10.00	$1.43
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	221	132	$106.23	$69.17
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	140	71	$153.00	$61.59
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	123	102	$157.20	$99.12
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	79	79	$136.00	$100.62
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	64	36	$70.00	$30.08
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	55	15	$68.00	$31.53
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	50	34	$66.30	$29.25
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	35	17	$101.00	$70.17
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	30	30	$185.00	$133.59
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	22	14	$93.00	$40.84
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	21	18	$77.00	$33.65
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	17	11	$67.00	$29.68
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	12	11	$454.00	$159.84
99283 Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making	11	11	$93.00	$63.89

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	370	206	$92.00	$68.62
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	278	93	$10.00	$1.56
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	122	79	$149.18	$58.71
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	99	99	$136.00	$100.29
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	58	20	$101.00	$69.78
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	50	36	$55.00	$41.76
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	47	41	$67.87	$26.74
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	35	32	$145.00	$99.79
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	28	26	$77.00	$33.55
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	26	13	$68.00	$26.59
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	22	14	$65.00	$29.12
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	22	17	$67.00	$28.20
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	20	14	$93.00	$38.74

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	156	59	$101.00	$68.12
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	148	95	$92.00	$68.35
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	97	38	$10.00	$1.79
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	71	53	$55.00	$40.67
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	58	57	$145.00	$98.49
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	56	56	$136.00	$100.16
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	48	31	$142.92	$57.40
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	41	36	$65.00	$26.65
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	28	18	$68.00	$28.52
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	27	20	$77.00	$31.15
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	22	$137.00	$97.75
73620 X-ray of foot, 2 views	23	14	$57.00	$23.75
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	18	12	$93.00	$37.43
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	17	17	$210.00	$154.80

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	122	77	$55.00	$40.07
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	115	40	$101.00	$68.99
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	94	75	$92.00	$67.93
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	74	74	$136.00	$99.30
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	66	28	$10.00	$1.82
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	58	55	$145.00	$99.74
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	44	31	$65.00	$26.12
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	39	23	$93.00	$37.11
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	39	16	$76.00	$31.65
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	37	15	$68.00	$28.25
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	27	22	$77.00	$32.02
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	25	20	$140.00	$56.44
99283 Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making	23	23	$93.00	$59.71

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2023-08-02

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License KY 49156

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

7100422690 (KY)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Caqh

13861634 (KY)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Corporation

300 S 8th St, Murray, KY 420712452

Phone: 2707615756

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

9 Associated Practitioners

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Orthopaedic Surgery

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Jennifer Hudgin , APRN

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1053660316

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Dr. Derek Morgan , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1205056215

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Katelyn Fletcher , PA

Physician Assistant

NPI 1225668528

Physician Assistant

Kristen Fridy , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1316384183

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Linda Smith

Physician Assistant - Medical

NPI 1417346172

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

7 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location July 03, 2021

Registered at 300 S 8TH ST STE 284W, MURRAY, KY 420712452 (Tel: 2707615756)

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NPI Profile Active August 19, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location August 19, 2016

Registered at 300 S 8TH ST, SUITE 284W, MURRAY, KY 420712400 (Tel: 2707621542)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 19, 2016

Registered at 300 S 8TH ST, SUITE 480W, MURRAY, KY 420712400 (Tel: 2707621792)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 19, 2016

Recorded as RICHARD BLALOCK, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 19, 2016

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #49156 in KY)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration September 02, 2012

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1881943140

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: September 02, 2012

Last Update: August 02, 2023

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

300 S 8th St, Suite 480w

Murray, KY 420712400

Phone: 2707621792

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