Dr. Darnell E. Blackmon , MD
Orthopaedic Surgery • Tulsa, OK
8660 E 103rd St
Tulsa, OK 741336982
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Dr. Darnell Blackmon is listed in NPPES under Orthopaedic Surgery.
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NPI assigned on March 31, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,749 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- Q4294 — Amnio quad-core, per square centimeter: 1,294 service units.
- 15271 — Application of skin substitute graft to wound of trunk, arms, or legs, 25.0 sq cm or less of wound 100.0 sq cm or less: 204 service units.
- 11042 — Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less: 158 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 6 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 491 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2022. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2022:
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen) — 104 prescription fills, including refills.
- Cephalexin — 95 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ondansetron Hcl — 85 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2022. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 9 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Tulsa, OK (2024, 28 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,814. Middle half: 846 to 3,249.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Oklahoma (2024, 165 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,360. Middle half: 769 to 3,169.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 1,185 in 2020 to 1,749 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
8660 E 103rd St
Tulsa, OK 741336982
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine
1996
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
33 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $2,886,592 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $2,299,313 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
491 standardized 30-day fills in 2022
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$4,854 in 2022
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2022, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2022.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $122.18 in 2024
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024.
Years since graduation
30 years (graduated 1996)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1996 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Blackmon has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Blackmon as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Tulsa and Oklahoma
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Tulsa, OK (2024, 28 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,814. Middle half: 846 to 3,249.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Oklahoma (2024, 165 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,360. Middle half: 769 to 3,169.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Tulsa, OK (2024, 28 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $118,439. Middle half: $74,213 to $261,812.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Oklahoma (2024, 165 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $97,643. Middle half: $60,464 to $173,125.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Tulsa, OK (2024, 28 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $92,201. Middle half: $56,120 to $198,676.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Oklahoma (2024, 165 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $74,047. Middle half: $43,533 to $133,955.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Blackmon are from 2022.
48 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Tulsa, OK (302 in Oklahoma).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Tulsa
4.2% of these 48 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
60.4% of these 48 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 48% from 1,185 in 2020 to 1,749 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,185
- 2021: 1,400
- 2022: 592
- 2023: 698
- 2024: 1,749
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 5488% from $51,653 in 2020 to $2,886,592 in 2024.
- 2020: $51,653
- 2021: $62,501
- 2022: $33,619
- 2023: $63,087
- 2024: $2,886,592
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 6026% from $37,531 in 2020 to $2,299,313 in 2024.
- 2020: $37,531
- 2021: $46,764
- 2022: $24,270
- 2023: $49,693
- 2024: $2,299,313
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 12% from 561 in 2018 to 491 in 2022.
- 2018: 561
- 2019: 443
- 2020: 267
- 2021: 475
- 2022: 491
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 14% from 572 in 2018 to 491 in 2022.
- 2018: 572
- 2019: 459
- 2020: 271
- 2021: 479
- 2022: 491
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 20% from $6,097 in 2018 to $4,854 in 2022.
- 2018: $6,097
- 2019: $4,311
- 2020: $3,273
- 2021: $4,432
- 2022: $4,854
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $664.80 in 2020 to $122.18 in 2024.
- 2020: $664.80
- 2021: $1,126.21
- 2022: $1,410.87
- 2023: $388.25
- 2024: $122.18
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2022), CMS Open Payments (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2024 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $122.18.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ALLEVYN LIFE L 15.4X15.4 CTN10 | General | $122.18 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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Q4294
Amnio quad-core, per square centimeter
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1,294 | 11 | $2224.67 | $2189.07 |
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15271
Application of skin substitute graft to wound of trunk, arms, or legs, 25.0 sq cm or less of wound 100.0 sq cm or less
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204 | 18 | $156.80 | $137.31 |
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11042
Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less
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158 | 24 | $123.91 | $104.04 |
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97597
Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less
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60 | 19 | $99.58 | $88.90 |
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99344
Residence visit for new patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 60 minutes
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17 | 17 | $210.54 | $132.78 |
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99349
Residence visit for established patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes
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16 | 13 | $144.80 | $118.43 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2022.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 104 | 728 | $1,009.35 | 65 |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 95 | 329 | $567.67 | 79 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 85 | 824 | $1,112.12 | 74 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 49 | 294 | $430.97 | 45 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 49 | 971 | $523.53 | 39 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 41 | 285 | $373.11 | 31 |
| Naproxen | Naproxen | 24 | 720 | $262.94 | 18 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 22 | 154 | $95.13 | 20 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | Clindamycin Hcl | 22 | 248 | $479.20 | 15 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2022; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2024-03-18NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
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.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207P00000X
An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20100730000739
OK
9436229739
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Emergency Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: OK BB7225988)
Registered at 8660 E 103RD ST, TULSA, OK 741336982 (Tel: 9188300059)
Registered at 8660 E 103RD ST, TULSA, OK 741336982 (Tel: 9189706194)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1809 E 13TH ST, SUITE 100, TULSA, OK 741044419 (Tel: 9185826800)
Registered at 1809 E 13TH ST, SUITE 100, TULSA, OK 741044419 (Tel: 9185826800)
Recorded as DARNELL BLACKMON, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: OK 22856)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists in Tulsa
- Dr. Rodney Plaster, MD
- Dr. Scott Rahhal, MD
- Dr. Randall Hendricks, MD
- Dr. Yogesh Mittal, MD
- Dr. Scott Plaster, MD
- Dr. Richard Drake, DO
Mailing Address
8660 E 103rd St
Tulsa, OK 741336982
Phone: 9189706194