Dr. Harry Blackstone, DO
What this data tells you about Dr. Blackstone
Dr. Harry Blackstone is a family medicine specialist in Zephyrhills, FL, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Blackstone performed 3,641 Medicare services across 1,768 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Blackstone received a total of $9,468 from 45 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 648 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Blackstone is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osteopathic Physician | 4393 | Clear | March 31, 2028 | — |
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,584 | $76 | $234 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 923 | $8 | $28 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 290 | $119 | $260 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 174 | $0 | $10 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 121 | $55 | $162 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 87 | $37 | $102 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 74 | $197 | $275 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 73 | $3 | $15 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 66 | $15 | $42 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 54 | $9 | $44 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 49 | $72 | $80 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 34 | $24 | $25 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 27 | $150 | $200 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 22 | $98 | $240 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 20 | $1 | $3 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 15 | $40 | $120 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 15 | $30 | $82 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 13 | $4 | $11 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for family medicine in FL.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Blackstone is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 5% of FL peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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