In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Tennessee, James Harrell Blanks, OD performed more SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for corneal pachymetry (corneal thickness test), ophthalmic ultrasound, and ultrasound corneal pachymetry that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

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By Volume:

comprehensive eye exam

In 2023, James Harrell Blanks, OD performed more comprehensive eye exam procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee.

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eye procedures

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In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Tennessee, James Harrell Blanks, OD performed more eye procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for eye tests, gonioscopy, lab tests, and tear osmolarity test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Harrell Blanks, OD treated as an optometrist in Tullahoma, TN during 2012 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by James Harrell Blanks, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	2454
ultrasound (sonogram)	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Harrell Blanks, OD treated as an optometrist in Tullahoma, TN during 2013 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by James Harrell Blanks, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	2530
ultrasound (sonogram)	26

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Harrell Blanks, OD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	367

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	600
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	349
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	36
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Harrell Blanks, OD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Harrell Blanks, OD treated as an optometrist in Tullahoma, TN during 2014 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by James Harrell Blanks, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	2752
ultrasound (sonogram)	30

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Harrell Blanks, OD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	367

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	583
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	337
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	43
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Harrell Blanks, OD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Harrell Blanks, OD treated as an optometrist in Tullahoma, TN during 2015 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by James Harrell Blanks, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	2513
ultrasound (sonogram)	23

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Harrell Blanks, OD.

**Gender**
Male	482
Female	716

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1128
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	626
From 75 to 84	396
85 and over	110
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Harrell Blanks, OD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Harrell Blanks, OD treated as an optometrist in Tullahoma, TN during 2016 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by James Harrell Blanks, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	388
eye procedures	2278
ultrasound (sonogram)	23

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Harrell Blanks, OD.

**Gender**
Male	245
Female	368

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	580
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	317
From 75 to 84	225
85 and over	46
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Harrell Blanks, OD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Harrell Blanks, OD treated as an optometrist in Tullahoma, TN during 2017 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by James Harrell Blanks, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	397
eye procedures	2220
lab tests	40
ultrasound (sonogram)	226

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Harrell Blanks, OD.

**Gender**
Male	228
Female	341

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	533
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	299
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	41
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Harrell Blanks, OD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Harrell Blanks, OD treated as an optometrist in Tullahoma, TN during 2018 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by James Harrell Blanks, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	674
eye procedures	2003
lab tests	80
ultrasound (sonogram)	109

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Harrell Blanks, OD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	321

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	502
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	274
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Harrell Blanks, OD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Harrell Blanks, OD treated as an optometrist in Tullahoma, TN during 2019 were eye procedures, lab tests and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by James Harrell Blanks, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	717
eye procedures	2101
lab tests	110
ultrasound (sonogram)	40

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Harrell Blanks, OD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	323

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	512
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	278
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	46
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Harrell Blanks, OD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Harrell Blanks, OD treated as an optometrist in Tullahoma, TN during 2020 were eye procedures, lab tests and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by James Harrell Blanks, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	585
eye procedures	1760
lab tests	96
ultrasound (sonogram)	32

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Harrell Blanks, OD.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	448
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	255
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Harrell Blanks, OD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Harrell Blanks, OD treated as an optometrist in Tullahoma, TN during 2021 were eye procedures, lab tests and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by James Harrell Blanks, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	738
eye procedures	2069
lab tests	118
ultrasound (sonogram)	28

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Harrell Blanks, OD.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	517
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	285
From 75 to 84	205
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Harrell Blanks, OD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Harrell Blanks, OD treated as an optometrist in Tullahoma, TN during 2022 were eye procedures, lab tests and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by James Harrell Blanks, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	771
eye procedures	2031
lab tests	121
ultrasound (sonogram)	27

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Harrell Blanks, OD.

**Gender**
Male	228
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	531
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	287
From 75 to 84	213
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Harrell Blanks, OD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	3
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by James Harrell Blanks, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that James Harrell Blanks, OD treated as an optometrist in Tullahoma, TN were eye procedures, lab tests and ultrasound (sonogram).

doctor visit	610
eye procedures	2246
lab tests	94
ultrasound (sonogram)	54

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Harrell Blanks, OD.

**Gender**
Female	340
Male	231

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	7
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	539
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	29
75 to 84	204
Less than 65	17
65 to 74	300

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Harrell Blanks, OD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that James Harrell Blanks, OD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	4
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Tennessee.

Licensed In: Tennessee

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by James Harrell Blanks, OD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Vision LLC	$272 TOTAL30 $70	DAILIES $69	Rocklatan $58	Precision 1 $38	Rhopressa $22	Other $15
Allergan Inc.	$149 RESTASIS $50	COMBIGAN $34	LUMIGAN $33	$33
Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$143 BIOTRUE ONE DAY $62	VYZULTA $34	BTOD $32	Infuse $15
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$116 Pazeo $116
BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS, INC.	$111 AmnioGraft $111
Other	$616 XIIDRA $162	TYRVAYA $93	Infuse $65	Rhopressa $43	LUMIGAN $36	Other $217

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,372
Education	$36

Biography

Dr. James Blanks practices optometry (primary eye care) in Tullahoma, TN. Dr. Blanks obtained a license to practice in Tennessee.

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