What is Richard Blankenbaker's specialty?

Richard Blankenbaker (NPI 1639273253) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Interventional Cardiology in Farmington, NM.

Where does Richard Blankenbaker practice?

Richard Blankenbaker practices in Farmington, NM, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1639273253.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Blankenbaker?

Richard Blankenbaker (NPI 1639273253) received approximately $50K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 327 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1639273253

Richard BlankenbakerMD

Interventional CardiologyFarmington, NMI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

506

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

641

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$35K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 19 Interventional Cardiology providers in NM — bottom quintile (cohort median 1,946).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

318

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$63K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

15.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Rosuvastatin Calcium58 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium50 claims

Metoprolol Succinate40 claims

Apixaban34 claims

Amlodipine Besylate32 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

91.0

Quality

79.7

Cost

78.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.67%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Travel and Lodging$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

Travel and Lodging$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Blankenbaker's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 6 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Dipti Itchhaporia Cardiology · Newport Beach, CA	64	147
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	34	77
William Vandalsem Diagnostic Radiology · Newport Beach, CA	17	46
Richard Harano Internal Medicine · Newport Beach, CA	15	63
Karence Chan Diagnostic Radiology · Newport Beach, CA	12	36
Winston Whitney Diagnostic Radiology · Newport Beach, CA	11	24

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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