Richard Blankenbaker MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1639273253 is registered to Richard Blankenbaker MD, a Interventional Cardiology practising at 407 S Schwartz Ave Ste 202 in Farmington, New Mexico. Interventional Cardiology is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Richard Blankenbaker MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2006.
Beyond the registryWhat this record adds.
This record carries 1 secondary identifier beyond the base NPI: Medicaid and other payer cross-references used by billers and credentialers, which the standard CMS NPPES lookup does not surface. It is enrolled in Medicare, linking to 4 PECOS enrollment records (each with a public Medicare Enrollment ID) sourced from CMS, which the NPPES registry does not list. Within the directory it is one of 27 Interventional Cardiology providers on file in New Mexico.
Source: CMS NPPES and PECOS public files. snapshot, refreshed monthly.
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Secondary identifiers
Additional identifiers this provider has registered with NPPES. Used by medical billers, credentialers, and insurance verifiers to cross-reference claims and enrollments.
Medicaid
Source: NPPES public registry.
Medicare enrollment
This provider holds 4 Medicare enrollments on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20061219000569Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)CA
- I20070927000802Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)FL
- I20240112000704Interventional CardiologyNM
- I20250723003031Interventional CardiologyMT
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Richard Blankenbaker MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Richard Blankenbaker MD directly at (505) 609-6770.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1639273253 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Interventional Cardiology is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (505) 609-6770.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Richard Blankenbaker MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.
As of the latest monthly CMS NPPES snapshot, 27 Interventional Cardiology providers are registered in New Mexico, and Richard Blankenbaker MD is one of them. The figure refreshes each month from the federal source.