NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Blackwood

Emergency Medicine Physician · Manchester, NH

Benjamin Blackwood is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Manchester, New Hampshire, and NPI 1437562444, issued on Jun 6, 2014. Check the license (New Hampshire 38994, as entered in NPPES) on the New Hampshire Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437562444
Name
Benjamin Blackwood
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
38994 NH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Elliot Way, Manchester, NH 03103
Phone
(603) 663-2844
Enumerated
Jun 6, 2014
Record last updated
Jul 15, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200226001589); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2014
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1 Elliot Way

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Bryan AjaCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1194184580
  2. Bridget Alcorn, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1457300352
  3. Jaime Altabet, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1760820609
  4. Nicholas AngeloneFamily Nurse Practitioner1124850680
  5. David Arend, MDAnesthesiology Physician1639133119
  6. Paul Arnstein, ARNPNurse Practitioner1184686131

Verify Benjamin Blackwood in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Hampshire Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

244 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 37 claims were for opioids.

  1. Benjamin Blackwood244
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone25 claims
  2. Cephalexin23 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt21 claims
  4. Doxycycline Hyclate18 claims
  5. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen18 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score93.7
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Emergency Physicians OF TidewaterSuffolk, VA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Benjamin Blackwood among 351 emergency medicine physician records in New Hampshire

Benjamin Blackwood is one of 351 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New Hampshire. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 72% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2011 among the 205 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a New Hampshire practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

52 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Manchester

They are 52 of the 4,401 NPPES records with a practice address in Manchester, and 351 emergency medicine physician records in New Hampshire.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Baxter, MDManchester, NH 031031225070683
  2. Jarrett Burns, DOManchester, NH 031031659420404
  3. Thomas Daprix, MDManchester, NH 031031790720787
  4. Nicola Dirito-Herbert, DOManchester, NH 031031942266523
  5. Nathan Elder, MDManchester, NH 031031992740989
  6. Thomas Heffernan, MDManchester, NH 031031902840085
  7. James High, MDManchester, NH 031031518909845
  8. Richard King, MDManchester, NH 031031760427751

Common questions

What is Benjamin Blackwood's NPI number?

Benjamin Blackwood's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437562444, issued on Jun 6, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Blackwood located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Elliot Way, Manchester, NH, 03103. Phone: (603) 663-2844. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Blackwood's license?

NPPES lists New Hampshire license number 38994, as entered by the provider. Search the New Hampshire Board of Medicine at https://www.oplc.nh.gov/board-medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Benjamin Blackwood prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin Blackwood had 244 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Benjamin Blackwood's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.