NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Blake E. Barraza, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Laredo, TX

Blake E. Barraza, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Laredo, Texas, and NPI 1578120895, issued on May 22, 2019. Check the license (Texas T6517, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578120895
Name
Blake E. Barraza
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
T6517 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6801 Mcpherson RD Ste 217, Laredo, TX 78041
Phone
(956) 625-2030
Enumerated
May 22, 2019
Record last updated
Aug 9, 2022
Fax
(956) 252-2648
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220822000610); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Verify Blake E. Barraza in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

808 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Blake Barraza808
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium92 claims
  2. Ozempic42 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium38 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl22 claims
  5. Omeprazole22 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium22 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $320.86

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Blake Barraza$320.86
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. United Medical CentersEagle Pass, TX

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

Blake E. Barraza among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Blake E. Barraza, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

70 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Laredo

They are 70 of the 2,290 NPPES records with a practice address in Laredo, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Bang, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411467442848
  2. Luis Benavides, MDLaredo, TX 780411780656686
  3. Maurice Click, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411396791331
  4. Rene Compean, MDLaredo, TX 780411114942885
  5. Horacio Diaz, MDLaredo, TX 780411912999699
  6. Gustavo Garcia Ramos, MDLaredo, TX 780411609971423
  7. David Garza, D.O.Laredo, TX 780411073559324
  8. Beatriz Garza De Caldera, MDLaredo, TX 780411508850835

Common questions

What is Blake E. Barraza, MD's NPI number?

Blake E. Barraza, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578120895, issued on May 22, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Blake E. Barraza, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6801 Mcpherson RD Ste 217, Laredo, TX, 78041. Phone: (956) 625-2030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Blake E. Barraza, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number T6517, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Blake E. Barraza, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Blake E. Barraza, MD had 808 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.