Blake Thomas Blancher, MD
Medical Oncology Physician · Covington, LA
Blake Thomas Blancher, MD is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1871099408, issued on Apr 3, 2018. Check the license (Louisiana 433758, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Blake Thomas Blancher
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- 433758 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1203 S Tyler St Ste 100, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 875-2234
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240830001372); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 2018
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest medical oncology physician records → All 21 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1203 S Tyler St Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Meredith Bechac, MS, RDN, LDNRegistered Dietitian1417573833
- Sydney Fussell, PAMedical Physician Assistant1477925196
Verify Blake Thomas Blancher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 433758Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical oncology physician in 2024
146 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Abiraterone Acetate15 claims
- Ondansetron Odt14 claims
- Prednisone11 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: $698.68
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Mary Bird Perkins Cancer CenterSlidell, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Blake Thomas Blancher among 21 medical oncology physician records in Louisiana
Blake Thomas Blancher, MD is one of 21 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 95% of these records are older, 0% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2006 among the 15 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Oncology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 21 medical oncology physician records in Louisiana.
All 21 in Louisiana → Every provider in Covington → Medical Oncology Physician nationwide →
The 8 medical oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Agustin Garcia Caballero Monge, M.D.Independence, LA 704431942258116
- Charles Schloss, MDMandeville, LA 704481942241161
- Elizabeth LejeuneLafayette, LA 705031912351370
- Joseph Brierre, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081316918394
- Hemendra Mhadgut, MDNew Iberia, LA 705601740662758
- Elpidia Balbastro, M.D.Opelousas, LA 705701386614345
- Laura Finn, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211770774549
- Daniel Johnson, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211841565173
Common questions
What is Blake Thomas Blancher, MD's NPI number?
Blake Thomas Blancher, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871099408, issued on Apr 3, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Blake Thomas Blancher, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1203 S Tyler St Ste 100, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 875-2234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Blake Thomas Blancher, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 433758, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Blake Thomas Blancher, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Blake Thomas Blancher, MD had 146 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. 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.