NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Thomas Blanford, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Princeton, IL

Christopher Thomas Blanford, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Princeton, Illinois, and NPI 1306286950, issued on Jun 27, 2013. Check the license (Illinois 036139239, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; 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
1306286950
Name
Christopher Thomas Blanford
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
036139239 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
535 Park Ave E, Princeton, IL 61356
Phone
(815) 875-4531
Enumerated
Jun 27, 2013
Record last updated
Oct 13, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(815) 876-2118
Medicaid ID
036139239 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161017000523); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 535 Park Ave E

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

  1. Manuel Ascano, MDFamily Medicine Physician1598712218
  2. Carol Debruhl, APN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1366795049
  3. Anna Freeman, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1447437702
  4. Venkata Jampala, MDPsychiatry Physician1235138579
  5. Robert Mestan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1659312924
  6. Karen Nenne, APN/FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1760733992

Verify Christopher Thomas Blanford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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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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4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

15,092 Medicare Part D claims for 819 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 530 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Blanford15,092
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium959 claims
  2. Lisinopril701 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium624 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate547 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide452 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate426 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Osf Healthcare SystemPrinceton, IL

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

Christopher Thomas Blanford among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois

Christopher Thomas Blanford, M.D. is one of 6,215 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 3,714 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 54% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Princeton

They are 7 of the 126 NPPES records with a practice address in Princeton, and 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Manuel Ascano, MDPrinceton, IL 613561598712218
  2. Rick Cernovich, MDPrinceton, IL 613561508824723
  3. Gregg Davis, MDPrinceton, IL 613561306887674
  4. Arnold Faber, MDPrinceton, IL 613561295776565
  5. Robert Mestan, MDPrinceton, IL 613561659312924
  6. Robin Rose, APRN, FNP-BCPrinceton, IL 613561740903012
  7. Alejandro Bernal, MDPeru, IL 613541346253630
  8. John Curtin, DOPeru, IL 613541346393428

Common questions

What is Christopher Thomas Blanford, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christopher Thomas Blanford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306286950, issued on Jun 27, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Thomas Blanford, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 535 Park Ave E, Princeton, IL, 61356. Phone: (815) 875-4531. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Thomas Blanford, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036139239, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher Thomas Blanford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Thomas Blanford, M.D. had 15,092 Medicare Part D claims for 819 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.