NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David E. Blanchard, DO

General Practice Physician · Corpus Christi, TX

David E. Blanchard, DO is a general practice physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1780657791, issued on Feb 9, 2006. Check the license (Texas J3743, 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
1780657791
Name
David E. Blanchard
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
J3743 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2802 S Staples St Ste D, Corpus Christi, TX 78404
Phone
(361) 257-1909
Enumerated
Feb 9, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 12, 2024
Fax
(361) 371-8376
Medicaid IDs
1780657791 WY
123163400 WY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041108000223); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Midwestern University, Chicago College Of Osteopathic Med, 1978
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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  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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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024

31 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. David Blanchard31
  2. Specialty average3,030

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: $11.96

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Biocomposites Inc. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Blanchard$11.96
  2. Specialty average$1,273.40

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. Nurse Practitioners Unlimited Healthcare Services, PLLCCorpus Christi, TX

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

David E. Blanchard among 1,062 general practice physician records in Texas

David E. Blanchard, DO is one of 1,062 general practice physician records with a practice address in Texas. 44% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 75% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 44% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
  • Graduated1978 · median 2000 among the 222 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

General Practice Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,062 general practice physician records in Texas.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Adel Shaker, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041285892364
  2. John Nally, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784091730436221
  3. Luis Fuentes, D.O.Corpus Christi, TX 784111487030417
  4. Sean Hopper, D.O.Corpus Christi, TX 784121467793034
  5. Michael Lowry, DOCorpus Christi, TX 784131306073267
  6. Clark Stearns, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784131407166614
  7. Judith Piner, D.O.Corpus Christi, TX 784151659410348
  8. Rafael Garcia, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784171336160852

Common questions

What is David E. Blanchard, DO's NPI number?

David E. Blanchard, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780657791, issued on Feb 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David E. Blanchard, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2802 S Staples St Ste D, Corpus Christi, TX, 78404. Phone: (361) 257-1909. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David E. Blanchard, DO's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J3743, 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 David E. Blanchard, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David E. Blanchard, DO had 31 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.