NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Douglas L. Blecker, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Cranston, RI

Douglas L. Blecker, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Cranston, Rhode Island, and NPI 1538106240, issued on Jun 1, 2006. Check the license (Rhode Island MD11204, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; 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
1538106240
Name
Douglas L. Blecker
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD11204 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
75 Sockanosset Cross RD Ste 100, Cranston, RI 02920
Phone
(401) 736-4500
Enumerated
Jun 1, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 30, 2025
Fax
(401) 459-0231
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040615000446); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1999
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 75 Sockanosset Cross RD Ste 100

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

  1. Elena Burns, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1720757354
  2. Jessica Pineda, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1831416312
  3. Kathleen Ricci, PAPhysician Assistant1093121642
  4. Brendan Scanlon, PAPhysician Assistant1437862034
  5. Nishay Tariq, MDGeriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1720644909

Verify Douglas L. Blecker in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
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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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2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

6,457 Medicare Part D claims for 371 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 194 claims were for opioids.

  1. Douglas Blecker6,457
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate446 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium332 claims
  3. Omeprazole327 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium233 claims
  5. Lisinopril228 claims
  6. Pravastatin Sodium219 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. Affinity Physicians LLC.Warwick, RI

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

Douglas L. Blecker among 1,033 internal medicine physician records in Rhode Island

Douglas L. Blecker, MD is one of 1,033 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 80% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 590 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

38 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Cranston

They are 38 of the 1,348 NPPES records with a practice address in Cranston, and 1,033 internal medicine physician records in Rhode Island.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gregory Allen, D.O.Cranston, RI 029201043217250
  2. Stephen Beaupre, MDCranston, RI 029201619994217
  3. Joseph Campbell, MDCranston, RI 029201891780573
  4. James Cardi, M.D.Cranston, RI 029201104890292
  5. Yul Ejnes, MDCranston, RI 029201679568802
  6. Hao Huang, M.D.Cranston, RI 029201902826316
  7. Wilhelmina Japlit, N MDCranston, RI 029201679681431
  8. Antioan Kardous, MDCranston, RI 029201538142252

Common questions

What is Douglas L. Blecker, MD's NPI number?

Douglas L. Blecker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538106240, issued on Jun 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Douglas L. Blecker, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 75 Sockanosset Cross RD Ste 100, Cranston, RI, 02920. Phone: (401) 736-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Douglas L. Blecker, MD's license?

NPPES lists Rhode Island license number MD11204, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Douglas L. Blecker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Douglas L. Blecker, MD had 6,457 Medicare Part D claims for 371 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.