Edward Joseph Blanchard
Infectious Disease Physician · West Reading, PA
Edward Joseph Blanchard is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in West Reading, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1770767055, issued on Dec 22, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD436562, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward Joseph Blanchard
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- MD436562 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 S 7TH Ave, West Reading, PA 19611
- Phone
- (610) 988-4630
- Enumerated
- Dec 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 27, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 102303397 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090706000153); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward Joseph Blanchard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD436562Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
353 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy38 claims
- Cefazolin Sodium37 claims
- Ceftriaxone30 claims
- Ethambutol Hcl23 claims
- Triumeq22 claims
- Azithromycin18 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $21.96
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Melinta Therapeutics, LLC. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Reading HospitalWest Reading, PA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Edward Joseph Blanchard among 545 infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Edward Joseph Blanchard is one of 545 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2005 among the 381 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 545 infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 545 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in West Reading → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Chinwe Anekwe, M.D.West Reading, PA 196111023676020
- Kenneth Debenedictis, MDWest Reading, PA 196111073737409
- Robert Jones, D.O.West Reading, PA 196111821056854
- Eunjung Kim, M.D.West Reading, PA 196111689923427
- Kathleen McElwee, M.D.West Reading, PA 196111427204940
- Robert Pease, M.D.West Reading, PA 196111790198596
- Debra Powell, M.D.West Reading, PA 196111649483272
- Anita Varghese, M.D.West Reading, PA 196111194152710
Common questions
What is Edward Joseph Blanchard's NPI number?
Edward Joseph Blanchard's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770767055, issued on Dec 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward Joseph Blanchard located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 S 7TH Ave, West Reading, PA, 19611. Phone: (610) 988-4630. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward Joseph Blanchard's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD436562, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Edward Joseph Blanchard prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Joseph Blanchard had 353 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edward Joseph Blanchard's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.