NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ellen Ambas Blando, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Ramona, CA

Ellen Ambas Blando, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ramona, California, and NPI 1396711644, issued on Feb 27, 2006. Check the license (California A65631, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1396711644
Name
Ellen Ambas Blando
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A65631 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1236 Main St, Ramona, CA 92065
Phone
(760) 789-5160
Enumerated
Feb 27, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 10, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070504000472); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1236 Main St

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

  1. Janine Kasch, DOFamily Medicine Physician1871569087
  2. Christine Lind, MDFamily Medicine Physician1255307484
  3. Gordon Luan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1548236771
  4. Robert Zgliniec, MDInternal Medicine Physician1063488161

Verify Ellen Ambas Blando in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,076 Medicare Part D claims for 419 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 153 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ellen Blando4,076
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate200 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium177 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium176 claims
  4. Lisinopril171 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium149 claims
  6. Hydrochlorothiazide131 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. Arch Health Partners IncPoway, CA

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

Ellen Ambas Blando among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Ellen Ambas Blando, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 58% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

13 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ramona

They are 13 of the 218 NPPES records with a practice address in Ramona, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Frederic Arsham, M.D.Ramona, CA 920651982617551
  2. David Dassoff, M.D.Ramona, CA 920651063547420
  3. Susan Farrish, MDRamona, CA 920651588649602
  4. Carol Grace, MDRamona, CA 920651649234139
  5. Paul Han, M.D.Ramona, CA 920651265790901
  6. Charles Hardison, MDRamona, CA 920651538475793
  7. Janine Kasch, DORamona, CA 920651871569087
  8. Christine Lind, MDRamona, CA 920651255307484

Common questions

What is Ellen Ambas Blando, MD's NPI number?

Ellen Ambas Blando, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396711644, issued on Feb 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ellen Ambas Blando, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1236 Main St, Ramona, CA, 92065. Phone: (760) 789-5160. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ellen Ambas Blando, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A65631, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ellen Ambas Blando, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ellen Ambas Blando, MD had 4,076 Medicare Part D claims for 419 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.