NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Erika Susan Blank, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Charleston, SC

Erika Susan Blank, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1659361756, issued on Oct 28, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 51966, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1659361756
Name
Erika Susan Blank
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
51966 SC
15617 NH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
30 Bee Street, Charleston, SC 29403
Phone
(843) 792-6500
Enumerated
Oct 28, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
3076240 NH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181210001252); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 1996
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 30 Bee Street

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

  1. Jameela Goudarzi, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1851840235

Verify Erika Susan Blank in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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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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18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,596 Medicare Part D claims for 400 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 37 claims were for opioids.

  1. Erika Blank2,596
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium193 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate171 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium169 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium108 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium105 claims
  6. Lisinopril81 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. Carolina Family Care IncCharleston, SC

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

Erika Susan Blank among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina

Erika Susan Blank, MD is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 46% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

427 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Charleston

They are 427 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Laurence Blumenthal, M.D.Charleston, SC 294031407947823
  2. Patrick Brown, MDCharleston, SC 294031114542495
  3. Charles Effiong, MDCharleston, SC 294031487604757
  4. Howard Evert, MDCharleston, SC 294031871567768
  5. Arica Gregory, MDCharleston, SC 294031578256962
  6. Maryellen Kyle, MDCharleston, SC 294031184680928
  7. General Little, M.D.Charleston, SC 294031588870075
  8. Ojo Oladimeji, MDCharleston, SC 294031427065291

Common questions

What is Erika Susan Blank, MD's NPI number?

Erika Susan Blank, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659361756, issued on Oct 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Erika Susan Blank, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30 Bee Street, Charleston, SC, 29403. Phone: (843) 792-6500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Erika Susan Blank, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 51966, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Erika Susan Blank, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Erika Susan Blank, MD had 2,596 Medicare Part D claims for 400 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.