Esther Lavenia Blanks-Sheard, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Harrisburg, NC
Esther Lavenia Blanks-Sheard, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Harrisburg, North Carolina, and NPI 1639397680, issued on Apr 23, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2006-01813, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Esther Lavenia Blanks-Sheard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2006-01813 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5427 NC Highway 49 S, Harrisburg, NC 28075
- Phone
- (704) 454-7360
- Enumerated
- Apr 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070822001410); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5427 NC Highway 49 S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Esther Lavenia Blanks-Sheard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2006-01813Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
8,848 Medicare Part D claims for 502 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. 223 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate407 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium301 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium274 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium272 claims
- Montelukast Sodium212 claims
- Omeprazole208 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): 100 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: $403.39
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Carolina Physical Therapy Associates LLCHarrisburg, NC
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncHarrisburg, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
3 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Harrisburg
They are 3 of the 235 NPPES records with a practice address in Harrisburg, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 3 in Harrisburg → All 4,056 in North Carolina → Every provider in Harrisburg →
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Common questions
What is Esther Lavenia Blanks-Sheard, MD's NPI number?
Esther Lavenia Blanks-Sheard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639397680, issued on Apr 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Esther Lavenia Blanks-Sheard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5427 NC Highway 49 S, Harrisburg, NC, 28075. Phone: (704) 454-7360. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Esther Lavenia Blanks-Sheard, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2006-01813, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Esther Lavenia Blanks-Sheard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Esther Lavenia Blanks-Sheard, MD had 8,848 Medicare Part D claims for 502 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Esther Lavenia Blanks-Sheard, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.