Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Harold Blanks, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Greenville, SC

Harold Blanks, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Greenville, South Carolina, and NPI 1588640577, issued on Dec 21, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 26589, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1588640577
Name
Harold Blanks
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
26589 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1005 Grove RD, Greenville, SC 29605
Phone
(864) 455-6900
Enumerated
Dec 21, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1005 Grove RD

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

  1. Michael Armstrong, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1538518238
  2. Christopher Asuzu, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1083110852
  3. Adam Barnett, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1770901068
  4. George Black, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1922427780
  5. Kemper Brand, PAPhysician Assistant1699195735
  6. Andrea Bryan, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1861579518

Verify Harold Blanks 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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2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

8,665 Medicare Part D claims for 977 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,149 among the 19,556 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Harold Blanks8,665
  2. Specialty average3,149

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium784 claims
  2. Ezetimibe594 claims
  3. Eliquis573 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate569 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate522 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium449 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,814.77

99 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,209 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,923.81 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Harold Blanks$1,814.77
  2. Specialty average$4,923.81

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Prisma Health University Medical GroupGreenville, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 330 cardiovascular disease physician records in South Carolina.

Other cardiovascular disease physician records in South Carolina

  1. Haytham Aboushi, MDConway, SC1831652718
  2. Nitesh Ainani, M.DPawleys Island, SC1952718074
  3. Carlos Albrecht, M.D.Lancaster, SC1558378091
  4. Mitchell Alderson, M.D.Camden, SC1942204912
  5. Milton Alexander, MDColumbia, SC1144229725
  6. Zahid Ali, MDEasley, SC1437110673
  7. Timothy Alikakos, M.D.Hilton Head Island, SC1427043223
  8. Nathan Almeida, MDFlorence, SC1669697389
  9. Rene Alvarez, M.D.Bluffton, SC1568441129
  10. James Ampadu, M.D.Columbia, SC1689916157

Common questions

What is Harold Blanks, MD's NPI number?

Harold Blanks, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588640577, issued on Dec 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Harold Blanks, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1005 Grove RD, Greenville, SC, 29605. Phone: (864) 455-6900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Harold Blanks, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 26589, 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 Harold Blanks, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Harold Blanks, MD had 8,665 Medicare Part D claims for 977 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,149. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.