James H. Blackburn, MD
Specialist · Bellingham, WA
James H. Blackburn, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Bellingham, Washington, and NPI 1952306284, issued on Jun 14, 2005. Check the license (Washington MD00037344, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James H. Blackburn
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- MD00037344 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 Squalicum Pkwy Bldg 102, Bellingham, WA 98225
- Phone
- (360) 676-0972
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (360) 671-4423
- Medicaid ID
- 1107481 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111101000297); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2500 Squalicum Pkwy Bldg 102
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Timothy Whitney, MDSpecialist1013912351
Verify James H. Blackburn in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license MD00037344Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
128 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 95 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen88 claims
- Cephalexin11 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: $217.85
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Motiva USA, LLC. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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 one group practice
- Blackburn And Whitney MD PSBellingham, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James H. Blackburn among 2,609 specialist records in Washington
James H. Blackburn, MD is one of 2,609 specialist records with a practice address in Washington. 4% 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, 98% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 4% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 2% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 1990 among the 65 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 92% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
76 specialist records list a practice address in Bellingham
They are 76 of the 5,172 NPPES records with a practice address in Bellingham, and 2,609 specialist records in Washington.
All 2,609 in Washington → Every provider in Bellingham → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Baader, MDBellingham, WA 982251902979891
- Rochelle Burlingame, LMPBellingham, WA 982251336163302
- Hull Cook, M. D., P.S.Bellingham, WA 982251669440012
- Anne Griffith, LMTBellingham, WA 982251710915103
- Maureen Kelty, MD PCBellingham, WA 982251457336000
- James Lohse, MDBellingham, WA 982251619069077
- William Lombard, M.D.Bellingham, WA 982251245237536
- Mary Lotfi, M.D.Bellingham, WA 982251184682460
Common questions
What is James H. Blackburn, MD's NPI number?
James H. Blackburn, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952306284, issued on Jun 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James H. Blackburn, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 Squalicum Pkwy Bldg 102, Bellingham, WA, 98225. Phone: (360) 676-0972. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James H. Blackburn, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00037344, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James H. Blackburn, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James H. Blackburn, MD had 128 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.