NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James F. Blechl, MD

Family Medicine Physician · South Bend, IN

James F. Blechl, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in South Bend, Indiana, and NPI 1982694568, issued on Oct 25, 2005. Check the license (Indiana 01033920A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982694568
Name
James F. Blechl
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
01033920A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4440 North Portage, South Bend, IN 46628
Phone
(574) 204-6200
Enumerated
Oct 25, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 2, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(574) 288-1426
Medicaid ID
100090110 IN
Entity
Type 1 · individual
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Verify James F. Blechl in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
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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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James F. Blechl among 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana

James F. Blechl, MD is one of 3,506 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 81% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2016 · 48% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

145 family medicine physician records list a practice address in South Bend

They are 145 of the 3,178 NPPES records with a practice address in South Bend, and 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Bertoncini, MDSouth Bend, IN 466281336166941
  2. Melinda Dy, D.O.South Bend, IN 466281508870312
  3. Curtis Gongwer, MDSouth Bend, IN 466281043200629
  4. Cameron Gongwer, MDSouth Bend, IN 466281710904321
  5. Christopher Hall, M.D.South Bend, IN 466281750379871
  6. Michael Helms, M.D.South Bend, IN 466281437191665
  7. Vincent Henderson, M.D.South Bend, IN 466281275521452
  8. Stephen Kennedy, D.O.South Bend, IN 466281700885498

Common questions

What is James F. Blechl, MD's NPI number?

James F. Blechl, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982694568, issued on Oct 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James F. Blechl, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4440 North Portage, South Bend, IN, 46628. Phone: (574) 204-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James F. Blechl, MD's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 01033920A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.