Jim Blechman, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Jim Blechman, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1578639191, issued on Nov 27, 2006. Check the license (California A29411, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jim Blechman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A29411 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1137 2ND Street #110, Santa Monica, CA 90403
- Phone
- (310) 458-2922
- Enumerated
- Nov 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jim Blechman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A29411Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
38 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Jim Blechman among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Jim Blechman, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 58% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
192 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Monica
They are 192 of the 5,151 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Monica, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Jim Blechman, MD's NPI number?
Jim Blechman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578639191, issued on Nov 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jim Blechman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1137 2ND Street #110, Santa Monica, CA, 90403. Phone: (310) 458-2922. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jim Blechman, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A29411, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jim Blechman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jim Blechman, MD had 38 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.