NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jorge Blanco, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL

Jorge Blanco, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1679981120, issued on Jul 29, 2014. Check the license (Alabama L.3994, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679981120
Name
Jorge Blanco
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
L.3994 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2152 Old Springville RD, Birmingham, AL 35215
Phone
(205) 838-6000
Enumerated
Jul 29, 2014
Record last updated
Jul 29, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(205) 838-6078
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200520003615); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2014
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2152 Old Springville RD

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

  1. Renee Dehart, PHARM.D.Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist1811038599
  2. Chelsey DeloneyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1033812821
  3. Mark DemayoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558158436
  4. Katelyn Hardeman, DOFamily Medicine Physician1679197149
  5. Stephen Higgins, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1740412063
  6. Nathan Shepard, MDFamily Medicine Physician1972778892

Verify Jorge Blanco in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama 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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

171 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. Jorge Blanco171
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt21 claims
  2. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim16 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate13 claims
  4. Famotidine13 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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): 48.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score45.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Greenwood Leflore HospitalGreenwood, MS · Acute Care Hospitals1 of 5 stars
  2. RH Emergency Medicine OF Highland Community LLCPicayune, MS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Jorge Blanco among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama

Jorge Blanco, MD is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

181 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham

They are 181 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Arnold, DOCenter Point, AL 352151871607119
  2. English Gonzalez, MDBirmingham, AL 352151457368961
  3. Stephen Higgins, D.O.Birmingham, AL 352151740412063
  4. Rebecca Huey, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352151386776359
  5. Duane King, MDBirmingham, AL 352151679522114
  6. Bob Pike, MDBirmingham, AL 352151295702678
  7. Michael Powell, MDBirmingham, AL 352151750358818
  8. Deborah Roman, MDBirmingham, AL 352151447227046

Common questions

What is Jorge Blanco, MD's NPI number?

Jorge Blanco, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679981120, issued on Jul 29, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jorge Blanco, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2152 Old Springville RD, Birmingham, AL, 35215. Phone: (205) 838-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jorge Blanco, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number L.3994, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Jorge Blanco, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jorge Blanco, MD had 171 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jorge Blanco, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 48.2 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.