Merilda Onyfel Blanco-Guzman, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Louisville, KY
Merilda Onyfel Blanco-Guzman, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1962684993, issued on Nov 30, 2007. Check the license (Kentucky 52980, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merilda Onyfel Blanco-Guzman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- 52980 KY
2014012979 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 234 E Gray St Ste 768, Louisville, KY 40202
- Phone
- (502) 394-6470
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 12, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (502) 394-6477
- Medicaid ID
- ENROLLED IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191219002015); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 234 E Gray St Ste 768
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ruth Carrico, RN, MSN, PHDFamily Nurse Practitioner1447629639
- Allen Griffin, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1659413136
- Lindsay Jackson, PHARMDAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1295576742
- Kenechukwu Obiokoye, MDInfectious Disease Physician1417204546
Verify Merilda Onyfel Blanco-Guzman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 52980Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
113 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Ceftriaxone36 claims
- Daptomycin22 claims
- Vancomycin Hcl18 claims
- Cefazolin Sodium14 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): 100 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $116.25
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Community Medical Associates IncLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Merilda Onyfel Blanco-Guzman among 111 infectious disease physician records in Kentucky
Merilda Onyfel Blanco-Guzman, MD is one of 111 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 81 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 111 infectious disease physician records in Kentucky.
All 111 in Kentucky → Every provider in Louisville → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kamran Akhtar, MDLouisville, KY 402021669486346
- Forest Arnold, DOLouisville, KY 402021134119472
- Mark Burns, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021184731325
- Rose Devasia, MD,MPHLouisville, KY 402021992852859
- Allen Griffin, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021659413136
- Syed Husnain, MDLouisville, KY 402021164641874
- Rama Kapoor, M.DLouisville, KY 402021588610034
- Tariq Mehmood, MDLouisville, KY 402021134239619
Common questions
What is Merilda Onyfel Blanco-Guzman, MD's NPI number?
Merilda Onyfel Blanco-Guzman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962684993, issued on Nov 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merilda Onyfel Blanco-Guzman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 234 E Gray St Ste 768, Louisville, KY, 40202. Phone: (502) 394-6470. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merilda Onyfel Blanco-Guzman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 52980, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Merilda Onyfel Blanco-Guzman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Merilda Onyfel Blanco-Guzman, MD had 113 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Merilda Onyfel Blanco-Guzman, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.