Michael Blankinship
Dermatology Physician · Fargo, ND
Michael Blankinship is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Fargo, North Dakota, and NPI 1780826867, issued on Apr 3, 2009. Check the license (North Dakota 12697, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Blankinship
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 12697 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4450 31St Ave S Ste 102, Fargo, ND 58104
- Phone
- (701) 280-2033
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2009
- Record last updated
- Apr 3, 2024
- Fax
- (701) 232-5578
- Medicaid ID
- 18176 ND
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130826000514); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4450 31St Ave S Ste 102
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michael Blankinship in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
Search for license 12697Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,459 Medicare Part D claims for 413 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Fluocinonide132 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide120 claims
- Minoxidil116 claims
- Minocycline Hcl115 claims
- Clotrimazole-Betamethasone94 claims
- Ketoconazole85 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,718.68
107 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Internal Medicine Associates IncFargo, ND
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Blankinship among 37 dermatology physician records in North Dakota
Michael Blankinship is one of 37 dermatology physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 65% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 26 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in North Dakota
There are 37 dermatology physician records in North Dakota.
All 37 in North Dakota → Every provider in Fargo → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Erin Barrett, M.D.Fargo, ND 581041427319912
- David Flach, MDFargo, ND 581041316964273
- Matthew Johnson, MDFargo, ND 581041679157630
- Chetan Maingi, MDFargo, ND 581041952408809
- Thomas MatzkeFargo, ND 581041639121304
- Rachel Ness, M.D.Fargo, ND 581041205031713
- Judith Reese, PAFargo, ND 581041932126919
- Christopher Rouse, M.D.Fargo, ND 581041275734022
Common questions
What is Michael Blankinship's NPI number?
Michael Blankinship's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780826867, issued on Apr 3, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Blankinship located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4450 31St Ave S Ste 102, Fargo, ND, 58104. Phone: (701) 280-2033. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Blankinship's license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number 12697, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Blankinship prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Blankinship had 1,459 Medicare Part D claims for 413 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Blankinship's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.