Nathan Blau, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Salinas, CA
Nathan Blau, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1508137555, issued on Jan 23, 2012. Check the license (California GFE34173, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nathan Blau
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- GFE34173 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 335 Katherine Ave # T, Salinas, CA 93901
- Phone
- (831) 751-6222
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 23, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040323001030); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 1972
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nathan Blau in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license GFE34173Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,255 Medicare Part D claims for 659 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 127 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium226 claims
- Metformin Hcl159 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate133 claims
- Lisinopril113 claims
- Losartan Potassium94 claims
- Gabapentin83 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- LA Clinica DE LA Raza IncVallejo, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nathan Blau among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Nathan Blau, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
All 2,574 in California → Every provider in Salinas → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jerry Ginsburg, MDSalinas, CA 939011447212691
- Kanae Mukai, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011366677577
- Steven Regwan, D.O.Salinas, CA 939011952525123
- Michael Galloway, M.D.Salinas, CA 939061437109949
- Alexander Izmailov, M.D.Salinas, CA 939061740421973
- Yu Chuan Liu, MD INCSalinas, CA 939061689740169
- John Schatz, M.D.Salinas, CA 939061598799207
- M. Serio, M.D.Salinas, CA 939061760432041
Common questions
What is Nathan Blau, MD's NPI number?
Nathan Blau, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508137555, issued on Jan 23, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nathan Blau, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 335 Katherine Ave # T, Salinas, CA, 93901. Phone: (831) 751-6222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nathan Blau, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number GFE34173, 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 Nathan Blau, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nathan Blau, MD had 3,255 Medicare Part D claims for 659 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.