Rafael Blank, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Oakland, CA
Rafael Blank, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1972033207, issued on Jun 19, 2017. Check the license (California A157323, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rafael Blank
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A157323 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 350 Hawthorne Ave RM 2308, Oakland, CA 94609
- Phone
- (510) 869-6883
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2017
- Record last updated
- Feb 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (510) 869-6888
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201109002574); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rafael Blank in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A157323Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
239 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil16 claims
- Furosemide11 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
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationOakland, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rafael Blank among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Rafael Blank, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in California
There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Martin Garcia, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091619084423
- Leif Hass, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091528175346
- Erwin KuoOakland, CA 946091437266269
- Daniel Montes, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091487737755
- Lloyd Morrissey, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091801903562
Common questions
What is Rafael Blank, MD's NPI number?
Rafael Blank, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972033207, issued on Jun 19, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rafael Blank, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 350 Hawthorne Ave RM 2308, Oakland, CA, 94609. Phone: (510) 869-6883. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rafael Blank, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A157323, 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 Rafael Blank, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rafael Blank, MD had 239 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.