Richard E. Blalock, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Murray, KY
Richard E. Blalock, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Murray, Kentucky, and NPI 1295723328, issued on Oct 12, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 20341, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard E. Blalock
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 20341 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 S 12TH St, Murray, KY 42071
- Phone
- (270) 759-9200
- Enumerated
- Oct 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (270) 759-9966
- Medicaid ID
- 64203417 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040430000028); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard E. Blalock in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 20341Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
13,459 Medicare Part D claims for 543 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 689 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium490 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium437 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen423 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate405 claims
- Omeprazole342 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate341 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $175.33
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Vmd Primary Providers Central KentuckyMurray, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard E. Blalock among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky
Richard E. Blalock, M.D. is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Murray
They are 9 of the 516 NPPES records with a practice address in Murray, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.
All 1,526 in Kentucky → Every provider in Murray → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Melissa Mangold, M.D.Murray, KY 420711194762914
- Dan Miller, M.D.Murray, KY 420711336142496
- April Nevarez-Maggard, D.O.Murray, KY 420711477872307
- Nicholas O'Dell, M.D.Murray, KY 420711881987329
- Allen Tinsley, M.D.Murray, KY 420711508935446
Common questions
What is Richard E. Blalock, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard E. Blalock, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295723328, issued on Oct 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard E. Blalock, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 S 12TH St, Murray, KY, 42071. Phone: (270) 759-9200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard E. Blalock, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 20341, 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 Richard E. Blalock, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard E. Blalock, M.D. had 13,459 Medicare Part D claims for 543 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.