Richard Stanfill Blankenbaker, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Farmington, NM
Richard Stanfill Blankenbaker, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Farmington, New Mexico, and NPI 1639273253, issued on Sep 12, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico MD2023-1626, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Stanfill Blankenbaker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License numbers
- MD2023-1626 NM
G76312 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 407 S Schwartz Ave Ste 202, Farmington, NM 87401
- Phone
- (505) 609-6770
- Enumerated
- Sep 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 12, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 010884465 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240112000704); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest interventional cardiology physician records → All 25 in New Mexico → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 407 S Schwartz Ave Ste 202
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Stephen Bernard, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1306896246
- Erika Campos, C-FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1538803697
- Jennifer Cowan, PA-CPhysician Assistant1568108926
- Tejwant Dhillon, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1356395800
- Jude Gabaldon, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1235252370
- Joseph Korah, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1396940813
Verify Richard Stanfill Blankenbaker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2023-1626Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
479 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium58 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium50 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate40 claims
- Eliquis34 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate32 claims
- Spironolactone21 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: $2,240.27
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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 2 group practices
- Providence Health And Services MtMissoula, MT
- San Juan Regional Medical Center, Inc.Farmington, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Stanfill Blankenbaker among 25 interventional cardiology physician records in New Mexico
Richard Stanfill Blankenbaker, MD is one of 25 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 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 2006, is newer than 28% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 28% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 1997 among the 20 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207RI0011X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 25 interventional cardiology physician records in New Mexico.
All 25 in New Mexico → Every provider in Farmington → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Bernard, M.D.Farmington, NM 874011306896246
- Sudhakar GirotraFarmington, NM 874011710184163
- Stephen Mackerrow, M.D.Farmington, NM 874011225075526
- Darren Ramoutar, D.O.Farmington, NM 874011578706172
- Camila Maestas, MDSanta Fe, NM 875051588012264
- Robert Pederson, MDSanta Fe, NM 875051710987813
- Adam Ronan, M.D.Santa Fe, NM 875051821244385
- Marcellin Simard, MDSanta Fe, NM 875051881627479
Common questions
What is Richard Stanfill Blankenbaker, MD's NPI number?
Richard Stanfill Blankenbaker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639273253, issued on Sep 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Stanfill Blankenbaker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 407 S Schwartz Ave Ste 202, Farmington, NM, 87401. Phone: (505) 609-6770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Stanfill Blankenbaker, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2023-1626, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Stanfill Blankenbaker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Stanfill Blankenbaker, MD had 479 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Stanfill Blankenbaker, 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.