Richard Hedke Blanks, M.D
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Anaheim, CA
Richard Hedke Blanks, M.D is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Anaheim, California, and NPI 1639125982, issued on May 26, 2006. Check the license (California G81571, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Hedke Blanks
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- G81571 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 947 S Anaheim Blvd Ste 125, Anaheim, CA 92805
- Phone
- (714) 241-7000
- Enumerated
- May 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2023
- Fax
- (714) 241-7003
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091013000152); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Chicago College Of Medicine And Surgery, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 947 S Anaheim Blvd Ste 125
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard Hedke Blanks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G81571Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
69 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium14 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: $200.35
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- OrthowestIrvine, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Hedke Blanks among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Richard Hedke Blanks, M.D is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
All 2,276 in California → Every provider in Anaheim → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jason Grieshober, M.D.Anaheim, CA 928051063730612
- Stanley Katz, M.D.Anaheim, CA 928051861466682
- Theodore Blatt, MDAnaheim, CA 928061063686087
- Kesho Hurria, MDAnaheim, CA 928041285825133
- Andrew Park, MDAnaheim, CA 928061184945784
- Todd Katzman, MDAnaheim, CA 928011548279029
- Jose Senador, M.D.Anaheim, CA 928011679592547
- Marappa Gopinath, MDTustin, CA 927821023163623
Common questions
What is Richard Hedke Blanks, M.D's NPI number?
Richard Hedke Blanks, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639125982, issued on May 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Hedke Blanks, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 947 S Anaheim Blvd Ste 125, Anaheim, CA, 92805. Phone: (714) 241-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Hedke Blanks, M.D's license?
NPPES lists California license number G81571, 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 Richard Hedke Blanks, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Hedke Blanks, M.D had 69 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.