Robert Brice Blankenship, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Tacoma, WA
Robert Brice Blankenship, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1629049523, issued on Jan 30, 2006. Check the license on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Brice Blankenship
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 35-076045 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA 98431
- Phone
- (253) 968-1250
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150827002366); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Brice Blankenship in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical CommissionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
85 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $17.28
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Grifols USA, LLC. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- Emergency Medicine Physicians OF Cincinnati LtdCincinnati, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Brice Blankenship among 1,459 emergency medicine physician records in Washington
Robert Brice Blankenship, M.D. is one of 1,459 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2010 among the 851 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
167 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Tacoma
They are 167 of the 13,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Tacoma, and 1,459 emergency medicine physician records in Washington.
All 1,459 in Washington → Every provider in Tacoma → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
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- Maria Hugi, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984311518027887
- Christopher Kang, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984311649242231
- Roger Manson, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984311457321960
- John Short, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984311861432510
- Carl Skinner, MDTacoma, WA 984311558352203
Common questions
What is Robert Brice Blankenship, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert Brice Blankenship, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629049523, issued on Jan 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Brice Blankenship, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, 98431. Phone: (253) 968-1250. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Brice Blankenship, M.D.'s license?
Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Brice Blankenship, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Brice Blankenship, M.D. had 85 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.