NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rueben Benjamin Blancas, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Winston Salem, NC

Rueben Benjamin Blancas, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1801029996, issued on Aug 24, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 218977, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1801029996
Name
Rueben Benjamin Blancas
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
218977 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
145 Kimel Park Dr, Winston Salem, NC 27103
Phone
(336) 768-3212
Enumerated
Aug 24, 2009
Record last updated
Jun 26, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(336) 768-9019
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110929000140); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 145 Kimel Park Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Louise Aaron, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1134231533
  2. Kristen Bettis, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1720466840
  3. Erika Biesecker, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1750781001
  4. Emily Blackburn, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1861870016
  5. Benjamin Boehnlein, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1063965234
  6. Peggy Branch, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1043322456

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.7
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities20 of 40 points · 15%50.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $114.04

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Rueben Blancas$114.04
  2. Specialty average$135.08

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Anesthesia Care Services PAForrest, VA
  2. Piedmont Sedation Associates, LLCWinston Salem, NC
  3. Piedmont Stone Center PLLCWinston Salem, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

349 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Winston Salem

They are 349 of the 10,040 NPPES records with a practice address in Winston Salem, and 3,760 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in North Carolina.

Other certified registered nurse anesthetist records in North Carolina

  1. Louise Aaron, CRNAWinston Salem, NC1134231533
  2. David Abel, CRNAHickory, NC1194026120
  3. Sherry Abernethy, CRNAConcord, NC1578589222
  4. Angela Abeyta, CRNACharlotte, NC1700059565
  5. Melissa AbshireRaleigh, NC1205153632
  6. Terri Accardo, CRNAConcord, NC1518052497
  7. Ngehbehgnui Achu, CRNACharlotte, NC1427415595
  8. Eugene Acosta, CRNAFayetteville, NC1962423376
  9. Cheryl Adair, CRNAWinston Salem, NC1942225628
  10. Richard Adami, CRNAGreensboro, NC1104896547

Common questions

What is Rueben Benjamin Blancas, CRNA's NPI number?

Rueben Benjamin Blancas, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801029996, issued on Aug 24, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rueben Benjamin Blancas, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 145 Kimel Park Dr, Winston Salem, NC, 27103. Phone: (336) 768-3212. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rueben Benjamin Blancas, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 218977, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Rueben Benjamin Blancas, CRNA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.3 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.