NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William R. Blackman, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Lynchburg, VA

William R. Blackman, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Lynchburg, Virginia, and NPI 1235526898, issued on Apr 22, 2015. Check the license (Virginia 0101282234, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235526898
Name
William R. Blackman
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
0101282234 VA
38291 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1901 Tate Springs RD, Lynchburg, VA 24501
Phone
(434) 200-5203
Enumerated
Apr 22, 2015
Record last updated
Jul 31, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240829003935); 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 1901 Tate Springs RD

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

  1. Abdilatif Abdulhakim, MDAnesthesiology Physician1104405307
  2. Winifred Agard, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1902843725
  3. Robert Ah, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1114934379
  4. Brian Anderson, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1710936182
  5. Robert Armock, MDHospitalist Physician1619959764
  6. Nicole Arrington, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1972735512

Verify William R. Blackman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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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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14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

450 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Blackman450
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone20 claims
  2. Eliquis19 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate18 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate17 claims
  5. Levofloxacin16 claims
  6. Carvedilol15 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: $55.70

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Blackman$55.70
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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

  1. Centra Medical Group LLCLynchburg, VA

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

William R. Blackman among 542 hospitalist physician records in Virginia

William R. Blackman, M.D. is one of 542 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 65% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2010 among the 426 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

43 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Lynchburg

They are 43 of the 3,365 NPPES records with a practice address in Lynchburg, and 542 hospitalist physician records in Virginia.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Armock, MDLynchburg, VA 245011619959764
  2. Laura Bauer, M.D.Lynchburg, VA 245011699733436
  3. William Cheatwood, MDLynchburg, VA 245011215911623
  4. Louis Chi, MDLynchburg, VA 245011659355964
  5. Elizabeth Cook, MDLynchburg, VA 245011811971120
  6. Murat Gezen, MDLynchburg, VA 245011780668095
  7. Gabrielle Jackson, M.D.Lynchburg, VA 245011487651832
  8. James Pittard, MDLynchburg, VA 245011033193354

Common questions

What is William R. Blackman, M.D.'s NPI number?

William R. Blackman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235526898, issued on Apr 22, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William R. Blackman, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1901 Tate Springs RD, Lynchburg, VA, 24501. Phone: (434) 200-5203. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William R. Blackman, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101282234, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does William R. Blackman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William R. Blackman, M.D. had 450 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.