James Blankenship, M.D.
NPI 1386619575ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology· Albuquerque, NM
Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology (M.D.) with Unm Medical Group Inc, practicing in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 2024 Medicare paid $40,834 for 188 patients, and Part D covered 325 of their prescriptions, 87% of them generic. Stryker Corporation was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $334.57 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Unm Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1386619575 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Feb 21, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jan 13, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Jan 13, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology Primary | 207RI0011X | MD2020-0190 | NM |
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | 207RC0000X | MD043231E | PA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (NM); Practitioner - Interventional Cardiology (PA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 188 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 410 across 41 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $40,834 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 325 · 861 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 98 |
| Total drug cost | $49,949 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) |
| Secondary specialties | Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology |
Medical group
- Unm Medical Group IncAlbuquerque, NM · 1,047 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Unm HospitalAlbuquerque, NM
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$334.57 · 7 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$87.42 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $98.77 | 1 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $84.31 | 2 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $75.58 | 1 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | $61.02 | 2 |
| Teleflex LLC | $14.89 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$334.57 · 7 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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