Samantha Blank, M.D.

Primary specialty

Nephrology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RN0300X

License

DR.0065833 Issued in CO

Practice address

1899 Tate Blvd SE Ste 2101
Hickory, NC 28602-4200

Phone

(828) 327-7788

Fax

(828) 327-0112

NPI assigned

Jun 17, 2014

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 4

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in NC

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Nephrology

Education

Rush Medical College of Rush University, 2014

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Piedmont Nephrology and Hypertension Associates PAGroup PAC ID 0244319986, 8 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• FMC - Bma of Lenoir Inc Dialysis facility, Lenoir, NC, CCN 342509
• FMC Hickory Home Program Dialysis facility, Hickory, NC, CCN 342699
• Frye Regional Medical Center Hospital, Hickory, NC, CCN 340116
• Catawba Valley Medical Center Hospital, Hickory, NC, CCN 340143
• Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc Hospital, Morganton, NC, CCN 340075

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• FHIR API: https://fhir4.healow.com/fhir/r4/ACHACA
• Direct secure messaging: sblank81140@direct.acumenmd.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Piedmont Nephrology & Hypertension Associates, PA

  • Specialist
  • Hickory, NC
  • NPI 1689673279
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Western Nephrology & Metabolic Bone Disease, P.C.

  • Nephrology Physician
  • Lakewood, CO
  • NPI 1417562943
  NPD
• Tapestry Telehealth PLLC

  • Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
  • Chillicothe, OH
  • NPI 1992215446
  NPD (past)
• Western Nephrology & Metabolic Bone Disease, P.C.

  • Nephrology Physician
  • Arvada, CO
  • NPI 1134734486
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Bio-Medical Applications of North Carolina, Inc.

  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center
  • Lenoir, NC
  • NPI 1184736910

  Dialysis facility

  Care Compare affiliation Name & address match
• Bio-Medical Applications of North Carolina, Inc.

  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center
  • Hickory, NC
  • NPI 1619394962

  Dialysis facility

  Care Compare affiliation Name & address match
• Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Rutherford College, NC
  • NPI 1306821798
  Care Compare affiliation
• Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc.

  • Hematology & Oncology Physician
  • Morganton, NC
  • NPI 1417000837

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc.

  • Hematology & Oncology Physician
  • Valdese, NC
  • NPI 1487707964

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Morganton, NC
  • NPI 1700860491
  Care Compare affiliation
• Catawba Valley Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Hickory, NC
  • NPI 1164495255
  Care Compare affiliation
• DLP Frye Regional Medical Center LLC

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Hickory, NC
  • NPI 1801823349
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "city": "HICKORY",
            "state": "NC",
            "postal_code": "286018441",
            "telephone_number": "773-636-2297"
        },
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• Joann Knox Blackwood
• Alene R Blair, FNP
• Beth Farmer Blair, WHNP
• Douglas Blakeman, CSAC
• Francisca Blanco
• J Clawson Blankenship
• Blessed From Above LLC
• Chelsea Blevins
• Joshua James Blevins, MSOT, OTRL
• Blue Ridge Healthcare Medical Group Inc

• Nephrology Physician in Hickory, NC
• Providers in Hickory, NC by specialty
• Nephrology Physician in North Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 13, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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