James Blankenship, M.D.

Primary specialty

Interventional Cardiology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RI0011X

License

MD2020-0190 Issued in NM

Practice address

University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-2160

Phone

(570) 854-3712

NPI assigned

Feb 21, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Electronic endpoints 3

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in PA, NM2 enrollments

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 2

Specialty

Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)Also: Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology

Education

Other, 1980

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Unm Medical Group IncGroup PAC ID 4981795267, 1,052 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Unm Hospital Hospital, Albuquerque, NM, CCN 320001

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

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.

• Unm Medical Group Inc

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Albuquerque, NM
  • NPI 1831218627
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Geisinger Clinic

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Danville, PA
  • NPI 1366493868
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Unm Medical Group, Inc.

  • Community/Retail Pharmacy
  • Albuquerque, NM
  • NPI 1417330044
  NPD
• Geisinger Clinic

  • Pediatrics Physician
  • Forty Fort, PA
  • NPI 1427291947
  NPD
• Geisinger Clinic

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • Danville, PA
  • NPI 1558313023
  NPD
• Unm Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Albuquerque, NM
  • NPI 1689747552
  NPD (past)
• Unm Medical Group Inc

  • Developmental Disabilities Clinic/Center
  • Albuquerque, NM
  • NPI 1851614432
  NPD (past)

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

• Unm Hospital

  • Air Ambulance
  • Albuquerque, NM
  • NPI 1558054684

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Unm Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Albuquerque, NM
  • NPI 1689747552
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "800 BRADBURY DR SE STE 116",
            "city": "ALBUQUERQUE",
            "state": "NM",
            "postal_code": "871064310",
            "telephone_number": "505-272-1476"
        },
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            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO",
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            "state": "NM",
            "postal_code": "871312160",
            "telephone_number": "570-854-3712"
        }
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    "practiceLocations": [],
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        "credential": "M.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-02-21",
        "last_updated": "2025-01-13",
        "certification_date": "2025-01-13",
        "status": "A"
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            "license": "MD043231E",
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        },
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    "identifiers": [
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            "issuer": null,
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        }
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    "endpoints": [
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            "endpointTypeDescription": "Direct Messaging Address",
            "endpoint": "SRMC@direct.health.unm.edu",
            "affiliation": "N",
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            "city": "Rio Rancho",
            "state": "NM",
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            "postal_code": "871442100",
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            "affiliation": "N",
            "address_1": "2211 Lomas Blvd NE",
            "city": "Albuquerque",
            "state": "NM",
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            "postal_code": "871062719",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
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            "affiliation": "N",
            "address_1": "800 Bradbury Dr SE Ste 116",
            "city": "Albuquerque",
            "state": "NM",
            "country_code": "US",
            "postal_code": "871064310",
            "country_name": "United States",
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        }
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}

• Sean Francis Blanchfield, FNP-C
• Nicole Blanco-Yao, SLP
• Jenna Bland
• Tracy Ann Bland, LSAA
• Margaret Ann Blank, RRT
• Joshua Blankman, DOM
• Cheyenne Lea Blanton, PA-C
• Elizabeth Anne Blasberg, M.D.
• Oakley Quinn Blasdel, RN
• Mary Blasi, MD

• Interventional Cardiology Physician in Albuquerque, NM
• Providers in Albuquerque, NM by specialty
• Interventional Cardiology Physician in New Mexico

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jan 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.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.