DR. JAMES BLANKENSHIP M.D. NPI 1386619575

NPI Details

DR. James Blankenship, M.D. is an interventional cardiology internal medicine in Albuquerque, NM with 46 years of experience. The provider is an area of medicine within the subspecialty of cardiology, which uses specialized imaging and other diagnostic techniques to evaluate blood flow and pressure in the coronary arteries and chambers of the heart and uses technical procedures and medications to treat abnormalities that impair the function of the cardiovascular system. DR. James Blankenship, M.D. NPI is 1386619575. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

The provider's business location address is:

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
ZIP 87131-160
Phone: (570) 854-3712

The NPI 1386619575 is registered in the Medicare Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). The provider is legally eligible to order and refer Part B (Clinical Laboratory and Imaging), Durable Medical Equipment, Part A Home Health Agency (HHA), Power Mobility Devices.

The following top HCPCS codes were publicly reported for this provider under the Medicare program for the year 2016. The reported codes are based on the top codes for each available Medicare specialty, excluding evaluation and management codes.

• Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes (HCPCS:99152)
• Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist (HCPCS:93458)
• Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist (HCPCS:93460)
• Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch (HCPCS:92928)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Insertion of tube in right heart chambers for measurement (HCPCS:93451)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes (HCPCS:99203)
• Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel (HCPCS:92978)
• Coronary angioplasty and stenting (HCPCS:NAN05)
• Pacemaker insertion or repair (HCPCS:NAN10)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 2/21/2006 and was last updated on 1/13/2025.

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