Dr. Ricardo E. Blanco, MD

Dr. Blanco practices at St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington, Louisiana, part of St. Tammany Health System.

Dr. Blanco's NPI, 1356390371, was assigned on May 8, 2006. Dr. Blanco graduated from Universidad de Costa Rica Faculty of Medicine in 1983. Dr. Blanco holds Louisiana license 10460.

Dr. Blanco's primary practice is St. Tammany Parish Hospital, at 1202 S Tyler Street, Covington, LA 70433 in St. Tammany Parish. The practice phone is (985) 898-4000.

Dr. Blanco's primary practice is St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington, Louisiana, part of St. Tammany Health System. Dr. Blanco is also affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans. The medical group on file is Ochsner Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blanco to 1 more hospital, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 clinical lab, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Blanco practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Blanco's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Blanco is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Blanco's licenses on file in 2 states: Louisiana and Florida.

Dmand AI lists asthma, chronic lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic respiratory failure, lung resection, pleural effusion, pneumonia and pulmonary fibrosis among the conditions Dr. Blanco treats.

CMS data shows 713 Medicare services from Dr. Blanco across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 284 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $51,660 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 284 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blanco in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 113 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.46, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Blanco's median patient age at 72, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Blanco wrote 1,078 Medicare Part D claims for 234 patients. 60% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 857 of them, across 26 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $667,070 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 805 claims across 23 drugs.

Dr. Blanco accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Blanco as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Blanco, published from 2016 to 2022. 2021 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Immunosuppressive Agents, Uveitis and Kidney Failure, Chronic. Dr. Blanco has published most often in Clin Exp Rheumatol.

CMS Open Payments shows 320 general payments to Dr. Blanco from 42 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 57% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $13,100.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Blanco, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2011.

Dr. Blanco graduated from Universidad de Costa Rica Faculty of Medicine in 1983.

Dr. Blanco is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.