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Dr. Wanda P. Blanton, MD
NPI1417123431PAC ID8729149752
- Medicare services, 2024
- 838
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 460
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,005
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 585 Lebanon Street, Melrose, MA 02176
- Practice phone
- Call (781) 979-3000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Wanda P. Blanton is a gastroenterologist in Melrose, Massachusetts
Dr. Blanton practices at MelroseWakefield Hospital in Melrose, Massachusetts, part of Tufts Medicine.
Dr. Blanton's NPI, 1417123431, was assigned on April 30, 2008. Dr. Blanton graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 2002. Dr. Blanton holds Massachusetts license 235965.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1417123431NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8729149752
- NPI enumeration date
- April 30, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (781) 979-3000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 50
- Medical school graduation
- 2002
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Wanda P. Blanton practices at MelroseWakefield Hospital in Melrose, Massachusetts
Dr. Blanton's primary practice is MelroseWakefield Hospital, at 585 Lebanon Street, Melrose, MA 02176 in Middlesex County. The practice phone is (781) 979-3000.
- MelroseWakefield Hospital585 Lebanon Street, Melrose, MA 02176 · Middlesex CountyPhone(781) 979-3000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Wanda P. Blanton is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Blanton's primary practice is MelroseWakefield Hospital in Melrose, Massachusetts, part of Tufts Medicine. Dr. Blanton is also affiliated with Tufts Medical Center. The medical group on file is Tufts Medical Center Community Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blanton to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Tufts Medical CenterTufts Medical Center Community Care1 group practice or clinicName with a free account
See all 4 affiliations for Dr. BlantonSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Wanda P. Blanton's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Blanton practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| MelroseWakefield Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Wanda P. Blanton is one of 597 gastroenterologists in Massachusetts
Gastroenterology is Dr. Blanton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Blanton is licensed in Massachusetts.
Specialties and state licenses
- Gastroenterology, MassachusettsPrimary
Gastroenterologists near Dr. Blanton
Counts of gastroenterologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
597gastroenterologists in Massachusetts
6gastroenterologists in Melrose
5gastroenterologists at MelroseWakefield HospitalSources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Wanda P. Blanton billed Medicare for 838 services in 2024
CMS data shows 838 Medicare services from Dr. Blanton across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 460 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $70,831 for them.
Medicare services, 2024838
Medicare patients460
Paid by Medicare$70,831
Procedure codes9
Dr. Blanton's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3972024: 3892%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2902024: 2823%
- Other services
- 2023: 232024: 167626%
Where Dr. Blanton's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office50060%
- In a facility33840%
Dr. Blanton compared with the Massachusetts median for gastroenterologists, 2024
- Dr. Blanton
- Massachusetts median
- Medicare services
- 838vs 51961% above
- Medicare patients
- 460vs 34334% above
- Part D claims
- 862vs 3002.9 times
Medians across 583 gastroenterologists in Massachusetts with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Blanton's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Wanda P. Blanton treated 460 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 460 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blanton in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 205 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.15, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Blanton's median patient age at 64, with 70% women.
Medicare patients, 2024460
Average age74
Average risk score1.15
Also on Medicaid19%
Dr. Blanton's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Blanton's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women32671%
- Men13429%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Blanton's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure74%
- Arthritis47%
- Anxiety37%
- Ischemic heart disease33%
- Chronic kidney disease32%
- Mood disorders28%
- Depression25%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Blanton's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 64
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women70%
- Men29%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Wanda P. Blanton wrote 1,005 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Blanton wrote 1,005 Medicare Part D claims for 270 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 862 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $87,143 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 807 claims across 13 drugs.
Part D claims, 20241,005
Drugs named by CMS16
Total drug cost$87,143
Part D patients270
Dr. Blanton's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic854 claims85%
- Brand-name151 claims15%
Dr. Blanton's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Blanton's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics4%37 of 1,005 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 8072024: 8627%
Drugs named by CMS: 16 in 2024, 13 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Wanda P. Blanton ranks in the 71st percentile for colonoscopy in Medicare
Dr. Blanton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Blanton as offering telehealth. CMS counts 70 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Blanton, more than 71% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Where Dr. Blanton ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Colonoscopy
- 71st percentile70 procedures
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 68th percentile66 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Wanda P. Blanton has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Blanton in 2013.
Papers1
Recent publications by Dr. Blanton
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Wanda P. Blanton received $474 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 10 general payments to Dr. Blanton from 6 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $209.
General payments to Dr. Blanton by program year, 2017 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Blanton by kind, 2017 to 2025
$474in total
- Food and beverage$44894%
- Consulting fees$276%
Companies that paid Dr. Blanton the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Wanda P. Blanton graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal)
Dr. Blanton graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 2002.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Wanda P. Blanton's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Wanda P. Blanton's NPI number?
Dr. Wanda P. Blanton's NPI number is 1417123431. It was assigned on April 30, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Wanda P. Blanton?
Dr. Wanda P. Blanton is a gastroenterologist in Melrose, Massachusetts. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).
Where does Dr. Wanda P. Blanton practice?
Dr. Blanton practices at 585 Lebanon Street, Melrose, MA 02176. Dr. Blanton's primary practice is MelroseWakefield Hospital in Melrose, Massachusetts, part of Tufts Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blanton to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Wanda P. Blanton's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Blanton is (781) 979-3000.
What is Dr. Wanda P. Blanton's medical license number?
Dr. Blanton holds Massachusetts license 235965.
Which hospitals is Dr. Wanda P. Blanton affiliated with?
Dr. Blanton practices at MelroseWakefield Hospital in Melrose, Massachusetts. Dr. Blanton is also affiliated with Tufts Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Wanda P. Blanton part of?
Dr. Blanton is linked to Tufts Medical Center Community Care.
Does Dr. Wanda P. Blanton accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Blanton billed Medicare for 838 services in 2024, and Dr. Blanton accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Wanda P. Blanton offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Blanton as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Wanda P. Blanton see?
CMS counts 460 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blanton in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. Wanda P. Blanton bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Blanton's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare service (G2211) and surgery: digestive system (45380).
Where did Dr. Wanda P. Blanton go to medical school?
Dr. Blanton graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 2002.
What drugs does Dr. Wanda P. Blanton prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Blanton's most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium, Omeprazole and Famotidine.
Has Dr. Wanda P. Blanton received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $474 in general payments to Dr. Blanton from 6 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Allergan Inc.
How long has Dr. Wanda P. Blanton been practicing?
Dr. Blanton graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.
Does Dr. Wanda P. Blanton do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Blanton.
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