Dr. James Blankenship, MD

Dr. Blankenship practices at University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico, part of The University of New Mexico.

Dr. Blankenship's NPI, 1386619575, was assigned on February 21, 2006. Dr. Blankenship graduated from Weill Cornell Medicine in 1980. Dr. Blankenship holds New Mexico license MD2020-0190.

Dr. Blankenship's primary practice is University of New Mexico Hospital, at 2211 Lomas Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106 in Bernalillo County. The practice phone is (505) 272-2111.

Dr. Blankenship's primary practice is University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico, part of The University of New Mexico. The medical group on file is UNM Medical Group, Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blankenship to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Blankenship practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Blankenship's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Blankenship is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Blankenship's licenses on file in 2 states: New Mexico and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac catheterization, chronic hypertension, circulation problems, coronary artery disease, heart attack and heart failure among the conditions Dr. Blankenship treats.

CMS data shows 330 Medicare services from Dr. Blankenship across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 188 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $24,509 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 188 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blankenship in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 77 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 72% have high cholesterol. 32% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.75, 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. Blankenship's median patient age at 71, with 46% women.

In 2024, Dr. Blankenship wrote 325 Medicare Part D claims for 98 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 238 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $27,159 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 169 claims across 8 drugs.

Dr. Blankenship accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 18 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Blankenship, more than 46% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 239 papers to Dr. Blankenship, published from 2006 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 15. The most frequent topics are Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary, Coronary Angiography and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Dr. Blankenship has published most often in Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. Dr. Blankenship's most frequent co-authors are Peter B. Berger, MD, Robert A. Guyton, MD and Debabrata P. Mukherjee, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Blankenship to 3 clinical trials. 2 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Foramen Ovale, Patent, Heart Septal Defects, Atrial and Coronary Artery Disease. Abbott Medical Devices sponsors the most, 2.

CMS Open Payments shows 49 general payments to Dr. Blankenship from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 58% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $2,182.

Dmand AI lists 6 awards for Dr. Blankenship, most recently Master Interventionalist (MSCAI) in 2016.

Dr. Blankenship graduated from Weill Cornell Medicine in 1980. Dr. Blankenship is a member of ACC and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.

Dr. Blankenship is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.