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Francis G Blankenberg, MD

Diagnostic Radiology · Palo Alto

NPI 1578653317

Medicare standing
Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
13
2 carriers
Office
1

Offices

1 location · Lpch Medical Group Div of Lucile · 332 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Lucile Salter Packard Children'S Hsp at Stanford. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plans that list them

13 plans · 2 carriers

A missing listing does not mean out of network. Directories change, and a listing does not cover every office. Call Dr. Blankenberg’s office at (650) 498-7200 to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.

13 of 13 plans

Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Harmony (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Silicon (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health the ONE (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)Santa Clara Family Health PlanListedSep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence G60767 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 1987 · expires 2027-05-31 · University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Hospitals they work in

1 hospital

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Lucile Salter Packard Children'S Hsp at StanfordPalo Alto, CAChildren · Voluntary non-profit - Private · No emergency departmentPart of Stanford Health Care, which runs 3 hospitals
    No overall ratingNo measure marked better or worse than the national rate

Original Medicare doctor bills

$661

Medicare paid this office $661 for 14 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Who their Medicare patients are

14 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 24 · Health risk score 5.28. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical diagnostic radiology clinician is at 1.7.

The office billed $3,178, Medicare allowed $829 and paid $661; for 36 services of 15 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
20241436245.28$3,178$661
20231747263.45$4,799$865
20221830254.36$1,453$317
20211429283.65$3,219$623
20201240183.44$5,342$1,187
20191433223.47$3,720$800
20182261213.39$4,499$901
20172342195.75$4,499$878
20162129234.65$3,245$713
20152040185.13$4,008$943
20141827182.82$2,662$602
20131233244.30$3,321$510

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

Medicaid work

$58,502 in 2024

Medicaid paid $58,502 for 3,398 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 99 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

Largest Medicaid services in 2024
Radiologic examination, chest; single view1,611$16,111
VASCULAR STUDY99$8,930
Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views509$6,887
US RETROPERITONEAL REAL TIME W/IMAGE COMPLETE77$5,737
Radiologic examination, spine, entire thoracic and lumbar, including skull, cervical and sacral spine if performed (eg, scoliosis evaluation); 2 or 3 views147$5,613
X-ray of abdomen, 1 view507$5,533
ECHO EXAM OF ABDOMEN107$3,024
X-RAY EXAM OF PELVIS126$2,152
Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; complete29$1,251
X-RAY EXAM OF WRIST45$658
Echoencephalography, real time with image documentation (gray scale) (for determination of ventricular size, delineation of cerebral contents, and detection of fluid masses or other intracranial abnormalities), including A-mode encephalography as secondary component where indicated21$523
Radiologic examination, single plane body section (eg, tomography), other than with urography18$381
Medicaid work by year
20243,3981999$58,502
20233,2781095$38,250
20223,0001194$35,437
20212,5621485$30,252
20201,587851$28,248
20192,2131275$25,011
20182,0101070$27,846
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
Radiologic examination, chest; single view1,923$17,341
X-ray of abdomen, 1 view556$5,515
Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views439$5,261
ECHO EXAM OF ABDOMEN115$2,929
US RETROPERITONEAL REAL TIME W/IMAGE COMPLETE45$2,557
X-RAY EXAM OF PELVIS110$1,541
VASCULAR STUDY25$1,245
Radiologic examination, spine, entire thoracic and lumbar, including skull, cervical and sacral spine if performed (eg, scoliosis evaluation); 2 or 3 views26$1,213
Radiologic examination, single plane body section (eg, tomography), other than with urography25$539
X-RAY EXAM OF ANKLE14$109

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
Radiologic examination, chest; single view1,795$16,637
X-ray of abdomen, 1 view444$4,745
Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views381$4,450
US RETROPERITONEAL REAL TIME W/IMAGE COMPLETE46$3,064
X-RAY EXAM OF PELVIS112$1,788
ECHO EXAM OF ABDOMEN70$1,506
X-RAY EXAM OF WRIST61$942
Radiologic examination, spine, entire thoracic and lumbar, including skull, cervical and sacral spine if performed (eg, scoliosis evaluation); 2 or 3 views25$927
Echoencephalography, real time with image documentation (gray scale) (for determination of ventricular size, delineation of cerebral contents, and detection of fluid masses or other intracranial abnormalities), including A-mode encephalography as secondary component where indicated34$895
Radiologic examination, abdomen; 2 views20$255
Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function12$229

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
Radiologic examination, chest; single view1,577$13,572
US RETROPERITONEAL REAL TIME W/IMAGE COMPLETE58$4,589
X-ray of abdomen, 1 view417$4,216
Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views245$3,087
X-RAY EXAM OF PELVIS73$1,110
Radiologic examination, spine, entire thoracic and lumbar, including skull, cervical and sacral spine if performed (eg, scoliosis evaluation); 2 or 3 views26$734
Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; complete14$727
ECHO EXAM OF ABDOMEN23$596
Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function26$437
X-RAY EXAM OF WRIST31$334
Radiologic examination, abdomen; 2 views26$308
X-RAY EXAM OF ANKLE13$206

2020

Largest Medicaid services in 2020
US RETROPERITONEAL REAL TIME W/IMAGE COMPLETE144$9,931
Radiologic examination, chest; single view926$8,791
X-ray of abdomen, 1 view267$2,605
Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; complete55$2,211
VASCULAR STUDY27$1,895
Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views97$1,062
ECHO EXAM OF ABDOMEN34$886
Echoencephalography, real time with image documentation (gray scale) (for determination of ventricular size, delineation of cerebral contents, and detection of fluid masses or other intracranial abnormalities), including A-mode encephalography as secondary component where indicated37$868

2019

Largest Medicaid services in 2019
Radiologic examination, chest; single view1,333$12,062
Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views348$3,832
X-ray of abdomen, 1 view393$3,719
US RETROPERITONEAL REAL TIME W/IMAGE COMPLETE26$1,725
Radiologic examination, spine, entire thoracic and lumbar, including skull, cervical and sacral spine if performed (eg, scoliosis evaluation); 2 or 3 views19$1,032
VASCULAR STUDY12$807
ECHO EXAM OF ABDOMEN17$467
Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; complete12$435
Ultrasound, retroperitoneal (eg, renal, aorta, nodes), real time with image documentation; limited14$363
X-RAY EXAM OF PELVIS13$229
Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function12$174
X-ray of elbow, anteroposterior and lateral views14$165

2018

Largest Medicaid services in 2018
Radiologic examination, chest; single view1,239$13,379
Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views239$3,896
X-ray of abdomen, 1 view270$3,659
Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; complete53$1,939
US RETROPERITONEAL REAL TIME W/IMAGE COMPLETE20$1,091
X-RAY EXAM OF PELVIS76$1,087
Ultrasound, retroperitoneal (eg, renal, aorta, nodes), real time with image documentation; limited28$1,075
ECHO EXAM OF ABDOMEN27$721
Radiologic examination, spine, entire thoracic and lumbar, including skull, cervical and sacral spine if performed (eg, scoliosis evaluation); 2 or 3 views12$586
Service46$415

Money from drug and device companies

$9,400 in 2023

Industry payments by year
202312$9,400$9,400
202213$38,475$38,475
202112$10,625$10,625
2020110$63,325$63,325
2019114$40,376$40,376

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
GenentechNone$9,400
2 payments
  • Consulting · 2023-11-13 · $5,640
  • Consulting · 2023-04-12 · $3,760
See all 2 published payments
Every published payment
GenentechConsulting · 2023-11-13None$5,640
GenentechConsulting · 2023-04-12None$3,760
See earlier years (2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)

2022: $38,475

Payments by company in 2022
GenentechNone$38,475
3 payments
  • Consulting · 2022-04-20 · $11,400
  • Consulting · 2022-04-13 · $16,450
  • Consulting · 2022-03-08 · $10,625

2021: $10,625

Payments by company in 2021
GenentechNone$10,625
2 payments
  • Consulting · 2021-12-02 · $10,200
  • Consulting · 2021-05-11 · $425

2020: $63,325

Payments by company in 2020
GenentechNon-Covered Product$63,325
10 payments
  • Consulting for Non-Covered Product · 2020-12-01 · $2,125
  • Consulting for Non-Covered Product · 2020-11-12 · $17,850
  • Consulting for Non-Covered Product · 2020-10-27 · $9,350
  • Consulting for Non-Covered Product · 2020-09-15 · $2,125
  • Consulting for Non-Covered Product · 2020-08-21 · $5,100
  • Consulting for Non-Covered Product · 2020-07-24 · $6,800
  • Consulting for Non-Covered Product · 2020-04-01 · $7,650
  • Consulting for Non-Covered Product · 2020-03-26 · $5,100
  • Consulting for Non-Covered Product · 2020-02-07 · $3,400
  • Consulting for Non-Covered Product · 2020-01-10 · $3,825

2019: $40,376

Payments by company in 2019
GenentechNon-Covered Product$40,376
14 payments
  • Consulting for Non-Covered Product · 2019-12-20 · $3,400
  • Consulting for Non-Covered Product · 2019-11-13 · $3,400
  • Consulting for Non-Covered Product · 2019-11-01 · $1,275
  • Consulting for Non-Covered Product · 2019-11-01 · $3,400
  • Consulting · 2019-10-16 · $850
  • Consulting for Non-Covered Product · 2019-10-11 · $5,100
  • Consulting for Non-Covered Product · 2019-08-23 · $4,675
  • Consulting for Non-Covered Product · 2019-08-07 · $3,400
  • Consulting for Non-Covered Product · 2019-07-26 · $3,400
  • Consulting for Non-Covered Product · 2019-07-15 · $3,400
  • Consulting for Non-Covered Product · 2019-05-12 · $425
  • Consulting for Non-Covered Product · 2019-05-09 · $3,401
  • Consulting · 2019-03-01 · $425
  • Consulting · 2019-02-18 · $3,825

Research money

Money a company paid to run a study. Where it went to their institution, the clinician is named as an investigator and did not receive it; the amount covers the whole study, often across many sites.

Research payments by company and study
Genentech, Inc. · Ph1 Dose Finding of Cd20 Cd3 Tdb in B Cell Nhl · 2019This clinician$11,900

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
76.5 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1578653317
Licence
CA G60767California G60767: Current · expires 2027-05-31
Trained
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 1986
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Medicaid ID
CA 00G607670
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 2085P0229X (2085P0229X); Diagnostic radiology (2085R0202X)
Mailing address
1804 Embarcadero Rd, Ste 100, Palo Alto, CA, 94303
NPI first listed
2006-10-13
NPI last updated
2024-04-05
NPI record certified
2024-04-05

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.