Dr. Ronald Blankstein, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Blankstein
Dr. Ronald Blankstein is a cardiovascular disease in Delray Beach, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Blankstein performed 3,800 Medicare services across 1,854 unique beneficiaries.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Blankstein is High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Injection, adenosine, 1 mg (not to be used to report any adenosine phosphate compounds) | 1,890 | $0 | $1 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 1,449 | $100 | $372 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 199 | $64 | $167 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 73 | $9 | $91 |
| Thallium tl-201 thallous chloride, diagnostic, per millicurie | 56 | $59 | $100 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 24 | $70 | $175 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) | 21 | $20 | $50 |
| Injection, aminophyllin, up to 250 mg | 21 | $10 | $20 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 14 | $16 | $30 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 14 | $95 | $189 |
| Ultrasound of within the brain blood flow | 14 | $69 | $175 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 14 | $88 | $355 |
| Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | 11 | $57 | $124 |
Geographic Context
3.0 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | — No payments | N/A |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 3 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Blankstein is a cardiac & cardiac specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 19 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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