What is Richard Blum's specialty?

Richard Blum (NPI 1437173580) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Wilkes Barre, PA.

Where does Richard Blum practice?

Richard Blum practices in Wilkes Barre, PA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1437173580.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Blum?

Richard Blum (NPI 1437173580) received approximately $85K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 184 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1437173580

Richard BlumM.D.

Internal MedicineWilkes Barre, PAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

610

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

886

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$65K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 4,434 Internal Medicine providers in PA — top quintile (cohort median 550).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

8,054

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$528K

Distinct drugs

123

Brand share

19.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium589 claims

Amlodipine Besylate516 claims

Hydrochlorothiazide356 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium345 claims

Ezetimibe274 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$966

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$966

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$966

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Blum's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 29 inbound referrers · 52 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
WILKES BARRE HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC	321	1,898
Guenadi Amoachi Diagnostic Radiology · Wilkes Barre, PA	67	152
RICHTERMAN, RONALD	53	158
Gil Hoang Diagnostic Radiology · Dover, DE	41	94
GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	27	100
Satish Patel Diagnostic Radiology · Wilkes Barre, PA	26	49
John Ellis Cardiology · Plains, PA	25	67
Michael Rupp Interventional Cardiology · Wilkes Barre, PA	25	72
Juan Derojas Vascular Surgery · Plains, PA	24	90
John Citti Internal Medicine · Kingston, PA	23	72
Farook Shroff Cardiology · Wilkes Barre, PA	22	53
Noel Estioko Allergy/ Immunology · Riverside, CA	22	42

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
WILKES BARRE HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC	204	1,193
Sandhya Desai Internal Medicine · Wilkes Barre, PA	100	360
Kamal Sarada Diagnostic Radiology · Baltimore, MD	49	117
Myron Prawak Diagnostic Radiology · Buffalo, NY	43	87
Guenadi Amoachi Diagnostic Radiology · Wilkes Barre, PA	42	88
WITHROW, RYAN	30	61
Michael Baloga Podiatry · West Pittston, PA	29	145
Satish Patel Diagnostic Radiology · Wilkes Barre, PA	28	52
Gil Hoang Diagnostic Radiology · Dover, DE	28	54
Pramthesh Desai Pulmonary Disease · Wilkes Barre, PA	26	76
RICHTERMAN, RONALD	25	55
ERWINES HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE, INC	24	70

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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