What is Michael Blum's specialty?

Michael Blum (NPI 1518915016) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Birmingham, AL.

Where does Michael Blum practice?

Michael Blum practices in Birmingham, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518915016.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Blum?

Michael Blum (NPI 1518915016) received approximately $82K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 230 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518915016

Michael BlumM.D.

Orthopedic SurgeryBirmingham, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

842

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,087

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$41K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 334 Orthopedic Surgery providers in AL — above median (cohort median 2,095).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

416

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

25.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Meloxicam197 claims

Cephalexin71 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen66 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen38 claims

Tramadol Hcl16 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$57

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$57

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$57

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael 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). 4 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	47	152
Jason Greer Physical Therapist in Private Practice · Birmingham, AL	17	130
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM	15	33
LABORDE, PATRICIA	13	34

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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