What is Alfonso Blum's specialty?

Alfonso Blum (NPI 1790810448) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in East Chicago, IN.

Where does Alfonso Blum practice?

Alfonso Blum practices in East Chicago, IN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1790810448.

How much does Medicare pay Alfonso Blum?

Alfonso Blum (NPI 1790810448) received approximately $34K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 149 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1790810448

Alfonso BlumM.

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Internal MedicineEast Chicago, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

257

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

521

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$34K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,429 Internal Medicine providers in IN — below median (cohort median 666).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,865

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$617K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

22.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium506 claims

Amlodipine Besylate358 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium273 claims

Metformin Hcl264 claims

Hydrochlorothiazide248 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Alfonso 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). 42 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
John Gustaitis Diagnostic Radiology · Munster, IN	114	492
MUNSTER MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC	65	148
Mary Nicholson Diagnostic Radiology · Munster, IN	52	118
JEHA, MIKHAIL	44	119
Yves Frantz Brignol Nephrology · Merrillville, IN	44	891
Andrea Deleo Neurology · Munster, IN	42	373
Feng Zhang Diagnostic Radiology · Munster, IN	42	154
Wassim Shwaiki Pulmonary Disease · Munster, IN	41	225
Edward Bok Diagnostic Radiology · Saint Louis, MO	40	186
Shawn Kenney Diagnostic Radiology · Munster, IN	40	150
Charisa Spoo Diagnostic Radiology · Oak Lawn, IL	39	129
Jaime Ruiz Montero Internal Medicine · East Chicago, IN	39	173

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.

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