Dr. David A. Blum, MD

Dr. Blum practices at Orthopaedic Center Of S Florida in Plantation, Florida.

Dr. Blum's NPI, 1144286022, was assigned on April 21, 2006. Dr. Blum graduated from University Of Florida College Of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Blum holds Florida license ME69382.

Dr. Blum's primary practice is Orthopaedic Center of S Florida, at 600 S Pine Island Rd Ste 300 Suite 300, Plantation, FL 33324. The practice phone is (954) 473-6344.

Dr. Blum's primary practice is Orthopaedic Center Of S Florida in Plantation, Florida. The medical group on file is Orthopaedic Center of South Florida.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Blum practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hand surgery is Dr. Blum's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dr. Blum is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Blum's licenses on file in 5 states: Florida, West Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Georgia.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, carpal tunnel syndrome, enthesopathy in arms, hand joint or tendon inflammation, joint cyst and minor injury to a limb among the conditions Dr. Blum treats.

CMS data shows 2,223 Medicare services from Dr. Blum across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 277 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $80,628 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 277 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blum in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 133 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.18, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Blum's median patient age at 62, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Blum wrote 427 Medicare Part D claims for 263 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 400 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,265 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 422 claims across 11 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Blum for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Blum accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 13 general payments to Dr. Blum from 2 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 71% of the total. AxoGen paid the most, $926.

Dr. Blum graduated from University Of Florida College Of Medicine in 1994.

Dr. Blum is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.