Alfonso A. Blum, M
- Medicare services, 2024
- 521
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 149
- Part D claims, 2024
- 5,450
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $17,535
- Practice address
- 100 W Chicago Ave Suite F, East Chicago, IN 46312
- Practice phone
- Call (219) 392-7016
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
219 Health Network - East Chicago (W Chicago Ave)
Mobile Lab · East Chicago, Indiana
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Alfonso A. Blum is an internist in East Chicago, Indiana
Alfonso Blum practices at 219 Health Network - East Chicago (W Chicago Ave) in East Chicago, Indiana.
Alfonso Blum's NPI, 1790810448, was assigned on February 22, 2007. Alfonso Blum holds Indiana license 01062815A.
- NPI
- 1790810448NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8921196452
- NPI enumeration date
- February 22, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (219) 392-7016
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 56
- Medical school graduation
- 1996
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Alfonso A. Blum practices at 219 Health Network - East Chicago (W Chicago Ave) in East Chicago, Indiana
Alfonso Blum's primary practice is 219 Health Network - East Chicago (W Chicago Ave), at 100 W Chicago Ave Suite F, East Chicago, IN 46312. The practice phone is (219) 392-7016.
- 219 Health Network - East Chicago (W Chicago Ave)100 W Chicago Ave Suite F, East Chicago, IN 46312Phone(219) 392-7016
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Alfonso A. Blum is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Alfonso Blum's primary practice is 219 Health Network - East Chicago (W Chicago Ave) in East Chicago, Indiana. Alfonso Blum is also affiliated with St. Catherine Hospital. The medical group on file is 219 Health Network. Dmand AI also links Alfonso Blum to 1 more hospital, 1 community health center and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account. Alfonso Blum's employer is on file too: a clinical lab.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Alfonso A. Blum's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Alfonso Blum practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| 219 Health Network - East Chicago (W Chicago Ave) | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Alfonso A. Blum is one of 1,987 internists in Indiana
Internal medicine is Alfonso Blum's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Alfonso Blum is licensed in Indiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, IndianaPrimary
Internists near Alfonso Blum
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Alfonso A. Blum billed Medicare for 521 services in 2024
CMS data shows 521 Medicare services from Alfonso Blum across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 149 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $33,510 for them.
Alfonso Blum's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4522024: 4653%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 212024: 56167%
Where Alfonso Blum's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office5611%
- In a facility46589%
Alfonso Blum compared with the Indiana median for internists, 2024
- Alfonso Blum
- Indiana median
- Medicare services
- 521vs 520Close to median
- Medicare patients
- 149vs 21230% below
- Part D claims
- 4,865vs 15930.6 times
Medians across 1,948 internists in Indiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Alfonso Blum's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Alfonso A. Blum treated 149 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 60
CMS counts 149 Medicare patients who saw Alfonso Blum in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 78 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 69% have high cholesterol. 64% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.75, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Alfonso Blum's median patient age at 68, with 49% women.
Alfonso Blum's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Alfonso Blum's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6745%
- Men8255%
Chronic conditions among Alfonso Blum's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol69%
- Anxiety64%
- Mood disorders60%
- Diabetes49%
- Depression48%
- Arthritis44%
- Schizophrenia and other psychoses44%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Alfonso Blum's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women49%
- Men51%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Alfonso A. Blum wrote 5,450 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Alfonso Blum wrote 5,450 Medicare Part D claims for 373 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,865 of them, across 84 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $617,206 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,027 claims across 87 drugs.
Alfonso Blum's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic4,319 claims79%
- Brand-name1,023 claims19%
- Other108 claims2%
Alfonso Blum's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Alfonso Blum's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics2%99 of 5,450 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 5,0272024: 4,8653%
Drugs named by CMS: 84 in 2024, 87 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How Alfonso A. Blum takes part in Medicare
Alfonso Blum accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Alfonso A. Blum received $17,535 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 1,118 general payments to Alfonso Blum from 53 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $2,760.
General payments to Alfonso Blum by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Alfonso Blum by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$17,40999%
- Education$670%
- Gifts$590%
Companies that paid Alfonso Blum the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Alfonso A. Blum's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Alfonso A. Blum's NPI number?
Alfonso A. Blum's NPI number is 1790810448. It was assigned on February 22, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What does Alfonso A. Blum specialize in?
Alfonso A. Blum is an internist in East Chicago, Indiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Alfonso A. Blum practice?
Alfonso Blum practices at 100 W Chicago Ave Suite F, East Chicago, IN 46312. Alfonso Blum's primary practice is 219 Health Network - East Chicago (W Chicago Ave) in East Chicago, Indiana. Dmand AI also links Alfonso Blum to 1 hospital, 1 community health center and 1 home health agency.
What is Alfonso A. Blum's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Alfonso Blum is (219) 392-7016.
What is Alfonso A. Blum's medical license number?
Alfonso Blum holds Indiana license 01062815A.
Which hospitals is Alfonso A. Blum affiliated with?
Alfonso Blum is affiliated with St. Catherine Hospital. Dmand AI links Alfonso Blum to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Alfonso A. Blum part of?
Alfonso Blum is linked to 219 Health Network.
Does Alfonso A. Blum accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Alfonso Blum billed Medicare for 521 services in 2024, and Alfonso Blum accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Alfonso A. Blum see?
CMS counts 149 Medicare patients who saw Alfonso Blum in 2024, with an average age of 60.
What services does Alfonso A. Blum bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Alfonso Blum's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99223) and lab and pathology test (83036).
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What drugs does Alfonso A. Blum prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Alfonso Blum's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Levothyroxine Sodium.
Has Alfonso A. Blum received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $17,535 in general payments to Alfonso Blum from 53 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.
How long has Alfonso A. Blum been practicing?
Alfonso Blum graduated from medical school in 1996, 30 years ago.
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