Dr. Ruth Blum, MD

Dr. Blum practices at Billings Clinic Hospital in Billings, Montana, part of Billings Clinic.

Dr. Blum's NPI, 1588058168, was assigned on March 23, 2015. Dr. Blum graduated from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Blum holds New York license 302734.

Dr. Blum's primary practice is Billings Clinic Hospital, at 2800 10th Ave N, Billings, MT 59101 in Yellowstone County. The practice phone is (406) 657-4000.

Dr. Blum's primary practice is Billings Clinic Hospital in Billings, Montana, part of Billings Clinic. Dr. Blum is also affiliated with Powell Valley Healthcare. The medical group on file is Billings Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blum to 3 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Blum practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Urology is Dr. Blum's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Blum is licensed in New York.

CMS data shows 1,149 Medicare services from Dr. Blum across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 507 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $85,050 for them.

CMS counts 507 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blum in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 251 patients. 71% of them have high blood pressure, and 56% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.22, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Blum's median patient age at 74, with 22% women.

In 2024, Dr. Blum wrote 866 Medicare Part D claims for 283 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 725 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $65,382 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 760 claims across 17 drugs.

Dr. Blum accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Blum as offering telehealth. CMS counts 34 procedures of prostate resection by Dr. Blum, more than 93% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Blum, published from 2021 to 2023. 2021 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Urethra, Penis and Urethral Stricture. Dr. Blum's most frequent co-authors are Steven Benjamin Brandes, MD, Shilpa Pramod Argade, MD and Albert Sangji Ha, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 11 general payments to Dr. Blum from 6 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 95% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $415.

Dr. Blum graduated from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in 2015.