Dr. Patrick A. Flume, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 258
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 189
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,139
- Publications
- 164
- Clinical trials
- 10
- Practice address
- 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
- Practice phone
- Call (843) 792-1414
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
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Primary practice
MUSC University Hospital
Charleston, South Carolina
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Dr. Patrick A. Flume is a pulmonologist in Charleston, South Carolina
Dr. Flume practices at MUSC University Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina.
Dr. Flume's NPI, 1013011899, was assigned on September 12, 2006. Dr. Flume graduated from University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio in 1987. Dr. Flume holds South Carolina license 16591.
- NPI
- 1013011899NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9537266770
- NPI enumeration date
- September 12, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (843) 792-1414
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 65
- Medical school graduation
- 1987
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Patrick A. Flume practices at MUSC University Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina
Dr. Flume's primary practice is MUSC University Hospital, at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425 in Charleston County. The practice phone is (843) 792-1414.
- MUSC University Hospital171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425 · Charleston CountyPhone(843) 792-1414
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Patrick A. Flume is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Flume's primary practice is MUSC University Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Flume is also affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. The medical group on file is MUSC Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Flume to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Patrick A. Flume's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Flume practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| MUSC University Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +5 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Patrick A. Flume is one of 176 pulmonologists in South Carolina
Pulmonary disease is Dr. Flume's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Flume is licensed in South Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Pulmonary disease, South CarolinaPrimary
Pulmonologists near Dr. Flume
Counts of pulmonologists 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
Dr. Patrick A. Flume billed Medicare for 258 services in 2024
CMS data shows 258 Medicare services from Dr. Flume across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 189 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $22,472 for them.
Dr. Flume's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2652024: 2458%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 13
Where Dr. Flume's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2811%
- In a facility23089%
Dr. Flume compared with the South Carolina median for pulmonologists, 2024
- Dr. Flume
- South Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 258vs 88871% below
- Medicare patients
- 189vs 39552% below
- Part D claims
- 865vs 68426% above
Medians across 184 pulmonologists in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Flume'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
Dr. Patrick A. Flume treated 189 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 189 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Flume in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 91 patients. 75% of them have copd, and 74% have high cholesterol. 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 Dr. Flume's median patient age at 65, with 72% women.
Dr. Flume's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Flume's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women15180%
- Men3820%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Flume's Medicare patients, 2024
- COPD75%
- High cholesterol74%
- High blood pressure61%
- Arthritis54%
- Osteoporosis37%
- Anxiety32%
- Ischemic heart disease26%
- Mood disorders26%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Flume's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 65
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women72%
- Men28%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Patrick A. Flume wrote 1,139 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Flume wrote 1,139 Medicare Part D claims for 169 patients. CMS names the drug for 865 of them, across 25 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,984,628 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 619 claims across 20 drugs.
Dr. Flume'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 Dr. Flume's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics27%310 of 1,139 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: 6192024: 86540%
Drugs named by CMS: 25 in 2024, 20 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
Dr. Patrick A. Flume scored 79 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Flume for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Flume accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Flume as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Flume's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 79of 100Final score
- 62.4of 100Quality
- 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Patrick A. Flume has 164 publications on record
Dmand AI links 164 papers to Dr. Flume, published from 2007 to 2025. 2018 was the busiest year, with 16. The most frequent topics are Cystic Fibrosis, Anti-Bacterial Agents and Administration, Inhalation. Dr. Flume has published most often in J Cyst Fibros. Dr. Flume's most frequent co-authors are Don B. Sanders, Kevin Loring Winthrop, MD and Anne Elizabeth O'Donnell.
Dr. Flume's papers by year, 2016 to 2025
Topics Dr. Flume writes about most
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Administration, Inhalation
- Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
- Disease Progression
- Pseudomonas Infections
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Lung
Dr. Flume's most frequent co-authors
- Don B. Sanders15 shared papers
- Kevin Loring Winthrop, MD11 shared papers
- Anne Elizabeth O'Donnell7 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Flume
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Patrick A. Flume has worked on 10 clinical trials
Dmand AI links Dr. Flume to 10 clinical trials, 4 of them phase 2 studies. 2 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Cystic Fibrosis, Infant, Newborn, Diseases and Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous. Amgen sponsors the most, 2.
Clinical trials with Dr. Flume by phase
- NonePhase 1: no trials
- 1Phase 1/2: 1 trial
- 4Phase 2: 4 trials
- 1Phase 2/3: 1 trial
- 3Phase 3: 3 trials
- NonePhase 4: no trials
Conditions in Dr. Flume's trials
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases
- Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
- Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection
- Pseudomonas Infections
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Flume
- Anne Elizabeth O'Donnell3 shared trials
- Kevin Loring Winthrop, MD3 shared trials
- Juzar Ali, MD, FRCP, Fccp(c)2 shared trials
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Flume
Oral Omadacycline Vs. Placebo in Adults with NTM Pulmonary Disease Caused by Mycobacterium Abscessus Complex (MABc) (opens in a new tab)
Comparison of Two- Versus Three-antibiotic Therapy for Pulmonary Mycobacterium Avium Complex Disease (opens in a new tab)
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Patrick A. Flume received $527,592 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 371 general payments to Dr. Flume from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 53% of the total. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated paid the most, $248,153. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $1,650 in 2020.
General payments to Dr. Flume by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Flume by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Consulting fees$279,46453%
- Speaker and faculty fees$135,55326%
- Travel and lodging$74,99114%
- Grants$25,0005%
- Other$12,3972%
Companies that paid Dr. Flume the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Patrick A. Flume graduated from University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio
Dr. Flume graduated from University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio in 1987.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Patrick A. Flume'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Patrick A. Flume's NPI number?
Dr. Patrick A. Flume's NPI number is 1013011899. It was assigned on September 12, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Patrick A. Flume?
Dr. Patrick A. Flume is a pulmonologist in Charleston, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pulmonary Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RP1001X).
Where does Dr. Patrick A. Flume practice?
Dr. Flume practices at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425. Dr. Flume's primary practice is MUSC University Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Flume to 2 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Patrick A. Flume's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Flume is (843) 792-1414.
What is Dr. Patrick A. Flume's medical license number?
Dr. Flume holds South Carolina license 16591.
Which hospitals is Dr. Patrick A. Flume affiliated with?
Dr. Flume is affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Flume to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Patrick A. Flume part of?
Dr. Flume is linked to MUSC Health.
Does Dr. Patrick A. Flume accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Flume billed Medicare for 258 services in 2024, and Dr. Flume accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Patrick A. Flume offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Flume as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Patrick A. Flume's MIPS score?
Dr. Flume's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 79 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Patrick A. Flume see?
CMS counts 189 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Flume in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. Patrick A. Flume bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Flume's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99215), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, new patient (99205).
Where did Dr. Patrick A. Flume go to medical school?
Dr. Flume graduated from University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio in 1987.
What drugs does Dr. Patrick A. Flume prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Flume's most prescribed drugs by claims were Azithromycin, Trikafta and Albuterol Sulfate Hfa.
Has Dr. Patrick A. Flume received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $527,592 in general payments to Dr. Flume from 23 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated.
How long has Dr. Patrick A. Flume been practicing?
Dr. Flume graduated from medical school in 1987, 39 years ago.
Does Dr. Patrick A. Flume do research?
Dmand AI links 164 publications to Dr. Flume, published from 2007 to 2025. Dr. Flume has worked on 10 clinical trials.
Who does Dr. Patrick A. Flume publish with?
Dr. Flume's most frequent co-authors are Don B. Sanders (15 shared papers), Kevin Loring Winthrop, MD (11 shared papers) and Anne Elizabeth O'Donnell (7 shared papers).
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