Alan Blum, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Tuscaloosa, AL
Alan Blum, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and NPI 1972573251, issued on Jan 26, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 22104, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alan Blum
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 22104 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 850 Peter Bryce Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
- Phone
- (205) 348-1770
- Enumerated
- Jan 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (205) 348-6561
- Medicaid ID
- 000008451 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100902000370); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 1975
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alan Blum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 22104Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,713 Medicare Part D claims for 308 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 153 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrochlorothiazide115 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium108 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen91 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate66 claims
- Alprazolam52 claims
- Metformin Hcl48 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Capstone Health Services Foundation PCTuscaloosa, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alan Blum among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Alan Blum, M.D. is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
139 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Tuscaloosa
They are 139 of the 2,313 NPPES records with a practice address in Tuscaloosa, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Alan Blum, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alan Blum, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972573251, issued on Jan 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alan Blum, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 850 Peter Bryce Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401. Phone: (205) 348-1770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alan Blum, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 22104, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alan Blum, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alan Blum, M.D. had 1,713 Medicare Part D claims for 308 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.