NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Barry Blum, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Pasadena, CA

Barry Blum, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Pasadena, California, and NPI 1639141716, issued on Feb 3, 2006. Check the license (California G34386, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639141716
Name
Barry Blum
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
G34386 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10 Congress St, Pasadena, CA 91105
Phone
(626) 792-2166
Enumerated
Feb 3, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 26, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(626) 795-0740
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Barry Blum in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,902 Medicare Part D claims for 295 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Barry Blum1,902
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium196 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate126 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium106 claims
  4. Valsartan83 claims
  5. Omeprazole70 claims
  6. Carvedilol66 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score75.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%62.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%96.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Barry Blum among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Barry Blum, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2012 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

137 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Pasadena

They are 137 of the 10,525 NPPES records with a practice address in Pasadena, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dolores Barba, MDPasadena, CA 911051992700603
  2. Betsy Felser, MDPasadena, CA 911051144292897
  3. Todd Hee, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051689648693
  4. Wei Huang-Lee, MDPasadena, CA 911051972576841
  5. George Jung, MDPasadena, CA 911051720051881
  6. Kristin Karlyn, MDPasadena, CA 911051033182530
  7. Malathi Narayan, MDPasadena, CA 911051588637466
  8. Ronald Olah, MDPasadena, CA 911051881668341

Common questions

What is Barry Blum, MD's NPI number?

Barry Blum, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639141716, issued on Feb 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Barry Blum, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10 Congress St, Pasadena, CA, 91105. Phone: (626) 792-2166. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Barry Blum, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G34386, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Barry Blum, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Barry Blum, MD had 1,902 Medicare Part D claims for 295 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Barry Blum, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.