NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carlen Palmer Blume, DDS

Pediatric Dentistry · San Antonio, TX

Carlen Palmer Blume, DDS is a pediatric dentistry with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1619953387, issued on Dec 15, 2005. Check the license (Texas 20057, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1619953387
Name
Carlen Palmer Blume
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
Pediatric Dentistry 1223P0221X
License number
20057 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8366 N Loop 1604 W Ste 108, San Antonio, TX 78249
Phone
(210) 614-3334
Enumerated
Dec 15, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 18, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(210) 614-3331
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.
Download card Updates feed

Verify Carlen Palmer Blume in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
    Search for license 20057
    Check the board
  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
Find the Texas license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,030.98

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Align Technology, Inc. The 2,607 providers of this specialty with any payment received $434.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carlen Blume$1,030.98
  2. Specialty average$434.77

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Carlen Palmer Blume among 1,017 pediatric dentistry records in Texas

Carlen Palmer Blume, DDS is one of 1,017 pediatric dentistry records with a practice address in Texas. 28% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 28% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2018 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223P0221X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatric Dentistry providers in Texas

There are 1,017 pediatric dentistry records in Texas.

The 8 pediatric dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sheila Hernandez, DMDSan Antonio, TX 782491255458493
  2. David Keeton, DMDSan Antonio, TX 782491073772687
  3. Erin Maturin, DDSSan Antonio, TX 782491588952352
  4. Leah Villarreal, DDSSan Antonio, TX 782491720279490
  5. Allyson Yamaki, DDSSan Antonio, TX 782491285839472
  6. Manuel Castillo, D.D.S.San Antonio, TX 782481639283872
  7. Cassandra Elkins, DDSSan Antonio, TX 782481457494437
  8. Peter Gurr, DDSSan Antonio, TX 782481558520262

Common questions

What is Carlen Palmer Blume, DDS's NPI number?

Carlen Palmer Blume, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619953387, issued on Dec 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carlen Palmer Blume, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8366 N Loop 1604 W Ste 108, San Antonio, TX, 78249. Phone: (210) 614-3334. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carlen Palmer Blume, DDS's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 20057, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.