NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Donald Alan Blum, MD

Family Medicine Physician · New Martinsville, WV

Donald Alan Blum, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in New Martinsville, West Virginia, and NPI 1598833436, issued on Nov 30, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia A71922, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; 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
1598833436
Name
Donald Alan Blum
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A71922 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3 E Benjamin Dr Ste B, New Martinsville, WV 26155
Phone
(304) 455-8082
Enumerated
Nov 30, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 18, 2022
Medicaid ID
0052921000 WV
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220309003241); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 1974
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Donald Alan Blum in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
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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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2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

10,158 Medicare Part D claims for 525 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 409 claims were for opioids.

  1. Donald Blum10,158
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam524 claims
  2. Lisinopril433 claims
  3. Omeprazole340 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate292 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate269 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium262 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $87.39

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Donald Blum$87.39
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Wetzel County Hospital AssociationNew Martinsville, WV
  2. Wetzel County Hospital IncNew Martinsville, WV

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Donald Alan Blum among 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia

Donald Alan Blum, MD is one of 1,122 family medicine physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 80% 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 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1974 · median 2006 among the 702 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 48% 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 West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 family medicine physician records list a practice address in New Martinsville

They are 6 of the 300 NPPES records with a practice address in New Martinsville, and 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Linda Berisford, FNP-BCNew Martinsville, WV 261551710839980
  2. Edward Emch, MDNew Martinsville, WV 261551518970284
  3. Jessica Lewis, FNP-CNew Martinsville, WV 261551457873770
  4. Amanda Nichols, M.D.New Martinsville, WV 261551396731683
  5. Gary Nichols, MDNew Martinsville, WV 261551891781803
  6. Finbar Powderly, M. D.Mineral Wells, WV 261501669406286
  7. Clifford Myers, DOMiddlebourne, WV 261491528013703
  8. Roshan Hussain, M.DGrantsville, WV 261471881628071

Common questions

What is Donald Alan Blum, MD's NPI number?

Donald Alan Blum, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598833436, issued on Nov 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Donald Alan Blum, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3 E Benjamin Dr Ste B, New Martinsville, WV, 26155. Phone: (304) 455-8082. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Donald Alan Blum, MD's license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number A71922, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Donald Alan Blum, MD had 10,158 Medicare Part D claims for 525 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.