NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edward A. Blumen, M.D.

Adult Medicine Physician · Evanston, IL

Edward A. Blumen, M.D. is an adult medicine physician with a practice address in Evanston, Illinois, and NPI 1659310894, issued on Jun 5, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 000468, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; 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
1659310894
Name
Edward A. Blumen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Adult Medicine Physician 207QA0505X
License number
000468 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
909 Davis St, Evanston, IL 60201
Phone
(847) 866-3700
Enumerated
Jun 5, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(847) 866-3731
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050906000285); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 1973
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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Also registered at 909 Davis St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Sarah Agne, MPTPhysical Therapist1427199777
  2. Juliet Barnes, ATCAthletic Trainer1497723589
  3. Steven Beckway, DOFamily Medicine Physician1992744023
  4. David Bellisario, DPTPhysical Therapist1194173013
  5. Kelly Benfey, DPTPhysical Therapist1619331188
  6. Arun Bhojwani, MDInternal Medicine Physician1447336136

Verify Edward A. Blumen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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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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43% more Medicare Part D claims than the average adult medicine physician in 2024

4,292 Medicare Part D claims for 457 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,002 among the 1,307 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.

  1. Edward Blumen4,292
  2. Specialty average3,002

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium482 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate255 claims
  3. Lisinopril184 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium183 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl180 claims
  6. Hydrochlorothiazide163 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score80.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Endeavor Health Medical GroupEvanston, IL

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

Edward A. Blumen among 72 adult medicine physician records in Illinois

Edward A. Blumen, M.D. is one of 72 adult medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 56% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 42% of these records are
  • Graduated1973 · median 2004 among the 30 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QA0505X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Adult Medicine Physician providers in Illinois

There are 72 adult medicine physician records in Illinois.

The 8 adult medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kyran Smith, MDEvanston, IL 602021659088664
  2. Amy Karney, MDGilberts, IL 601361093194607
  3. Satyanarayana Gaddipati, M.DElgin, IL 601231982725172
  4. Mohammad Hosain, M.DElgin, IL 601231841416245
  5. Nabanita Bhowmick, M.D.Elgin, IL 601201134398506
  6. Lawrence Lerner, MDEast Dundee, IL 601181881608354
  7. Marc CalabriaBloomingdale, IL 601081871293712
  8. Robert Tanney, D.O.Buffalo Grove, IL 600891558300038

Common questions

What is Edward A. Blumen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Edward A. Blumen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659310894, issued on Jun 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edward A. Blumen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 909 Davis St, Evanston, IL, 60201. Phone: (847) 866-3700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edward A. Blumen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 000468, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Edward A. Blumen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edward A. Blumen, M.D. had 4,292 Medicare Part D claims for 457 beneficiaries; the average among adult medicine physician prescribers was 3,002. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Edward A. Blumen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 of 100. 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.