Eric J. Bloom, MD
Nephrology Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Eric J. Bloom, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1902874670, issued on Mar 9, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD035775E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric J. Bloom
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- MD035775E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5501 Old York Road, Moss 4TH Floor, Sley Building, Philadelphia, PA 19141
- Phone
- (215) 456-6970
- Enumerated
- Mar 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 456-7154
- Medicaid ID
- 001177795 RI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110512000662); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 651 in Pennsylvania → Look up another NPI →
Verify Eric J. Bloom in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD035775ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
757 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sevelamer Carbonate256 claims
- Valsartan66 claims
- Lokelma47 claims
- Nifedipine Er41 claims
- Velphoro39 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl37 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: $145.35
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Einstein Practice Plan IncPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric J. Bloom among 651 nephrology physician records in Pennsylvania
Eric J. Bloom, MD is one of 651 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2001 among the 468 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 651 nephrology physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 651 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Philadelphia → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daranee Chewaproug, DOPhila, PA 191411285884825
- Richard Gargiulo, D.O.Philadelphia, PA 191411154697027
- William Gaughan, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191411255390035
- Stephen Goldstein, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191411588600316
- Saurabh Gupta, M.DPhiladelphia, PA 191411134381312
- Astha Gupta, MBBSPhiladelphia, PA 191411659659407
- Gordon Ijelu, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191411841244027
- Christos Kallis, MB.BSPhiladelphia, PA 191411649684572
Common questions
What is Eric J. Bloom, MD's NPI number?
Eric J. Bloom, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902874670, issued on Mar 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric J. Bloom, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5501 Old York Road, Moss 4TH Floor, Sley Building, Philadelphia, PA, 19141. Phone: (215) 456-6970. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric J. Bloom, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD035775E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Eric J. Bloom, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric J. Bloom, MD had 757 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.