Karen J. Blum, APRN
Nurse Practitioner · Vero Beach, FL
Karen J. Blum, APRN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Vero Beach, Florida, and NPI 1326712886, issued on Aug 6, 2021. Check the license (Florida 11014646, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen J. Blum
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 11014646 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 36TH St, Vero Beach, FL 32960
- Phone
- (772) 567-4311
- Enumerated
- Aug 6, 2021
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen J. Blum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license 11014646Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
338 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium59 claims
- Losartan Potassium27 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate17 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium14 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl13 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate11 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): 89.9 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $241.60
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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.
Karen J. Blum among 8,844 nurse practitioner records in Florida
Karen J. Blum, APRN is one of 8,844 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Florida. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 66% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 51% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
55 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Vero Beach
They are 55 of the 2,473 NPPES records with a practice address in Vero Beach, and 8,844 nurse practitioner records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Karen J. Blum, APRN's NPI number?
Karen J. Blum, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326712886, issued on Aug 6, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen J. Blum, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 36TH St, Vero Beach, FL, 32960. Phone: (772) 567-4311. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen J. Blum, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number 11014646, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen J. Blum, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen J. Blum, APRN had 338 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen J. Blum, APRN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.9 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.