NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen M. Blum, APN

Medical-Surgical Clinical Nurse Specialist · Chicago, IL

Karen M. Blum, APN is a medical-surgical clinical nurse specialist with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1720419294, issued on Dec 9, 2013. Check the license (Illinois 209.001976, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois 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
1720419294
Name
Karen M. Blum
Credential
APN
Primary taxonomy
Medical-Surgical Clinical Nurse Specialist 364SM0705X
License number
209.001976 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2900 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60657
Phone
(773) 366-5615
Enumerated
Dec 9, 2013
Record last updated
Mar 17, 2023
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.
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Also registered at 2900 N Lake Shore Dr

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

  1. Hala Abbas, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164306254
  2. Ahmed AbdelfattahInternal Medicine Physician1245839729
  3. Babak Abdollahshamshirsaz, M.D.Specialist1447585765
  4. Aamir Abdullah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336872951
  5. Mohammad Abou El-Ezz, MDSurgery Physician1790536746
  6. Bijoy Abraham, D.P.M.Podiatrist1164860482

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $39.04

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 58 providers of this specialty with any payment received $594.72 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karen Blum$39.04
  2. Specialty average$594.72

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

Karen M. Blum among 18 medical-surgical clinical nurse specialist records in Illinois

Karen M. Blum, APN is one of 18 medical-surgical clinical nurse specialist records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2013, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 83% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 28% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 11% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 89% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 364SM0705X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical-Surgical Clinical Nurse Specialist providers in Illinois

There are 18 medical-surgical clinical nurse specialist records in Illinois.

All 18 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago → Medical-Surgical Clinical Nurse Specialist nationwide →

The 8 medical-surgical clinical nurse specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jessica BrudnickiChicago, IL 606121750192001
  2. Diane Martin, N.P.Chicago, IL 606121497989974
  3. Consuelo Kelly, RN, CWOCNChicago, IL 606111750595781
  4. Nancy Schuller, APNBrookfield, IL 605131932140167
  5. Bobbie Drodwell, MSNOak Lawn, IL 604531275689143
  6. Cheryl Hager, APNOak Lawn, IL 604531699000315
  7. Fely Ong, MSN, CCNSOak Lawn, IL 604531124352125
  8. Rosina Frazier, RNOak Forest, IL 604521154572394

Common questions

What is Karen M. Blum, APN's NPI number?

Karen M. Blum, APN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720419294, issued on Dec 9, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen M. Blum, APN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2900 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL, 60657. Phone: (773) 366-5615. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen M. Blum, APN's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 209.001976, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois 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.

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