Louis Charles Blaum, MD
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician · New Smyrna Beach, FL
Louis Charles Blaum, MD is a surgery of the hand (surgery) physician with a practice address in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, and NPI 1801846373, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME91320, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Louis Charles Blaum
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician 2086S0105X
- License number
- ME91320 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 410 Palmetto St, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
- Phone
- (386) 267-6224
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 1, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (386) 703-2304
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060131000255); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records → All 43 in Florida → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 410 Palmetto St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Reba Isaac, M.D.Specialist1356348593
Verify Louis Charles Blaum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME91320Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery of the hand (surgery) physician in 2024
192 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 188 among the 346 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 80 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin75 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen74 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: $19.83
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 296 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,725.83 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 2 group practices
- Ability Health Services And Rehabilitation LPSanford, FL
- Ability Health Services, IncSanford, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Louis Charles Blaum among 43 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in Florida
Louis Charles Blaum, MD is one of 43 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records with a practice address in Florida. 98% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2000 among the 36 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0105X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician providers in Florida
There are 43 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in Florida.
All 43 in Florida → Every provider in New Smyrna Beach → Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vidya Jain, MDPalatka, FL 321771750360046
- Garry Kitay, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322071265436034
- Bruce Steinberg, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322071174527857
- Lauren Dutton, MDJacksonville, FL 322141972897957
- Juan Castaneda, DOSouth Daytona, FL 321191043248362
- Robert Graham, M.D.Jacksonville Beach, FL 322501831504885
- Jose Baez Lorenzo, M.D.Fleming Island, FL 320031699922781
- Richard Curtis, MD.Fleming Island, FL 320031376539312
Common questions
What is Louis Charles Blaum, MD's NPI number?
Louis Charles Blaum, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801846373, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Louis Charles Blaum, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 410 Palmetto St, New Smyrna Beach, FL, 32168. Phone: (386) 267-6224. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Louis Charles Blaum, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME91320, 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 Louis Charles Blaum, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Louis Charles Blaum, MD had 192 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among surgery of the hand (surgery) physician prescribers was 188. 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.