Matthew Blum, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Colorado Springs, CO
Matthew Blum, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1659348480, issued on Mar 1, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 48455, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew Blum
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 48455 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 525 N Foote Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80909
- Phone
- (719) 365-5445
- Enumerated
- Mar 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 17, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (719) 365-5530
- Medicaid ID
- 78658861 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100521000558); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 87 in Colorado → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 525 N Foote Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Martin Beggs, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1629072228
- Mary Byron, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1366500779
- Maclyn Corw, RNFAMedical-Surgical Registered Nurse1033204813
- Rajiv Desai, M.D.Specialist1598738759
- Robert Hoyer, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1245219435
- Frederick Jennings, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1679782791
Verify Matthew Blum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 48455Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 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: $86.70
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech USA, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Poudre Valley Medical Group LLCColorado Springs, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew Blum among 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Colorado
Matthew Blum, MD is one of 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 78% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2000 among the 58 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Colorado
There are 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Colorado.
All 87 in Colorado → Every provider in Colorado Springs → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nicholas Augelli, MDColorado Springs, CO 809091174592414
- Martin Beggs, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809091629072228
- Crystal Erickson, MDColorado Springs, CO 809091487863700
- Raja Gopaldas, MDColorado Springs, CO 809091982849451
- Peter Walinsky, MDColorado Springs, CO 809091053405449
- Burt Fowler, MDColorado Springs, CO 809101043246366
- Brian Erickson, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071629064225
- Betty Kim, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071851355408
Common questions
What is Matthew Blum, MD's NPI number?
Matthew Blum, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659348480, issued on Mar 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew Blum, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 525 N Foote Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, 80909. Phone: (719) 365-5445. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew Blum, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 48455, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Matthew Blum, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.