Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Michael Blum, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · San Francisco, CA

Michael Blum, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1972568889, issued on Apr 20, 2006. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1972568889
Name
Michael Blum
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
Practice location
350 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone
(415) 353-2873
Enumerated
Apr 20, 2006
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 350 Parnassus Ave

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

  1. Karen Bagatelos, M.S.N.,N.P.Nurse Practitioner1780881045
  2. Nathan Bass, MDInternal Medicine Physician1689638959
  3. Nathan Becker, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1972696250
  4. Dwight Bissell, MDInternal Medicine Physician1831141241
  5. Eric Buxton, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1134210362
  6. Jennifer Cademartori, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1770504300

Verify Michael Blum in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
  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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

68 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Michael Blum68
  2. Specialty average2,785

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 practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 74.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%46.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%76.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

1,593 internal medicine physician records list a San Francisco practice address

They are 1,593 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a San Francisco practice address, and 20,403 internal medicine physician records in California.

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Common questions

What is Michael Blum, MD's NPI number?

Michael Blum, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972568889, issued on Apr 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Blum, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 350 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 353-2873. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Blum, MD's license?

Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Michael Blum, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Blum, MD had 68 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Michael Blum, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.