Philip S. Blum, MD
Neurology Physician · Houston, TX
Philip S. Blum, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1568444115, issued on Nov 18, 2005. Check the license (Texas J8917, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Philip S. Blum
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- J8917 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 915 Gessner RD Ste 750, Houston, TX 77024
- Phone
- (713) 338-5616
- Enumerated
- Nov 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2024
- Fax
- (713) 704-3086
- Medicaid IDs
- 036006703 TX
036006704 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080205000651); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 915 Gessner RD Ste 750
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kelly Mullman, P.A.Physician Assistant1225326473
- Kimberly Ovalle, PA CPhysician Assistant1568400547
Verify Philip S. Blum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J8917Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
1,245 Medicare Part D claims for 345 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Carbidopa-Levodopa127 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl117 claims
- Gabapentin115 claims
- Donepezil Hcl88 claims
- Sertraline Hcl59 claims
- Gamunex-C41 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: $52.77
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Mhs Physicians OF TexasSugar Land, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Philip S. Blum among 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas
Philip S. Blum, MD is one of 1,382 neurology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2003 among the 930 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Texas
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Common questions
What is Philip S. Blum, MD's NPI number?
Philip S. Blum, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568444115, issued on Nov 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Philip S. Blum, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 915 Gessner RD Ste 750, Houston, TX, 77024. Phone: (713) 338-5616. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Philip S. Blum, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J8917, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Philip S. Blum, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Philip S. Blum, MD had 1,245 Medicare Part D claims for 345 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.