Richard Blum, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Milford, CT
Richard Blum, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Milford, Connecticut, and NPI 1730100389, issued on Jul 21, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 017118, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Blum
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 017118 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 831 Boston Post RD, Milford, CT 06460
- Phone
- (203) 877-3728
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 7, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (203) 877-1614
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 831 Boston Post RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Susan Demicco, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1790706257
- Charles Guglin, MD FACSSurgery Physician1538191911
- Jillian Kalinchak, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1194013888
- Keith Lipsitz, MDAnesthesiology Physician1114915857
- Warda ShahFamily Nurse Practitioner1699695411
- Trevor Sutton, MDAnesthesiology Physician1861459737
Verify Richard Blum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 017118Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
36 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $19.50
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 348 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Connecticut.
Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in Connecticut
- Kenneth Alleyne, MDSouth Windsor, CT1316991136
- Mark Altman, M.D.Hamden, CT1689652711
- Kelms Amoo-Achampong, MDFairfield, CT1215461736
- Kenoma Anighoro, M.D.Branford, CT1881088177
- Christopher Antonacci, MD, MPHFarmington, CT1073192662
- Abiola Atanda, M.DDanbury, CT1477814671
- John Awad, MDFairfield, CT1447280052
- John Axline, M.D.Fairfield, CT1972650281
- Alfredo Axtmayer, MDWallingford, CT1598747602
- Sarah Ballatori, MDNew Haven, CT1366002438
Common questions
What is Richard Blum, MD's NPI number?
Richard Blum, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730100389, issued on Jul 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Blum, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 831 Boston Post RD, Milford, CT, 06460. Phone: (203) 877-3728. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Blum, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 017118, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Blum, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Blum, MD had 36 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.