Sonja Blum, MD, PHD
Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry Physician · New York, NY
Sonja Blum, MD, PHD is a behavioral neurology & neuropsychiatry physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1003073636, issued on May 21, 2008. Check the license (New York 248370, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sonja Blum
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry Physician 2084B0040X
- License number
- 248370 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 428 E 72ND St Ofc 500, New York, NY 10021
- Phone
- (212) 746-2441
- Enumerated
- May 21, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 30, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110404000445); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sonja Blum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 248370Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average behavioral neurology & neuropsychiatry physician in 2024
866 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 823 among the 148 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Memantine Hcl405 claims
- Donepezil Hcl158 claims
- Trazodone Hcl45 claims
- Citalopram Hbr30 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa28 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate26 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.9 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,045.69
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Eisai Inc. The 68 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,734.84 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
- Weill Medical College OF CornellNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sonja Blum among 26 behavioral neurology & neuropsychiatry physician records in New York
Sonja Blum, MD, PHD is one of 26 behavioral neurology & neuropsychiatry physician records with a practice address in New York. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 15% of these records are older, 77% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2010 among the 10 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084B0040X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry Physician providers in New York
There are 26 behavioral neurology & neuropsychiatry physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Sonja Blum, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Sonja Blum, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003073636, issued on May 21, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sonja Blum, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 428 E 72ND St Ofc 500, New York, NY, 10021. Phone: (212) 746-2441. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sonja Blum, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 248370, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sonja Blum, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sonja Blum, MD, PHD had 866 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries; the average among behavioral neurology & neuropsychiatry physician prescribers was 823. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sonja Blum, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.9 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), 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.