NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William A. Blume, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Evansville, IN

William A. Blume, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Evansville, Indiana, and NPI 1952392490, issued on Nov 3, 2005. Check the license (Indiana 01030705, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1952392490
Name
William A. Blume
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
01030705 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4501 N 4TH Ave, Evansville, IN 47710
Phone
(812) 422-7212
Enumerated
Nov 3, 2005
Record last updated
Feb 24, 2022
Fax
(812) 422-7326
Medicaid ID
100247160A IN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100224000113); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1981
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4501 N 4TH Ave

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

  1. Misty ArnettFamily Nurse Practitioner1649142241
  2. Amy Burkett, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1114559762
  3. Richard Wagner, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1619973179

Verify William A. Blume in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
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  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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5.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

20,827 Medicare Part D claims for 512 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 630 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Blume20,827
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium1,360 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate829 claims
  3. Lisinopril671 claims
  4. Omeprazole659 claims
  5. Sertraline Hcl499 claims
  6. Tamsulosin Hcl471 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: $1,735.67

106 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Blume$1,735.67
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center IncEvansville, IN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

William A. Blume among 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana

William A. Blume, MD is one of 3,506 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 81% 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, 81% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1981 · median 2005 among the 2,196 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

153 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Evansville

They are 153 of the 4,352 NPPES records with a practice address in Evansville, and 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Barnes, M.D.Evansville, IN 477101184621989
  2. Scott Cordts, MDEvansville, IN 477101023095262
  3. Ricky Crawford, MDEvansville, IN 477101437138856
  4. David Greer, M.D.Evansville, IN 477101508869900
  5. Winthrop Hedrick, DOEvansville, IN 477101437144367
  6. Norma Hindahl, M.D.Evansville, IN 477101134122419
  7. Jeffrey Hunter, MDEvansville, IN 477101013992346
  8. Merral Lewis, M.D.Evansville, IN 477101124021555

Common questions

What is William A. Blume, MD's NPI number?

William A. Blume, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952392490, issued on Nov 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William A. Blume, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4501 N 4TH Ave, Evansville, IN, 47710. Phone: (812) 422-7212. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William A. Blume, MD's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 01030705, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does William A. Blume, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William A. Blume, MD had 20,827 Medicare Part D claims for 512 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.