Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,455 | 4 | 73.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $518.97 | 4 | 26.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTG International, Inc. | $1,846 | 6 | $0 (2019) |
| Allergan Inc. | $127.68 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $1,974 | 8 | BTG International, Inc. ($1,846) |
All Payment Transactions
8 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/19/2019 | BTG International, Inc. | CROFAB (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $95.01 | General |
| Category: ANTI-VENOM | ||||||
| 09/19/2019 | BTG International, Inc. | CROFAB (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $56.88 | General |
| Category: ANTI-VENOM | ||||||
| 08/02/2019 | BTG International, Inc. | CROFAB (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $805.41 | General |
| Category: ANTI-VENOM | ||||||
| 08/02/2019 | BTG International, Inc. | CROFAB (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $478.06 | General |
| Category: ANTI-VENOM | ||||||
| 08/02/2019 | BTG International, Inc. | CROFAB (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $334.41 | General |
| Category: ANTI-VENOM | ||||||
| 08/02/2019 | BTG International, Inc. | CROFAB (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $76.64 | General |
| Category: ANTI-VENOM | ||||||
| 01/24/2019 | Allergan Inc. | AVYCAZ (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $63.84 | General |
| Category: ANTI-INFECTIVE | ||||||
| 01/24/2019 | Allergan Inc. | AVYCAZ (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $63.84 | General |
| Category: ANTI-INFECTIVE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 318 | 324 | $281,383 | $33,596 |
| 2022 | 4 | 395 | 408 | $534,767 | $44,640 |
| 2021 | 4 | 403 | 412 | $611,939 | $53,550 |
| 2020 | 5 | 525 | 549 | $562,581 | $50,617 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
16 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99284 | Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | Facility | 2023 | 164 | 168 | $129,276 | $16,198 | 12.5% |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | Facility | 2023 | 104 | 106 | $129,237 | $14,637 | 11.3% |
| 99283 | Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | Facility | 2023 | 50 | 50 | $22,870 | $2,761 | 12.1% |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity | Facility | 2022 | 204 | 214 | $359,785 | $30,364 | 8.4% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit for problem of high severity | Facility | 2022 | 107 | 108 | $120,895 | $10,457 | 8.6% |
| 99283 | Emergency department visit for problem of moderate severity | Facility | 2022 | 69 | 69 | $52,419 | $3,707 | 7.1% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 17 | $1,668 | $112.35 | 6.7% |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit, problem with significant threat to life or function | Facility | 2021 | 267 | 275 | $451,616 | $39,712 | 8.8% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit, problem of high severity | Facility | 2021 | 65 | 66 | $72,470 | $6,193 | 8.5% |
| 99291 | Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 32 | 32 | $58,823 | $5,464 | 9.3% |
| 99283 | Emergency department visit, moderately severe problem | Facility | 2021 | 39 | 39 | $29,030 | $2,181 | 7.5% |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit, problem with significant threat to life or function | Facility | 2020 | 237 | 243 | $391,134 | $34,808 | 8.9% |
| 99291 | Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 36 | 36 | $63,930 | $6,781 | 10.6% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit, problem of high severity | Facility | 2020 | 61 | 62 | $64,235 | $5,922 | 9.2% |
| 99283 | Emergency department visit, moderately severe problem | Facility | 2020 | 36 | 36 | $24,706 | $1,904 | 7.7% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Facility | 2020 | 155 | 172 | $18,576 | $1,201 | 6.5% |
About Dr. Christopher Blum, DO
Dr. Christopher Blum, DO is a Emergency Medicine healthcare provider based in Morristown, New Jersey. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/24/2016. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1609238005.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Blum, DO has received a total of $1,974 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,974 received in 2019. These payments were reported across 8 transactions from 2 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($1,455).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Blum has provided services to 1,641 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,693 services with total Medicare billing of $182,402. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 16 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Emergency Medicine
- Other Specialties Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine
- Location Morristown, NJ
- Active Since 03/24/2016
- Last Updated 12/18/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207P00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1609238005
Products in Payments
- CROFAB (Drug) $1,846
- AVYCAZ (Drug) $127.68
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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