Dr Alfonso A Blum, M in East Chicago, IN - Medicare Internal Medicine

Dr Alfonso A Blum, M is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in East Chicago, Indiana. He graduated from medical school in 1996 and has 28 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Internal Medicine. He is a member of the group practice 219 Health Network Inc and his current practice location is 4035 Elm Street, East Chicago, Indiana. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (219) 398-9840.

Dr Alfonso A Blum is licensed to practice in Indiana (license number 01062815A) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1790810448.

Contact Information

	Dr Alfonso A Blum, M
	4035 Elm Street, East Chicago, IN 46312-3042
	(219) 398-9840
	(219) 398-9845

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Alfonso A Blum
Gender	Male
Speciality	Internal Medicine
Experience	28 Years
Location	4035 Elm Street, East Chicago, Indiana
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Dr Alfonso A Blum graduated from medical school in 1996

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1790810448
Provider Enumeration Date: 02/22/2007
Last Update Date: 07/13/2010

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 8921196452
Enrollment ID: I20071117000070

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Alfonso A Blum such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1790810448	NPI	-	NPPES
01062815A	Other	IN	PHYSICIAN LICENSE

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207R00000X	Internal Medicine	01062815A (Indiana)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Community Home Health Services	Munster, IN	Home health agency
St Catherine Hospital Inc	East chicago, IN	Hospital
Community Hospital	Munster, IN	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
219 Health Network Inc	0547521452	41

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Dr Alfonso A Blum allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	219 Health Network Inc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1093213506 PECOS PAC ID: 0547521452 Enrollment ID: O20180308002615

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Dr Alfonso A Blum is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Dr Alfonso A Blum, M 9660 Wicker Avenue, St John, IN 46373-9487 Ph: (219) 226-2203	Dr Alfonso A Blum, M 4035 Elm Street, East Chicago, IN 46312-3042 Ph: (219) 398-9840

Reviews and Comments

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Dr Alfonso A Blum, M - Medicare Internal Medicine in East Chicago, IN