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Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD

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Specializes in: Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease) and Neurophysiology

593 Eddy Street
Providence, RI 02903

(401) 444-3032

Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD is a neurologist in Providence, RI specializing in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease) and neurophysiology.

Office Locations

593 Eddy Street
Providence, RI 02903

(401) 444-3032

(401) 444-3205

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In The News

“Dr. Andrew Blum and Dr. Catherine Phillips Epilepsy is the third most common neurological disorder in the United... Joe Liccar cartoon on the royal wedding.”—"News", Southwest Daily News, April 2011

“Andrew S. Blum, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, and Catherine Phillips, M.D., co-director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program...”—"Physician Focus: Explaining epilepsy", Mtshasta News, April 2011

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD in 2023

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In 2012, Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Rhode Island. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD treated as a neurologist in Providence, RI during 2012 were electroencephalography (EEG), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	157
electroencephalography (EEG)	240
hospital care	143
inpatient care	143

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD treated as a neurologist in Providence, RI during 2013 were electroencephalography (EEG), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	156
electroencephalography (EEG)	263
hospital care	161
inpatient care	161

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	353
Black	18
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	66
Less than 65	159

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	37
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	28
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD treated as a neurologist in Providence, RI during 2014 were electroencephalography (EEG), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	207
electroencephalography (EEG)	272
hospital care	164
inpatient care	164

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	237
Female	247

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	30
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	74
Less than 65	186

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	36
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	27
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD treated as a neurologist in Providence, RI during 2015 were electroencephalography (EEG), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	190
electroencephalography (EEG)	386
hospital care	177
inpatient care	177

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	582
Female	572

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	942
Black	70
Hispanic	88
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	354
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	150
Less than 65	422

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	31
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	30
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD treated as a neurologist in Providence, RI during 2016 were electroencephalography (EEG), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	204
electroencephalography (EEG)	396
hospital care	137
inpatient care	137

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	293

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	472
Black	35
Hispanic	47
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	65
Less than 65	205

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	29
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	34
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD treated as a neurologist in Providence, RI during 2017 were electroencephalography (EEG), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	156
electroencephalography (EEG)	298
hospital care	91
inpatient care	91

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	356
Black	19
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	57
Less than 65	137

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	31
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	37
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD treated as a neurologist in Providence, RI during 2018 were electroencephalography (EEG), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	75
electroencephalography (EEG)	124
hospital care	39
inpatient care	39

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	196
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	23
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	32
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	32
Dementia	36
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD treated as a neurologist in Providence, RI during 2019 were electroencephalography (EEG), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	130
electroencephalography (EEG)	352
hospital care	113
inpatient care	113

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	364
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	48
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	32
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Dementia	33
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD treated as a neurologist in Providence, RI during 2020 were electroencephalography (EEG), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	77
electroencephalography (EEG)	163
hospital care	121
inpatient care	121

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	339
Black	14
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	51
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	32
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	32
Dementia	39
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD treated as a neurologist in Providence, RI during 2021 were electroencephalography (EEG), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	100
electroencephalography (EEG)	96
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	34
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	32
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	33
Dementia	35
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD treated as a neurologist in Providence, RI during 2022 were electroencephalography (EEG), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	101
electroencephalography (EEG)	107
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	225
Black	12
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	43
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	41
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Dementia	32
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD treated as a neurologist in Providence, RI were electroencephalography (EEG), hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	141
electroencephalography (EEG)	245
hospital care	109
inpatient care	109

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	19
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	354
Hispanic	27
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	96
85 and over	55
Less than 65	135
65 to 74	129

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	30
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Cancer	11
Dementia	30

Education & Training

He has a state license in Rhode Island.

Licensed In: Rhode Island

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$1,139 IVS Vertebral Augmentation Products $1,139
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$523 TROKENDI XR $433	OXTELLAR XR $89
Cyberonics, Inc.	$221 VNS Therapy $221
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$121 ELIQUIS $121
EMD Serono, Inc.	$83 $83
Other	$75 Lutonix Drug Coated Balloon $39	Impella $22	VENOVO $14

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,139
Food and Beverage	$1,023

Research Payments

Dr. Andrew S. Blum, PHD, MD has received 2 research payments totaling $5,000.

Biography

Dr. Andrew Blum's specialties are neurophysiology and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). Areas of expertise for Dr. Blum include epilepsy. After completing medical school at Weill Cornell Medical College, Dr. Blum performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. He is professionally affiliated with Rhode Island Hospital (RIH), Brown Physicians Incorporated, and Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island. According to Brown Physicians Incorporated, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Providence, RI.