In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Hawaii, Dr. Gary Blum, MD performed more joint aspiration, knee X-ray, rib X-ray, spine X-ray, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for joint X-ray that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

injections

By Affordability:

ligament injection

soft tissue injections

tendon sheath injection

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Hawaii, Dr. Gary Blum, MD performed more injections procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for ligament injection, soft tissue injections, and tendon sheath injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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. Gary Blum, MD treated as an orthopedist in Honolulu, HI during 2012 were injections, immobilization, upper extremity surgery and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Blum, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	21
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	645
hip imaging	22
hospital care	20
immobilization	46
injections	112
inpatient care	20
musculoskeletal imaging	22
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
tendon surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	26
X-rays	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Blum, MD treated as an orthopedist in Honolulu, HI during 2013 were injections, aspiration, immobilization and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Blum, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	49
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	585
hip imaging	22
hospital care	18
immobilization	38
injections	126
inpatient care	18
musculoskeletal imaging	22
nerve procedures	20
open surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	20
X-rays	22

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Blum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	251

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	99
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	246
Other	44
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	60
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Blum, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Blum, MD treated as an orthopedist in Honolulu, HI during 2014 were injections, X-rays, aspiration and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Blum, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	58
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	563
hip imaging	21
immobilization	28
injections	171
musculoskeletal imaging	49
nerve procedures	22
open surgery	22
thoracic (chest) imaging	27
upper extremity surgery	22
X-rays	76

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Blum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	319

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	333
Other	65
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	105
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Blum, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Blum, MD treated as an orthopedist in Honolulu, HI during 2015 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Blum, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	61
doctor visit	512
hip imaging	12
injections	205
musculoskeletal imaging	33
thoracic (chest) imaging	17
X-rays	50

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Blum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	364
Female	646

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	248
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	622
Other	114
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	496
From 75 to 84	278
85 and over	154
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Blum, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Blum, MD treated as an orthopedist in Honolulu, HI during 2016 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Blum, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	62
doctor visit	441
injections	186
thoracic (chest) imaging	27
X-rays	27

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Blum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	386

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	351
Other	68
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	300
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	87
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Blum, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Blum, MD treated as an orthopedist in Honolulu, HI during 2017 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Blum, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	89
doctor visit	484
injections	221
spinal procedures	19
thoracic (chest) imaging	38
X-rays	57

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Blum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	408

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	390
Other	83
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	93
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Blum, MD in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Blum, MD treated as an orthopedist in Honolulu, HI during 2018 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Blum, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	80
doctor visit	565
injections	226
spinal procedures	12
tendon surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	15
X-rays	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Blum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	504

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	446
Other	107
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	381
From 75 to 84	231
85 and over	132
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Blum, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Blum, MD treated as an orthopedist in Honolulu, HI during 2019 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Blum, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	102
doctor visit	624
immobilization	12
injections	254
spinal procedures	16
thoracic (chest) imaging	14
X-rays	30

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Blum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	338
Female	535

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	474
Other	128
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	420
From 75 to 84	281
85 and over	134
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Blum, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Blum, MD treated as an orthopedist in Honolulu, HI during 2020 were injections, aspiration, open surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Blum, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	97
doctor visit	578
fracture surgery	11
injections	217
open surgery	22
spinal procedures	12
tendon surgery	11
upper extremity surgery	22
X-rays	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Blum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	460

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	202
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	416
Other	115
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	384
From 75 to 84	245
85 and over	102
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Blum, MD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Blum, MD treated as an orthopedist in Honolulu, HI during 2021 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Blum, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	79
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	641
injections	211
minimally invasive procedures	11
musculoskeletal imaging	17
nerve procedures	11
open surgery	13
spinal procedures	16
tendon surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	24
X-rays	33

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Blum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	338
Female	575

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	207
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	527
Other	151
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	470
From 75 to 84	288
85 and over	124
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Blum, MD in 2021

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Blum, MD treated as an orthopedist in Honolulu, HI during 2022 were X-rays, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Blum, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	75
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	580
injections	241
minimally invasive procedures	15
musculoskeletal imaging	183
nerve procedures	15
spinal procedures	30
thoracic (chest) imaging	20
upper extremity surgery	15
X-rays	250

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Blum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	462
Female	725

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	331
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	650
Other	165
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	576
From 75 to 84	407
85 and over	169
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Blum, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Blum, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gary Blum, MD treated as an orthopedist in Honolulu, HI were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

aspiration	70
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	565
fracture surgery	11
hip imaging	19
hospital care	19
immobilization	31
injections	197
inpatient care	19
minimally invasive procedures	13
musculoskeletal imaging	54
nerve procedures	16
open surgery	18
spinal procedures	17
tendon surgery	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	23
upper extremity surgery	20
X-rays	53

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Blum, MD.

**Gender**
Female	437
Male	263

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	405
Non-Hispanic White	181
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	94

**Age**
85 and over	105
75 to 84	220
Less than 65	33
65 to 74	340

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gary Blum, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	16
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Arthrex, Inc.	$9,358 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE DISTAL EXTREMITY ARTHROSCOPY $3,772	ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $2,681	SHOULDER IMPLANTS FIBERTAK KNOTLESS $146	$2,759
SportsTek Medical, Inc	$1,677 ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $290	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE SHOULDER & ELBOW ARTHROSCOPY $109	$1,277
ImpactOrtho, Inc.	$390 $390
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$311 Trauma $311
Biomet Trauma, LLC	$136 Trauma $136
Other	$731 Efficiency $131	Sports Medicine $107	Shoulders $103	Durolane $74	Supartz FX Sodium Hyaluronate $30	Other $286

**Types of Payments**
Education	$4,119
Food and Beverage	$3,264
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$3,123
Travel and Lodging	$2,097

Biography

Dr. Gary Blum works as a hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery specialist in Honolulu, HI. Dr. Blum has obtained a license to practice in Texas.