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Dr. Michael Francis Blum, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (1989)

4517 Southlake Parkway
Birmingham, AL 35244

(205) 605-8180

Dr. Michael Francis Blum, MD is an orthopedist in Birmingham, AL specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 1989 and has 36 years of experience. Dr. Michael Francis Blum, MD is affiliated with Grandview Medical Center, REHAB ASSOCIATES, LLC and SOUTHERN ORTHOPAEDIC ALLIANCE PLLC.

Office Locations

Address:

4517 Southlake Parkway
Birmingham, AL 35244

aspiration	172
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	333
hip imaging	33
injections	172
joint surgery	38
lower extremity surgery	13
minimally invasive procedures	39
musculoskeletal imaging	281
pelvic imaging	36
spinal procedures	10
upper extremity surgery	25
X-rays	330

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	27
Less than 65	21

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

aspiration	137
decompression surgery	10
doctor visit	290
hip imaging	30
injections	137
joint surgery	7
minimally invasive procedures	8
musculoskeletal imaging	262
pelvic imaging	29
upper extremity surgery	9
X-rays	291

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	208
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	21
Less than 65	21

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

aspiration	172
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	411
hip imaging	58
hospital care	10
injections	172
inpatient care	10
joint surgery	60
lower extremity surgery	29
minimally invasive procedures	47
musculoskeletal imaging	299
pelvic imaging	54
reconstructive surgery	13
spinal procedures	8
upper extremity surgery	31
X-rays	364

**Gender**
Male	228
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	506
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	300
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	58
Less than 65	74

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

aspiration	209
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	416
injections	209
joint surgery	40
lower extremity surgery	27
minimally invasive procedures	23
musculoskeletal imaging	331
reconstructive surgery	17
spinal procedures	27
upper extremity surgery	13
X-rays	360

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	28
Less than 65	43

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

aspiration	182
doctor visit	354
injections	182
joint surgery	27
lower extremity surgery	29
musculoskeletal imaging	319
reconstructive surgery	30
spinal procedures	20
X-rays	341

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	20
Less than 65	32

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

aspiration	193
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	430
injections	193
joint surgery	40
lower extremity surgery	26
minimally invasive procedures	27
musculoskeletal imaging	322
reconstructive surgery	13
spinal procedures	29
upper extremity surgery	14
X-rays	353

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	301
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	33
Less than 65	35

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

aspiration	197
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	406
injections	197
joint surgery	43
lower extremity surgery	28
minimally invasive procedures	28
musculoskeletal imaging	328
reconstructive surgery	15
spinal procedures	41
upper extremity surgery	15
X-rays	371

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	299
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	31
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

aspiration	162
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	343
injections	162
joint surgery	39
lower extremity surgery	29
minimally invasive procedures	23
musculoskeletal imaging	265
reconstructive surgery	16
spinal procedures	36
upper extremity surgery	10
X-rays	303

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	253
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	32
Less than 65	24

aspiration	130
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	305
injections	130
joint surgery	34
lower extremity surgery	24
minimally invasive procedures	24
musculoskeletal imaging	233
reconstructive surgery	10
spinal procedures	11
upper extremity surgery	10
X-rays	246

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	23
Less than 65	21

aspiration	144
doctor visit	348
hip imaging	18
injections	144
joint surgery	26
lower extremity surgery	28
minimally invasive procedures	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	45
musculoskeletal imaging	272
reconstructive surgery	14
spinal procedures	49
X-rays	275

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	169

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	26
Less than 65	14

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael Francis Blum, MD treated as an orthopedist in Birmingham, AL were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

aspiration	169
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	363
hip imaging	35
hospital care	10
injections	169
inpatient care	10
joint surgery	36
lower extremity surgery	26
minimally invasive procedures	26
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	45
musculoskeletal imaging	293
pelvic imaging	39
reconstructive surgery	16
spinal procedures	27
upper extremity surgery	16
X-rays	325

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Francis Blum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	279
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	76
85 and over	29
Less than 65	31
65 to 74	165

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Francis Blum, MD From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael Francis Blum, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	8
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. Michael Francis Blum, MD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 1989. He completed residency at University of Alabama Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (1989)

Residency: University of Alabama Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael Francis Blum, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Grandview Medical Center

REHAB ASSOCIATES, LLC

SOUTHERN ORTHOPAEDIC ALLIANCE PLLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP	$18,692 DJO Surgical 3DKnee System $11,025	DJO Surgical AltiVate Reverse $1,386	Joint Implants $1,181	DJO Surgical Empowr Knee System $451	DJO Surgical CLP Hip System $68	Other $4,582
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$1,157 Ortho-Hips $506	Sports Medicine $498	Dynamic Control Technology $45	MONOVISC $37	VERSALOK $36	Other $35
Arthrex, Inc.	$1,130 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE DISTAL EXTREMITY HANDWRISTFOOTANKLE $1,100	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE DISTAL EXTREMITY ARTHROSCOPY $30
Procedural Orthopedics Inc	$615 ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $615
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$277 ROSA-Knee $134	AccuFill $65	$77
Other	$527 NovoStitch $184	CLARIX $63	SPECTRA WAVEWRITER $54	Video Accessories $36	Other Endoscopy $27	Other $163

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$15,525
Travel and Lodging	$3,772
Food and Beverage	$2,001
Education	$1,100

Biography

Dr. Michael Blum practices orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He attended medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. For his residency, Dr. Blum trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Alabama. Dr. Blum is affiliated with Grandview Medical Center.