Michael Blume in Annapolis, Maryland

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1978
The Primary Medical Specialty for Michael Blume is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 46
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 6406861087
NPI #: 1285602813
NPI Created On: 03/09/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 11/21/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
0101272036
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc.
• Group Hospitalization and Medical Services Inc.
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English,Hebrew, Hebrew.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Diagnostic examination of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
2. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
3. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
4. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
5. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
6. Imaging of digestive tract done from the inside of the digestive tract
7. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes
8. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 5 minutes
10. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
11. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
12. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
13. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
14. Emergency department visit, low to moderately severe problem
15. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
16. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
17. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).