Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$138.78
2 reported records · 2 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Donald Alan Blum, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV · NPI 1598833436
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Donald Alan Blum, MD received $138.78 in general payments during 2025 across 2 reported records.
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED accounted for 90.0% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 2 associated products.
These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.
Separate record types
Research & Ownership
Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data
Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data
Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data
These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.
Who paid this doctor?
Companies in 2025 General Payments
| Reported company | Canonical company | Amount | Share | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $124.91 | 90.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $13.87 | 10.0% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $138.78 | 2 |
A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.
Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products
Products named in Open Payments records
| Reported product | Type | Reported company | Related amount* | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOURNAVX Normalized: journavx |
Drug | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | $124.91 | 1 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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| GVOKE HYPOPEN Normalized: gvoke hypopen |
Drug | Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $13.87 | 1 | 2025 |
Source payment records
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* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.
These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.
Public prescribing for products named in payments
No exact normalized or approved-alias overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed the product.
The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.
Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap
Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D
This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.
No publishable same-company prescribing overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed a drug reported elsewhere by a paying company.
These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.
Public Medicare Part D data
Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 524 | 72 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 433 | 111 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 340 | 81 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 292 | 67 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 269 | 64 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 262 | 75 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 247 | 63 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 246 | 58 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 242 | 35 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 236 | 60 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 203 | 53 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 196 | 30 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 181 | 42 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 180 | 44 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 170 | 42 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 161 | 30 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 161 | 37 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 153 | 39 |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | Fluoxetine Hcl | 150 | 24 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 145 | 34 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 139 | 35 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 135 | 31 |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 126 | 28 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 103 | 24 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 95 | suppressed |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 89 | 24 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 87 | 28 |
| Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide | Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide | 86 | 17 |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 81 | 21 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er | Oxybutynin Chloride | 81 | 14 |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 81 | 16 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 77 | 18 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 70 | 12 |
| Ropinirole Hcl | Ropinirole Hcl | 68 | 15 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 66 | suppressed |
| Donepezil Hcl | Donepezil Hcl | 64 | suppressed |
| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 64 | 28 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 62 | 18 |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 62 | 11 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 62 | 25 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 60 | 13 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 60 | 16 |
| Citalopram Hbr | Citalopram Hydrobromide | 59 | 12 |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 59 | suppressed |
| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 57 | 12 |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 57 | suppressed |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 56 | 13 |
| Ventolin Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 56 | suppressed |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 55 | suppressed |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 53 | 14 |
| Allopurinol | Allopurinol | 52 | 15 |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 52 | 12 |
| Paroxetine Hcl | Paroxetine Hcl | 50 | suppressed |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 49 | suppressed |
| Januvia | Sitagliptin Phosphate | 48 | 11 |
| Meclizine Hcl | Meclizine Hcl | 48 | 14 |
| Bupropion Hcl | Bupropion Hcl | 47 | suppressed |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 47 | 13 |
| Basaglar Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 44 | suppressed |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 44 | suppressed |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 44 | 27 |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 43 | suppressed |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 42 | 35 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 42 | suppressed |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 40 | suppressed |
| Propranolol Hcl | Propranolol Hcl | 40 | suppressed |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | Quetiapine Fumarate | 40 | suppressed |
| Sucralfate | Sucralfate | 40 | 12 |
| Toujeo Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 40 | suppressed |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 39 | suppressed |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 37 | suppressed |
| Gemfibrozil | Gemfibrozil | 36 | suppressed |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 36 | 13 |
| Fluocinonide | Fluocinonide | 35 | 19 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 35 | suppressed |
| Hydrocortisone | Hydrocortisone | 34 | 11 |
| Diazepam | Diazepam | 33 | suppressed |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 33 | suppressed |
| Trulicity | Dulaglutide | 33 | suppressed |
| Enalapril Maleate | Enalapril Maleate | 31 | suppressed |
| Glipizide Er | Glipizide | 31 | suppressed |
| Symbicort | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 31 | suppressed |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 30 | suppressed |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 28 | suppressed |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | Esomeprazole Magnesium | 27 | suppressed |
| Lovastatin | Lovastatin | 27 | suppressed |
| Bupropion Xl | Bupropion Hcl | 26 | suppressed |
| Verapamil Er | Verapamil Hcl | 26 | suppressed |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 25 | suppressed |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 24 | suppressed |
| Estradiol | Estradiol | 24 | suppressed |
| Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 24 | suppressed |
| Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid | Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 24 | suppressed |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 24 | suppressed |
| Amoxicillin | Amoxicillin | 23 | 19 |
| Baclofen | Baclofen | 23 | suppressed |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | Venlafaxine Hcl | 22 | suppressed |
| Nitroglycerin | Nitroglycerin | 21 | suppressed |
| Pioglitazone Hcl | Pioglitazone Hcl | 21 | suppressed |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 20 | suppressed |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 20 | suppressed |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 20 | suppressed |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 20 | suppressed |
| Glipizide | Glipizide | 19 | suppressed |
| Lantus | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 19 | suppressed |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 19 | suppressed |
| Pentoxifylline | Pentoxifylline | 19 | suppressed |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 19 | suppressed |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | Acetaminophen With Codeine | 18 | suppressed |
| Diltiazem Hcl | Diltiazem Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Terazosin Hcl | Terazosin Hcl | 18 | suppressed |
| Dexlansoprazole Dr | Dexlansoprazole | 17 | suppressed |
| Levetiracetam | Levetiracetam | 16 | suppressed |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 16 | suppressed |
| Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffe | Butalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine | 15 | suppressed |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 15 | 12 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 15 | suppressed |
| Oxybutynin Chloride | Oxybutynin Chloride | 14 | suppressed |
| Spiriva Handihaler | Tiotropium Bromide | 14 | suppressed |
| Tradjenta | Linagliptin | 14 | suppressed |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | Triamcinolone Acetonide | 14 | suppressed |
| Benazepril Hcl | Benazepril Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 13 | suppressed |
| Isosorbide Dinitrate | Isosorbide Dinitrate | 13 | suppressed |
| Methimazole | Methimazole | 13 | suppressed |
| Oxcarbazepine | Oxcarbazepine | 13 | suppressed |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 13 | suppressed |
| Amiodarone Hcl | Amiodarone Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Fluticasone-Salmeterol | Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 12 | suppressed |
| Humalog Mix 75-25 Kwikpen | Insulin Lispro Protamin/Lispro | 12 | suppressed |
| Humulin R | Insulin Regular, Human | 12 | suppressed |
| Nystatin | Nystatin | 12 | suppressed |
| Phenobarbital | Phenobarbital | 12 | suppressed |
| Ultra-Fine Short Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 12 | suppressed |
| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 12 | suppressed |
| Hydrocodone-Ibuprofen | Hydrocodone/Ibuprofen | 11 | suppressed |
| Memantine Hcl | Memantine Hcl | 11 | suppressed |
Timeline
Payment and prescribing data by year
Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.
| Year | General Payments | Main payer | Explicit products | Company overlaps | Part D coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $138.78 · 2 records | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | GVOKE HYPOPEN, JOURNAVX | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
- How should I interpret the industry-payment records shown here in the context of my care?
These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.
Sources and limitations
How to read this page
- Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
- Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
- Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
- Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
- When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.
Loaded source releases
| Dataset | Year | Publication | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMS Open Payments — General Payments | 2025 | 2026-06-30 | Original source |
| Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug | 2024 | 2026-05-06 | Original source |
| NPPES Data Dissemination V2 | current / reference data | 2026-08-10 | Original source |
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