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Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM

(Dr. James Michael Bluhm, DPM)

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Specializes in: General Podiatry and Foot & Ankle Surgery

Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

1215 Santa Fe Street Floor 1
Corpus Christi, TX 78404

(361) 371-3896

Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM is a general podiatrist in Corpus Christi, TX specializing in general podiatry and foot & ankle surgery. He graduated from Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM is affiliated with CHRISTUS Health and WELLMED NETWORKS, INC.

Office Locations

CHRISTUS Health

1215 Santa Fe Street Floor 1
Corpus Christi, TX 78404

(361) 371-3896

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM in 2023

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By Affordability:

nail avulsion with matrixectomy

In 2012, Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM had a list price for nail avulsion with matrixectomy (permanent nail removal) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Texas. 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. James M. Bluhm, DPM treated as a general podiatrist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2012 were nail avulsion, nail procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	245
nail avulsion	38
nail procedures	38
nerve block	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM treated as a general podiatrist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2013 were nail avulsion, nail procedures and debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	28
doctor visit	182
nail avulsion	33
nail procedures	33

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	112
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	29
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	57
Dementia	14
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM treated as a general podiatrist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2014 were nail avulsion and nail procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	202
nail avulsion	36
nail procedures	36

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	29
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	53
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM treated as a general podiatrist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2015 were nail avulsion and nail procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	150
nail avulsion	16
nail procedures	16

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	0
Hispanic	120
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	44
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	55
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM treated as a general podiatrist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2016 were nail avulsion and nail procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	136
nail avulsion	18
nail procedures	18

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	85
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	21
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	51
Dementia	18
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	110

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	15
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	63
Dementia	15
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM treated as a general podiatrist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2018 were nail avulsion and nail procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	109
nail avulsion	21
nail procedures	21

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	79

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	18
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	50
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM treated as a general podiatrist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2019 were nail avulsion and nail procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	130
nail avulsion	16
nail procedures	16

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	67
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	20
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	55
Dementia	15
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	101

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	51
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	15
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	60
Dementia	15
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	160

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	73
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	20
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	50
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	124

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	53
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM treated as a general podiatrist in Corpus Christi, TX were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nail avulsion, nail procedures and nerve block.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	28
doctor visit	149
nail avulsion	25
nail procedures	25
nerve block	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	79
Hispanic	15
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	44
85 and over	19
Less than 65	14
65 to 74	58

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	49
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Cancer	4
Dementia	12

Education & Training

Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM graduated from Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. He completed residency at St. Luke's Medical Center. He is certified by the Certification: American Board of Podiatric Medicine and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

Residency: St. Luke's Medical Center

Board Certification: Certification: American Board of Podiatric Medicine

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHRISTUS Health

WELLMED NETWORKS, INC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
KCI USA, Inc	$1,375 VAC ULTA $1,375
Pylant Medical	$600 $600
Stryker Corporation	$568 Anchorage $143	Allowrap $90	autofix $77	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $61	CITREFIX $56	Other $141
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$229 NUZYRA $229
ACUMED LLC	$210 OsteoMed $210
Other	$121 InnovaMatrix AC $56	SBO-Cannulated $27	PHALINX $15	DUEXIS-800mg Ibuprofen- 26.6mg Famotidine $13	Topaz $12

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$1,375
Food and Beverage	$1,127
Education	$602

Biography

Dr. James Bluhm works as a foot & ankle surgery and general podiatry. Dr. Bluhm is professionally affiliated with CHRISTUS Health.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM in 2023

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM in 2014

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2015 Medicare Patient Data

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bluhm, DPM From 2012 - 2022

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