Michael Blum
Cardiovascular Disease · San Francisco, CANPI 1972568889
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $35,000 of the $35,000 with a category attached, or 100.0%. Every reported general payment came from a single manufacturer, Vital Connect, Inc. Among cardiovascular disease clinicians in CA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 1 payment — averaging $35,000 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Vital Connect, Inc$35K
Across 6 payments — averaging $914,995 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- GE HealthCare$5.5M
Across 3 payments — averaging $1666.67 each. An ownership or investment interest held by the physician or an immediate family member.
- Vital Connect, Inc$5K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$35,000100%
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Vital Connect, Inc | 1 | $35,000 |
How this compares
$35,000 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 2,184 cardiovascular disease providers in California.
Other cardiovascular disease in San Francisco
- Philip SagerSan Francisco$675K
- Javid MoslehiSan Francisco$307K
- Tony ChouSan Francisco$301K
- Lloyd KleinSan Francisco$149K
- Ted LoveHillsborough$102.8M
- Paul KurthSanta Barbara$6.1M
- Jason RogersSacramento$4.4M
- Matthew BudoffTorrance$3.6M
- Eric Topolla Jolla$2.2M
- Cathleen Bairey-MerzLos Angeles$1.2M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.