What is Michael Alterman's specialty?

Michael Alterman (NPI 1174834626) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Bethlehem, PA.

Where does Michael Alterman practice?

Michael Alterman practices in Bethlehem, PA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1174834626.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Alterman?

Michael Alterman (NPI 1174834626) received approximately $366K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,301 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1174834626

Michael AltermanD.O.

OphthalmologyBethlehem, PAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,060

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,881

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$346K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 810 Ophthalmology providers in PA — top quintile (cohort median 1,854).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,095

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$286K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

41.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost290 claims

Bimatoprost137 claims

Prednisolone Acetate131 claims

Cyclosporine78 claims

Timolol Maleate58 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

92.9

Quality

100.0

Cost

76.3

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.75%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$13K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$7K

Consulting Fee$5K

Travel and Lodging$806

Food and Beverage$765

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$7K

Consulting Fee$5K

Travel and Lodging$806

Food and Beverage$765

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Alterman's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 8 inbound referrers · 21 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Raritan, NJ	112	196
CENTRASTATE MEDICAL CENTER, INC	35	70
Bioreference Health, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Elmwood Park, NJ	27	45
MERIDIAN HOSPITALS CORPORATION	25	48
Revathi Naadimuthu Ophthalmology · Freehold, NJ	22	39
COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER INC	15	23
CHUNG, SUNG	13	22
Deborah Loo Anesthesiology · Holmdel, NJ	11	19

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Raritan, NJ	96	161
MERIDIAN HOSPITALS CORPORATION	76	133
Center For Ambulatory And Minimally Invasive Surgery Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Eatontown, NJ	65	202
CENTRASTATE MEDICAL CENTER, INC	39	80
CHUNG, SUNG	33	80
Sharon Reagan Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Neptune, NJ	32	90
Kimberley Armbrecht Anesthesiology · Neptune, NJ	29	68
Bioreference Health, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Elmwood Park, NJ	26	40
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Clinical Laboratory · Clifton, NJ	25	34
COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER INC	24	37
Mark Heimmel Ophthalmology · East Windsor, NJ	23	31
MERIDIAN HOSPITALS CORPORATION	22	45

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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