What is Steven Alter's specialty?

Steven Alter (NPI 1740250406) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Hand Surgery in North Chelmsford, MA.

Where does Steven Alter practice?

Steven Alter practices in North Chelmsford, MA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1740250406.

How much does Medicare pay Steven Alter?

Steven Alter (NPI 1740250406) received approximately $266K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 746 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1740250406

Steven AlterMD

PRACTICEORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL ASSOCIATES OF LOWELL, P.C.See all providers at this practice →

Hand SurgeryNorth Chelmsford, MAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,081

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,632

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$216K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 52 Hand Surgery providers in MA — top quintile (cohort median 1,585).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

336

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

6.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Naproxen86 claims

Tramadol Hcl57 claims

Diclofenac Sodium54 claims

Prednisone27 claims

Oxycodone Hcl27 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$196

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$196

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$196

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Steven Alter'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). 34 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL	368	2,722
Jose Mora Diagnostic Radiology · Brooklyn, NY	58	292
Walter Jo Cardiology · N Chelmsford, MA	47	164
Pridestar Ems Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Lowell, MA	45	128
Aiham Korbage Diagnostic Radiology · Boston, MA	43	195
Mark Gale Diagnostic Radiology · Lowell, MA	42	198
Daniel Gale Diagnostic Radiology · Lowell, MA	38	137
Patrick Hanks Diagnostic Radiology · Lowell, MA	30	144
Scott Abel Diagnostic Radiology · Lowell, MA	28	92
NEURO REHAB ASSOCIATES, INC	26	409
Quest Diagnostics Massachusetts Llc Clinical Laboratory · Marlborough, MA	25	66
Atul Bhat Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · North Chelmsford, MA	24	121

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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