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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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