What is Howard Altman's specialty?

Howard Altman (NPI 1922097443) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Pathology in Allentown, PA.

Where does Howard Altman practice?

Howard Altman practices in Allentown, PA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1922097443.

How much does Medicare pay Howard Altman?

Howard Altman (NPI 1922097443) received approximately $476K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 4,089 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1922097443

Howard AltmanMD

PathologyAllentown, PAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

5,196

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

8,808

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$476K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 593 Pathology providers in PA — top quintile (cohort median 1,465).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

334

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$32K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

13.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Tamsulosin Hcl181 claims

Mirabegron45 claims

Finasteride36 claims

Ciprofloxacin Hcl24 claims

Methenamine Hippurate13 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

93.0

Quality

93.3

Cost

90.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

92.0

Payment adjustment

0.76%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$520

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$520

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$520

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Howard Altman'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). 51 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Anthony Gust Dermatology · Allentown, PA	279	422
LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL	269	392
SOSIS, ARTHUR	166	227
Michael Wassel Physician Assistant · Allentown, PA	159	190
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	115	183
Heather Davis Physician Assistant · Allentown, PA	108	132
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Norristown, PA	104	149
LEVIN, MARC	101	146
CH HOSPITAL OF ALLENTOWN, LLC	99	193
Jane Mason Nurse Practitioner · Allentown, PA	89	106
LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL SCHUYLKILL	57	84
SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - EAST NORWEIGAN STREET	56	112

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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