Physician

Howard B Altman, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Howard Altman, MD (NPI: 1922097443) practices pathology in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Lehigh, PA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ADVANCED DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES, LTD. (NPI: 1932196060; TIN: 23-1855600) and primary practice location at 18103-6373.

Altman's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 4,089 traditional Medicare patients, billed 8,808 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $475,994 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 88312 (Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report). Part D data shows 380 prescription claims across 105 beneficiaries totaling $33,650 in drug costs, led by Myrbetriq (Mirabegron). Open Payments data shows 24 records totaling $520. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $8,084 to $33,650. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	3,871	8,054	$415,804
2016	4,022	8,247	$435,804
2017	3,735	7,260	$370,063
2018	3,675	7,241	$387,189
2019	4,007	8,194	$450,819
2020	3,346	6,747	$378,246
2021	3,644	7,253	$408,462
2022	3,525	7,350	$414,769
2023	4,028	8,768	$481,982
2024	4,089	8,808	$475,994

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	38	134	$8,084
2016	42	173	$9,193
2017	57	263	$12,707
2018	60	184	$11,083
2019	67	219	$14,906
2020	88	281	$16,789
2021	100	298	$26,387
2022	117	371	$25,117
2023	114	421	$34,540
2024	105	380	$33,650

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
88312	Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	235	343	$80
88342	Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	407	470	$77
88341	Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure	366	675	$68
88305	Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	3,997	7,101	$50
88304	Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	137	150	$30

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	45	1,710	$25,348
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	181	11,748	$3,432
Silodosin	Silodosin	11	330	$738
Finasteride	Finasteride	36	2,400	$700
Methenamine Hippurate	Methenamine Hippurate	13	510	$603

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	24	$520	GENZYME CORPORATION
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Howard B. Altman, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Howard B. Altman, MD (NPI 1922097443), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Howard B. Altman, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Howard B. Altman, MD?

Howard B. Altman, MD is linked to ADVANCED DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES, LTD. (billing NPI 1932196060) in the available physician profile data.

Does Howard B. Altman, MD have Open Payments data?

Howard B. Altman, MD has 24 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.