Athar Altaf, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Wilkes Barre, PA
Athar Altaf, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1447201454, issued on May 15, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD437577, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Athar Altaf
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- MD437577 PA
39759 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 675 Baltimore Dr, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
- Phone
- (570) 808-5780
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 675 Baltimore Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Christa Baker, CRNPNurse Practitioner1881825297
- Alyssa BertramPharmacist1952855934
Verify Athar Altaf in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD437577Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
235 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole41 claims
- Humira Pen31 claims
- Rinvoq13 claims
- Amitriptyline Hcl12 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl12 claims
- Budesonide Dr11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Geisinger ClinicWilkes Barre, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
99 internal medicine physician records list a Wilkes Barre practice address
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Common questions
What is Athar Altaf, MD's NPI number?
Athar Altaf, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447201454, issued on May 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Athar Altaf, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 675 Baltimore Dr, Wilkes Barre, PA, 18702. Phone: (570) 808-5780. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Athar Altaf, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD437577, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Athar Altaf, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Athar Altaf, MD had 235 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.