Bernard Rene Alter, MD
Surgery Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Bernard Rene Alter, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1497817696, issued on Dec 14, 2006. Check the license (New York 139812, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bernard Rene Alter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 139812 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 532 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11224
- Phone
- (718) 449-8860
- Enumerated
- Dec 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 372-4233
- Medicaid ID
- 00843494 NY
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bernard Rene Alter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 139812Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
52 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of 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.
Bernard Rene Alter among 2,053 surgery physician records in New York
Bernard Rene Alter, MD is one of 2,053 surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in New York
There are 2,053 surgery physician records in New York.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Irvin Anderson, MDBrooklyn, NY 112251245203926
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- Jean Latortue, MDBrooklyn, NY 112251609023019
- Guy Augustin, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112261740601152
- Wieslaw Ignatowicz, MDBrooklyn, NY 112221609967629
- Behrad Ziapour, MDBrooklyn, NY 112211952939191
- Alexandra Argiroff, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112201508122086
- Kevin Bain, D.O.Brooklyn, NY 112201417334855
Common questions
What is Bernard Rene Alter, MD's NPI number?
Bernard Rene Alter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497817696, issued on Dec 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bernard Rene Alter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 532 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11224. Phone: (718) 449-8860. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bernard Rene Alter, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 139812, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bernard Rene Alter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bernard Rene Alter, MD had 52 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 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.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.