David J. Altman, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · Williamsville, NY
David J. Altman, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Williamsville, New York, and NPI 1598764433, issued on Jul 21, 2005. Check the license (New York 208731, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David J. Altman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 208731 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8421 Sheridan Dr, Williamsville, NY 14221
- Phone
- (716) 810-0610
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (716) 810-0630
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090929000272); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8421 Sheridan Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amanda English, P.A.Medical Physician Assistant1447650635
Verify David J. Altman 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 208731Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dermatology physician in 2024
3,315 Medicare Part D claims for 1,159 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide529 claims
- Ketoconazole452 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate213 claims
- Betamethasone Diprop Augmented166 claims
- Metronidazole154 claims
- Fluocinonide153 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,620.68
222 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
David J. Altman among 1,211 dermatology physician records in New York
David J. Altman, M.D. is one of 1,211 dermatology physician records with a practice address in New York. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 880 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,211 dermatology physician records in New York.
All 1,211 in New York → Every provider in Williamsville → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lynn Amarante, MDWilliamsville, NY 142211568456564
- Patricia Burden, MDWilliamsville, NY 142211538228739
- Zoey Glick, M.D. AS OF 5/17/09Williamsville, NY 142211770726606
- Robert Kalb, MDWilliamsville, NY 142211750348454
- Bethany Lema, M.D.Williamsville, NY 142211730405564
- Michael Nazareth, M.D./PH.D.Williamsville, NY 142211467614172
- Tara Paolini, MDWilliamsville, NY 142211063486637
- Animesh Sinha, M.DWilliamsville, NY 142211285733014
Common questions
What is David J. Altman, M.D.'s NPI number?
David J. Altman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598764433, issued on Jul 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David J. Altman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8421 Sheridan Dr, Williamsville, NY, 14221. Phone: (716) 810-0610. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David J. Altman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 208731, 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 David J. Altman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David J. Altman, M.D. had 3,315 Medicare Part D claims for 1,159 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David J. Altman, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.