Dorothea Altschul, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Ridgewood, NJ
Dorothea Altschul, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and NPI 1740323138, issued on Feb 15, 2007. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA08722200, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dorothea Altschul
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 25MA08722200 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 E Ridgewood Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
- Phone
- (201) 326-8700
- Enumerated
- Feb 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 5, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101115001115); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dorothea Altschul in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA08722200Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
40 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel28 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $12,454.92
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Neurosurgical Associates OF New Jersey, P.C.Ridgewood, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dorothea Altschul among 577 neurology physician records in New Jersey
Dorothea Altschul, M.D. is one of 577 neurology physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2002 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 neurology physician records list a practice address in Ridgewood
They are 19 of the 1,059 NPPES records with a practice address in Ridgewood, and 577 neurology physician records in New Jersey.
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The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kenneth Citak, MDRidgewood, NJ 074501578527941
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- Kenneth Levin, MDRidgewood, NJ 074501679534515
- Hugo Lijtmaer, MDRidgewood, NJ 074501669433819
- Susan Molinari, MDRidgewood, NJ 074501720049976
- Yamini Naidu, M.D.Ridgewood, NJ 074501801061585
- John Nasr, MDRidgewood, NJ 074501659332591
Common questions
What is Dorothea Altschul, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dorothea Altschul, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740323138, issued on Feb 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dorothea Altschul, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 E Ridgewood Ave, Ridgewood, NJ, 07450. Phone: (201) 326-8700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dorothea Altschul, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA08722200, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dorothea Altschul, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dorothea Altschul, M.D. had 40 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.