Elizabeth L. Altenhein, MD
Surgery Physician · Providence, RI
Elizabeth L. Altenhein, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Providence, Rhode Island, and NPI 1689670044, issued on Jun 21, 2005. Check the license (Rhode Island MD6545, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elizabeth L. Altenhein
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD6545 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Highland Ave, Providence, RI 02906
- Phone
- (401) 553-8360
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (401) 421-7721
- Medicaid ID
- 7002173 RI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041015000405); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Elizabeth L. Altenhein in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
Search for license MD6545Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
81 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 77% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Silver Sulfadiazine29 claims
- Ssd18 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: $241.11
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Rhode Island HospitalEast Providence, RI · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Elizabeth L. Altenhein among 151 surgery physician records in Rhode Island
Elizabeth L. Altenhein, MD is one of 151 surgery physician records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 72% 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, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2001 among the 78 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 62% 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 Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Rhode Island
There are 151 surgery physician records in Rhode Island.
All 151 in Rhode Island → Every provider in Providence → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Tareq Kheirbek, MDProvidence, RI 029051871751917
- Allison Letica-Kriegel, MDProvidence, RI 029051891215067
- Niel Page, MDProvidence, RI 029051629538863
- Sonali Pandya, MDProvidence, RI 029051174773816
- Robert Parker, M.D.Providence, RI 029051740419183
Common questions
What is Elizabeth L. Altenhein, MD's NPI number?
Elizabeth L. Altenhein, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689670044, issued on Jun 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elizabeth L. Altenhein, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Highland Ave, Providence, RI, 02906. Phone: (401) 553-8360. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elizabeth L. Altenhein, MD's license?
NPPES lists Rhode Island license number MD6545, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Elizabeth L. Altenhein, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elizabeth L. Altenhein, MD had 81 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; 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.