NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Hyde Altman, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Los Angeles, CA

John Hyde Altman, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1053480327, issued on Nov 8, 2006. Check the license (California G44371, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1053480327
Name
John Hyde Altman
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
G44371 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10850 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone
(310) 470-6588
Enumerated
Nov 8, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(310) 446-1604
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120120000668); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York University School Of Medicine, 1973
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 10850 Wilshire Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Franklin Dines, MDPsychiatry Physician1881763142
  2. Robert Gerner, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1083667455
  3. Ali Ghassemi, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1942224381
  4. Wansoon Martin, MDPsychiatry Physician1427178680
  5. Kirstin Moerk, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1881886802
  6. Kathleen Moreno, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1326217662

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,278 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims.

  1. John Altman1,278
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Bupropion Xl175 claims
  2. Aripiprazole100 claims
  3. Venlafaxine Hcl Er86 claims
  4. Escitalopram Oxalate74 claims
  5. Clonazepam61 claims
  6. Trazodone Hcl55 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: $204.36

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Altman$204.36
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

John Hyde Altman among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

John Hyde Altman, MD is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated1973 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

987 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles

They are 987 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Allen, MDLos Angeles, CA 900241154452308
  2. Robert Ashley, MDLos Angeles, CA 900241255385886
  3. Henry Bender, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241154450336
  4. Franklin Dines, MDLos Angeles, CA 900241881763142
  5. Robert Gerner, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241083667455
  6. Thomas Kappeler, MDLos Angeles, CA 900241912070749
  7. Matthew Koury, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241376633735
  8. Andrew Leuchter, MDLos Angeles, CA 900241518998558

Common questions

What is John Hyde Altman, MD's NPI number?

John Hyde Altman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053480327, issued on Nov 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Hyde Altman, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10850 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90024. Phone: (310) 470-6588. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Hyde Altman, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G44371, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does John Hyde Altman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Hyde Altman, MD had 1,278 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.