Kenneth Wayne Altman, MD
Otolaryngology Physician · Danville, PA
Kenneth Wayne Altman, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Danville, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1518927409, issued on Mar 24, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD057543L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth Wayne Altman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License numbers
- MD057543L PA
MD 234981 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 N Academy Ave, Danville, PA 17822
- Phone
- (570) 271-6429
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (570) 271-6854
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190909001272); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 100 N Academy Ave
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Verify Kenneth Wayne Altman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD057543LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
761 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole147 claims
- Azelastine Hcl144 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate133 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium86 claims
- Famotidine77 claims
- Gabapentin26 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: $17.89
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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
- Geisinger ClinicDanville, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth Wayne Altman among 531 otolaryngology physician records in Pennsylvania
Kenneth Wayne Altman, MD is one of 531 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2002 among the 355 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207Y00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 531 otolaryngology physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 531 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Danville → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Azeredo, M.D.Danville, PA 178221972795961
- James Barrese, MDDanville, PA 178221295984953
- James Bland, MDDanville, PA 178221790723229
- Arun Gadre, MDDanville, PA 178221750322533
- Linda Gage-White, M.D.Danville, PA 178221093749335
- Joseph Greene, M.D.Danville, PA 178221235108291
- Thorsen Haugen, MDDanville, PA 178221033377023
- Thomas Kennedy, M.D.Danville, PA 178221588623821
Common questions
What is Kenneth Wayne Altman, MD's NPI number?
Kenneth Wayne Altman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518927409, issued on Mar 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth Wayne Altman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 N Academy Ave, Danville, PA, 17822. Phone: (570) 271-6429. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth Wayne Altman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD057543L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kenneth Wayne Altman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth Wayne Altman, MD had 761 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. 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.