Margaret Altemus, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · New York, NY
Margaret Altemus, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1679537450, issued on Apr 17, 2006. Check the license (New York 205226, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Margaret Altemus
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 205226 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1044 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10075
- Phone
- (646) 209-6277
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 22, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 794-3614
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040517001420); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1983
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Margaret Altemus 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 205226Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
234 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er27 claims
- Sertraline Hcl24 claims
- Clonazepam22 claims
- Bupropion Hcl Sr16 claims
- Lorazepam15 claims
- Bupropion Xl14 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.
Margaret Altemus among 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York
Margaret Altemus, M.D. is one of 6,589 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2002 among the 2,559 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 65% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2,604 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in New York
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Common questions
What is Margaret Altemus, M.D.'s NPI number?
Margaret Altemus, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679537450, issued on Apr 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Margaret Altemus, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1044 Madison Ave, New York, NY, 10075. Phone: (646) 209-6277. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Margaret Altemus, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 205226, 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 Margaret Altemus, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Margaret Altemus, M.D. had 234 Medicare Part D claims for 25 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.