Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Michael Alter, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Raleigh, NC

Michael Alter, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1548985831, issued on Oct 10, 2022. Check the license with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1548985831
Name
Michael Alter
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
Practice location
3404 Wake Forest RD, Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone
(919) 862-5400
Enumerated
Oct 10, 2022
Entity
Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3404 Wake Forest RD

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

  1. Neeraj Agrawal, MDMedical Oncology Physician1336189174
  2. Megan Black, MSN, APRN, AGNP-CNurse Practitioner1023688116
  3. Yeh-Eun Cho, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1760354955
  4. Tucker Coston, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1295268803
  5. Erik Davies, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1972139194
  6. Scott Gallagher, MDSurgery Physician1932111390

Verify Michael Alter in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

224 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries, against an average of 832 among the 95,030 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Michael Alter224
  2. Specialty average832

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin26 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass22 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate22 claims
  4. Azithromycin14 claims
  5. Naproxen13 claims
  6. Cefpodoxime Proxetil12 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.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Southern California Emergency MedicineColton, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

680 physician assistant records list a Raleigh practice address

They are 680 of the 16,309 NPPES records with a Raleigh practice address, and 8,335 physician assistant records in North Carolina.

Other physician assistant records in North Carolina

  1. Charles Aaron, PACharlotte, NC1396718037
  2. Franco Abad, PAWinston Salem, NC1154017440
  3. Christine Abbata, P.A.Wilmington, NC1730303603
  4. Princess Abbey, P.A.Matthews, NC1144661133
  5. Mary Abbott, PACAsheville, NC1619919776
  6. Samantha Abbott, PARaleigh, NC1194463729
  7. Mikayla Abee ThomasKing, NC1174345680
  8. Seth AbelHickory, NC1235510009
  9. Melinda Abercrombie, PA-CCharlotte, NC1760172647
  10. Caroline Aberman, PA-CGreensboro, NC1477180123

Common questions

What is Michael Alter, PA-C's NPI number?

Michael Alter, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548985831, issued on Oct 10, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Alter, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3404 Wake Forest RD, Raleigh, NC, 27609. Phone: (919) 862-5400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Alter, PA-C's license?

Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Michael Alter, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Alter, PA-C had 224 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 832. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.