Michael Alterman, D.O.
Ophthalmology Physician · Bethlehem, PA
Michael Alterman, D.O. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1174834626, issued on Jun 30, 2010. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS018020, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Alterman
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- OS018020 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Eaton Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18018
- Phone
- (610) 691-3335
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 7, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (610) 974-9950
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160519000256); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Alterman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license OS018020Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,224 Medicare Part D claims for 433 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost290 claims
- Lumigan137 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate131 claims
- Restasis78 claims
- Timolol Maleate58 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol46 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $13,370.61
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Bethlehem Eye Associates PCBethlehem, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Alterman among 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania
Michael Alterman, D.O. is one of 1,088 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 72% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2000 among the 734 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
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Common questions
What is Michael Alterman, D.O.'s NPI number?
Michael Alterman, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174834626, issued on Jun 30, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Alterman, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Eaton Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18018. Phone: (610) 691-3335. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Alterman, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS018020, 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 Michael Alterman, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Alterman, D.O. had 1,224 Medicare Part D claims for 433 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Alterman, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.