Nicholas Dodge Altman, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Nicholas Dodge Altman, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1164659959, issued on Jun 18, 2009. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Dodge Altman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 264170 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 924 N Formosa Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
- Phone
- (213) 925-7375
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2009
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130823000120); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas Dodge Altman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
119 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin15 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Mission Viejo Emergency Medical Associates, Inc.Marina Del Rey, CA
- North Shore-Lij Medical PCNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas Dodge Altman among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Nicholas Dodge Altman, M.D. is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2009, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 54% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rito Castanon-Hill, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900451740397215
- Richard Hill, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900451629013669
- Max Lebow, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900451104868660
- David Barcay, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481891789764
- Scott Braunstein, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481427042050
- Kenneth Corre, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481487648358
- David Frankle, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481013901644
- Laurance Friedman, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481225022098
Common questions
What is Nicholas Dodge Altman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nicholas Dodge Altman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164659959, issued on Jun 18, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Dodge Altman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 924 N Formosa Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90046. Phone: (213) 925-7375. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Dodge Altman, M.D.'s license?
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 Nicholas Dodge Altman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Dodge Altman, M.D. had 119 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas Dodge Altman, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. 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.