Richard A. Altwerger, DPM
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Castleton, NY
Richard A. Altwerger, DPM is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Castleton, New York, and NPI 1407837990, issued on Nov 10, 2005. Check the license (New York N0031701, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard A. Altwerger
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
- License number
- N0031701 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1528 Columbia Tpke, Castleton, NY 12033
- Phone
- (518) 479-3338
- Enumerated
- Nov 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 16, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (518) 479-3358
- Medicaid ID
- 00703957 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040126000362); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York College Of Podiatric Medicine, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1528 Columbia Tpke
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael Lettrick, MDFamily Medicine Physician1447232855
Verify Richard A. Altwerger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license N0031701Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024
153 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ciclopirox31 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate20 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl16 claims
- Terbinafine Hcl16 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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: $975.77
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Next Science LLC. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 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
- Collar City Podiatry LLPTroy, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in New York
There are 669 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in New York.
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- Mamdou Abousamra, DPMAstoria, NY1700104056
- Steve Abraham, D.P.M.New York, NY1265526438
- Steven Abramow, DPMNew York, NY1972613933
- Omer Aci, DPMNorth Babylon, NY1508178757
- Al AdamsBrooklyn, NY1134528979
- John Addino, DPMRochester, NY1851341101
- Saman Agharahmanian, DPMWoodhaven, NY1841713567
- Michele Ahmadi, DPMSmithtown, NY1083021141
Common questions
What is Richard A. Altwerger, DPM's NPI number?
Richard A. Altwerger, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407837990, issued on Nov 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard A. Altwerger, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1528 Columbia Tpke, Castleton, NY, 12033. Phone: (518) 479-3338. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard A. Altwerger, DPM's license?
NPPES lists New York license number N0031701, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard A. Altwerger, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard A. Altwerger, DPM had 153 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. 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.