Russell S. Alterman, D.O.
Internal Medicine Physician · Newport Beach, CA
Russell S. Alterman, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1487609939, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license (California 20A6838, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Russell S. Alterman
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 20A6838 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20311 SW Acacia St, Newport Beach, CA 92660
- Phone
- (949) 250-4244
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 878-4886
- Medicaid ID
- 20AX68380 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141006001686); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Russell S. Alterman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A6838Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
552 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin80 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro37 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass33 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium28 claims
- Prednisone21 claims
- Cephalexin20 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Exer Medical CorporationCosta Mesa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Russell S. Alterman among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Russell S. Alterman, D.O. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
94 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Newport Beach
They are 94 of the 4,414 NPPES records with a practice address in Newport Beach, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Russell S. Alterman, D.O.'s NPI number?
Russell S. Alterman, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487609939, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Russell S. Alterman, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20311 SW Acacia St, Newport Beach, CA, 92660. Phone: (949) 250-4244. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Russell S. Alterman, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A6838, as entered by the provider. 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 Russell S. Alterman, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Russell S. Alterman, D.O. had 552 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.