Seth O. Althoff, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Seth O. Althoff, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1518179100, issued on May 4, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD448769, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Seth O. Althoff
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- MD448769 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5501 Old York RD, Philadelphia, PA 19141
- Phone
- (215) 456-6679
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 13, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1518179100 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130828000384); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Seth O. Althoff in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD448769Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
187 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefadroxil34 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl14 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine13 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): 0 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $64.36
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- Grand View Emergency Specialists LLCSellersville, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Seth O. Althoff among 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Seth O. Althoff, MD is one of 3,911 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 31% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 31% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2013 among the 2,231 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 51% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,006 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Philadelphia
They are 1,006 of the 42,849 NPPES records with a practice address in Philadelphia, and 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Seth O. Althoff, MD's NPI number?
Seth O. Althoff, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518179100, issued on May 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Seth O. Althoff, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5501 Old York RD, Philadelphia, PA, 19141. Phone: (215) 456-6679. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Seth O. Althoff, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD448769, 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 Seth O. Althoff, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Seth O. Althoff, MD had 187 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Seth O. Althoff, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.