Tina Sherry Alster, M.D.
Specialist · Washington, DC
Tina Sherry Alster, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1417157272, issued on Jul 20, 2007. Check the license (District of Columbia MD18720, as entered in NPPES) with the District of Columbia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tina Sherry Alster
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- MD18720 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1430 K St NW, Washington, DC 20005
- Phone
- (202) 628-8855
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (202) 628-8850
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tina Sherry Alster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich District of Columbia board licenses this profession
Search for license MD18720Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
67 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Minoxidil34 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: $103.63
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
Tina Sherry Alster among 151 specialist records in District of Columbia
Tina Sherry Alster, M.D. is one of 151 specialist records with a practice address in District of Columbia. 23% 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 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 23% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 9% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 82% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a District of Columbia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in District of Columbia
There are 151 specialist records in District of Columbia.
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Common questions
What is Tina Sherry Alster, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tina Sherry Alster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417157272, issued on Jul 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tina Sherry Alster, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1430 K St NW, Washington, DC, 20005. Phone: (202) 628-8855. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tina Sherry Alster, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists District of Columbia license number MD18720, as entered by the provider. Search the District of Columbia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tina Sherry Alster, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tina Sherry Alster, M.D. had 67 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.