Dr. Alexander James Altman , MD
Ophthalmology โข Chicago, IL
1009 S Wood St
Chicago, IL 606123747
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Dr. Alexander Altman is listed in NPPES under Ophthalmology.
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NPI assigned on April 1, 2020; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 19 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 19 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 106 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Prednisolone Acetate โ 63 prescription fills, including refills.
- Latanoprost โ 18 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ofloxacin โ 14 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 4 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Chicago, IL (2024, 139 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 981. Middle half: 415 to 2,277.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Illinois (2024, 516 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,963. Middle half: 825 to 3,777.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1009 S Wood St
Chicago, IL 606123747
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 2 distinct additional practice-address records in Newark, NJ. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Mid Atlantic Eye, Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Drexel University College Of Medicine
2020
What Public CMS Data Show
Ophthalmology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
62 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $1,297 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $1,004 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
174 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$2,941 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $253.26 across 4 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $253.26 across 4 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Sight Sciences, Inc.: $112.09 across 1 record.
- Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.: $105.81 across 2 records.
- RxSight Inc: $35.36 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
6 years (graduated 2020)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2020 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2020
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Altman has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Altman as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Chicago and Illinois
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Chicago, IL (2024, 139 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 981. Middle half: 415 to 2,277.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Illinois (2024, 516 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,963. Middle half: 825 to 3,777.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Chicago, IL (2024, 139 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $90,638. Middle half: $35,811 to $281,977.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Illinois (2024, 516 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $220,832. Middle half: $83,197 to $445,926.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Chicago, IL (2024, 139 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $64,290. Middle half: $24,118 to $212,669.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Illinois (2024, 516 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $158,135. Middle half: $58,973 to $324,348.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Chicago, IL (2024, 174 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 369. Middle half: 132 to 1,304.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Illinois (2024, 566 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 895. Middle half: 290 to 1,981.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 75% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Chicago, IL (2024, 174 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $20,443. Middle half: $3,052 to $113,866.
A lower Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Illinois (2024, 566 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $72,065. Middle half: $10,267 to $187,098.
302 active clinicians are listed under Ophthalmology with a practice address in Chicago, IL (893 in Illinois).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Chicago
1.3% of these 302 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
54.6% of these 302 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
CMS data for Medicare Part B services are available for 2024 only.
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Medicare-allowed amount
CMS data for Medicare-allowed amount are available for 2024 only.
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Paid by Medicare
CMS data for Medicare payment amount are available for 2024 only.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
CMS data for Part D prescriptions are available for 2024 only.
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30-day fills
CMS data for 30-day fills are available for 2024 only.
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Part D drug cost
CMS data for Part D drug cost are available for 2024 only.
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $325.71 in 2024 to $253.26 in 2025.
- 2024: $325.71
- 2025: $253.26
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $253.26.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Sight Sciences, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OMNI SURGICAL SYSTEM | General | $112.09 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MIEBO | General | $82.68 |
| RxSight Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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RXSIGHT INJECTOR HANDPIECE | General | $35.36 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MIEBO | General | $23.13 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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19 | 17 | $387.00 | $68.28 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Prednisolone Acetate | Prednisolone Acetate | 63 | 2,702 | $2,469.06 | 50 |
| Latanoprost | Latanoprost | 18 | 785 | $96.45 | โ |
| Ofloxacin | Ofloxacin | 14 | 666 | $274.66 | โ |
| Timolol Maleate | Timolol Maleate | 11 | 740 | $100.85 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-04-01NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X
An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X
An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - OPHTHALMOLOGY
I20240719001691
IL
5597201152
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Mid Atlantic Eye, Llc
40 York Rd, Baltimore, MD 212045243
Phone: 4106169952
Secondary Practice Locations
150 Bergen St
Newark, NJ 071032496
Phone: 9739724300
185 S Orange Ave
Newark, NJ 071032757
Phone: 9739724595
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Ophthalmology
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Additional practice office at 150 Bergen St, Newark, NJ 071032496
Additional practice office at 185 S Orange Ave, Newark, NJ 071032757
Registered at 1009 S WOOD ST, CHICAGO, IL 606123747 (Tel: 3129963937)
Registered at 235 GRAND ST. JERSEY CITY, NJ 07302, APT 3412, JERSEY CITY, NJ 073024290 (Tel: 6104514168)
Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: NJ 036169110)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 150 BERGEN ST, NEWARK, NJ 071032496 (Tel: 9739724300)
Registered at 1520 HAMILTON ST APT 827, PHILADELPHIA, PA 191304290 (Tel: 6104514168)
Recorded as ALEXANDER ALTMAN, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Ophthalmology Specialists in Chicago
- Dr. Nicholas Volpe, MD
- Dr. Hreem Patel, MD
- Dr. Angelo Tanna, MD
- Uma Balakrishnan
- Dr. Kelley Bohm, MD
- Dr. Erika Zheng, MD
Mailing Address
235 Grand St. Jersey City, Nj 07302, Apt 3412
Jersey City, NJ 073024290
Phone: 6104514168