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Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

501 Cleveland Avenue
Attalla, AL 35954

(256) 295-3315

Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Attalla, AL specializing in family medicine.

Office Locations

501 Cleveland Avenue
Attalla, AL 35954

(256) 295-3315

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

rapid flu test

sinus X-ray

By Affordability:

blood draw for lab tests

glycated protein test

influenza tests

phlebotomy for lab tests

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD performed more rapid flu test, and sinus X-ray procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for A1C test, antigen tests, blood count tests, blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, blood glucose tests, blood tests, breathing treatment, complete blood count (CBC), diabetes management, diabetes screening, glucose tests, glycated protein test, influenza tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, rapid flu test, rapid strep test, urinalysis, venipuncture (phlebotomy), and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

complete blood count

lab tests

By Affordability:

blood glucose self-monitoring

finger stick glucose test

glucose monitoring

lab tests

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD performed more complete blood count (CBC), and lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for blood glucose self-monitoring, finger stick glucose test, glucose monitoring, and lab tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

breathing treatment

urinalysis

By Affordability:

urine tests

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD performed more breathing treatment, and urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for urine tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Attalla, AL during 2012 were preventive care, lab tests, injections and hormone therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	27
diabetes management	107
doctor visit	1133
hormone therapy	129
injections	156
lab tests	156
preventive care	158
vaccines	51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Attalla, AL during 2013 were injections, hormone therapy, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
doctor visit	979
hormone therapy	94
injections	116
lab tests	35
preventive care	67
vaccines	67

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	112

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	15
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Attalla, AL during 2014 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	734
lab tests	36
preventive care	48
vaccines	48

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	88

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	13
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	39
Dementia	8
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Attalla, AL during 2015 were skin testing, minimally invasive procedures, allergy testing and immunotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	1750
doctor visit	527
immunotherapy	74
injections	74
lab tests	29
minimally invasive procedures	1750
preventive care	34
skin testing	1750
vaccines	34

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	142

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	59
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	45
Dementia	10
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Attalla, AL during 2016 were chronic care, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	109
doctor visit	499
lab tests	38
preventive care	35
vaccines	35

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	86

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	64
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	48
Dementia	10
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Attalla, AL during 2017 were chronic care, ultrasound (sonogram), blood draw and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	77
blood draw	256
breathing treatment	27
cardiac procedures	70
chronic care	1113
doctor visit	991
lab tests	132
pelvic imaging	60
preventive care	45
ultrasound (sonogram)	279
vaccines	45
vascular procedures	192

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	300
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	20
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Attalla, AL during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, sinus imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	82
breathing treatment	21
diabetes management	68
doctor visit	530
lab tests	597
preventive care	30
sinus imaging	81
vaccines	13
X-rays	81

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	410
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	30
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Attalla, AL during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, diabetes management and sinus imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	150
breathing treatment	41
diabetes management	145
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	751
ear procedures	19
lab tests	1052
preventive care	71
sinus imaging	131
vaccines	21
X-rays	131

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	338

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	526
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	46
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD in 2019

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Attalla, AL during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw, diabetes management and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	130
diabetes management	82
doctor visit	479
lab tests	623
preventive care	50
sinus imaging	38
vaccines	16
X-rays	38

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	382
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	22
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Attalla, AL during 2021 were lab tests, blood draw, diabetes management and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	151
breathing treatment	27
diabetes management	109
doctor visit	755
gastrointestinal procedures	11
lab tests	870
preventive care	41
sinus imaging	69
X-rays	80

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	277
Female	414

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	631
Black	35
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	331
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	64
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Attalla, AL during 2022 were lab tests, blood draw, sinus imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	126
breathing treatment	18
diabetes management	52
doctor visit	681
lab tests	1111
preventive care	18
sinus imaging	92
X-rays	92

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	300

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	448
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	48
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Attalla, AL during 2023 were lab tests, sinus imaging, X-rays and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	90
breathing treatment	22
diabetes management	26
doctor visit	631
lab tests	928
preventive care	14
sinus imaging	104
X-rays	104

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	408
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	53
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Attalla, AL were allergy testing, minimally invasive procedures, skin testing and chronic care.

abdominal imaging	77
allergy testing	1750
aspiration	24
blood draw	140
cardiac procedures	70
chronic care	611
diabetes management	84
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	724
ear procedures	19
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hormone therapy	111
immunotherapy	74
injections	115
lab tests	467
minimally invasive procedures	1750
pelvic imaging	60
preventive care	50
sinus imaging	85
skin testing	1750
ultrasound (sonogram)	279
vaccines	36
vascular procedures	192
X-rays	87

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	9
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	258
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	81
85 and over	25
Less than 65	83
65 to 74	142

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Cancer	5
Dementia	7

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Adam M. Alterman, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$702 SYMBICORT $345	FARXIGA $247	BYDUREON WEEKLY $35	CRESTOR $25	ONGLYZA $23	Other $28
Purdue Pharma L.P.	$418 BUTRANS $164	SYMPROIC $115	HYSINGLA ER $94	INTERMEZZO $23	OXYCONTIN $23
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$318 XARELTO $218	INVOKANA $100
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$281 BREO $137	ANORO $81	FLOVENT $35	TANZEUM $28
Pfizer Inc.	$262 LYRICA $221	ZAVZPRET $17	TRUMENBA $12	PREVNAR - 13 $12
Other	$1,441 Lexiscan $120	BEVYXXA $108	Repatha $105	VABOMERE $104	SUBOXONE SUBLINGUAL FILM $95	Other $909