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Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1977)

540 Union Boulevard
West Islip, NY 11795

(631) 669-2555

Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD is a cardiologist in West Islip, NY specializing in adult cardiology. He graduated from SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences in 1977 and has 49 years of experience. Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD is affiliated with St. Francis Hospital and CARDIAC EKG INTERPRETATION, P. C.

Office Locations

540 Union Boulevard
West Islip, NY 11795

(631) 669-2555

(631) 669-3051

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In The News

“Dr. Larry Altschul, a cardiologist in West Islip, N.Y., who regularly treats 70 patients with Natrecor infusions, said he did not expect the committee's report to change his use of the drug.”—"Panel Urges Limits on Use of a Heart Drug", The Gadsden Times, June 2005

“Others are set up by cardiologists, including Dr. Larry Altschul in West Islip,...”—"The Marketing and Success of Natrecor (Published 2005)", New York Times, May 2005

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

cardiac stress testing

stress testing

In 2023, Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD had a list price for cardiac (heart) stress testing, and stress testing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within New York. 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 Affordability:

cardiac imaging

color Doppler echocardiography

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

spectral Doppler echocardiography

stress EKG

In 2023, Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD had a list price for cardiac imaging, color Doppler echocardiography, Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), spectral Doppler echocardiography, and stress EKG that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within New York. 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:

cardiac procedures

Doppler echocardiography

inpatient hospital care

stress EKG

By Affordability:

electrocardiogram

transthoracic echocardiography

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD performed more cardiac procedures, Doppler echocardiography, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and stress EKG procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for electrocardiogram (EKG), and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) 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. Larry M. Altschul, MD treated as a cardiologist in West Islip, NY during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	431
doctor visit	1001
hospital care	628
inpatient care	628
minimally invasive procedures	23
nuclear scan	26
stress testing	129
ultrasound (sonogram)	302

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD treated as a cardiologist in West Islip, NY during 2013 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	516
doctor visit	1082
hospital care	436
inpatient care	436
minimally invasive procedures	41
nuclear scan	48
stress testing	128
ultrasound (sonogram)	388

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD.

**Gender**
Male	598
Female	681

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1112
Black	73
Hispanic	64
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	426
From 75 to 84	443
85 and over	281
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	50
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD treated as a cardiologist in West Islip, NY during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	365
doctor visit	819
hospital care	437
inpatient care	437
minimally invasive procedures	35
stress testing	47
ultrasound (sonogram)	318

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD.

**Gender**
Male	496
Female	548

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	886
Black	64
Hispanic	58
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	350
From 75 to 84	368
85 and over	216
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	51
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD treated as a cardiologist in West Islip, NY during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	384
doctor visit	853
hospital care	656
inpatient care	656
minimally invasive procedures	24
stress testing	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	362

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1060
Female	1096

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1808
Black	144
Hispanic	130
Asian	0
Other	52
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	662
From 75 to 84	766
85 and over	518
Less than 65	210

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	52
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD treated as a cardiologist in West Islip, NY during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	396
doctor visit	914
hospital care	441
inpatient care	441
minimally invasive procedures	29
stress testing	31
ultrasound (sonogram)	365

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD.

**Gender**
Male	498
Female	507

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	855
Black	62
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	359
From 75 to 84	351
85 and over	214
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	54
Dementia	20
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD treated as a cardiologist in West Islip, NY during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	353
doctor visit	925
hospital care	604
inpatient care	604
minimally invasive procedures	27
stress testing	40
ultrasound (sonogram)	313

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD.

**Gender**
Male	510
Female	564

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	910
Black	66
Hispanic	57
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	334
From 75 to 84	413
85 and over	226
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	52
Dementia	18
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD treated as a cardiologist in West Islip, NY during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	374
doctor visit	1040
hospital care	518
inpatient care	518
minimally invasive procedures	20
stress testing	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	348

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD.

**Gender**
Male	487
Female	498

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	844
Black	42
Hispanic	55
Asian	12
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	334
From 75 to 84	386
85 and over	182
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	54
Dementia	17
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD treated as a cardiologist in West Islip, NY during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	391
doctor visit	1134
hospital care	503
inpatient care	503
minimally invasive procedures	25
stress testing	38
ultrasound (sonogram)	353

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD.

**Gender**
Male	458
Female	479

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	809
Black	57
Hispanic	37
Asian	12
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	321
From 75 to 84	364
85 and over	190
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	52
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD treated as a cardiologist in West Islip, NY during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	421
doctor visit	976
hospital care	281
inpatient care	281
minimally invasive procedures	12
stress testing	73
ultrasound (sonogram)	348

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD.

**Gender**
Male	619
Female	633

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1060
Black	70
Hispanic	65
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	433
From 75 to 84	478
85 and over	237
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	49
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD treated as a cardiologist in West Islip, NY during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	525
doctor visit	1162
hospital care	140
inpatient care	140
stress testing	176
ultrasound (sonogram)	349

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD.

**Gender**
Male	448
Female	451

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	779
Black	44
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	336
From 75 to 84	344
85 and over	162
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	45
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD treated as a cardiologist in West Islip, NY during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	539
doctor visit	1142
hospital care	324
inpatient care	324
minimally invasive procedures	11
stress testing	150
ultrasound (sonogram)	389

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD.

**Gender**
Male	609
Female	635

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1067
Black	60
Hispanic	70
Asian	15
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	439
From 75 to 84	484
85 and over	247
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	46
Dementia	13
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD treated as a cardiologist in West Islip, NY were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

cardiac procedures	426
doctor visit	1004
hospital care	451
inpatient care	451
minimally invasive procedures	24
nuclear scan	37
stress testing	78
ultrasound (sonogram)	348

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD.

**Gender**
Male	525
Female	553

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	62
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	920
Hispanic	57
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	20

**Age**
75 to 84	399
85 and over	224
Less than 65	91
65 to 74	363

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	45
Atrial Fibrillation	28
Cancer	14
Dementia	15

Education & Training

Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD graduated from SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences in 1977. He has a state license in New York.

Medical School: SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1977)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Larry M. Altschul, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Francis Hospital

CARDIAC EKG INTERPRETATION, P. C

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$2,794 CardioMEMS HF System $657	Confirm Rx $539	CardioMEMS $352	CRT-Ds $181	EP Recording Systems $158	Other $908
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$1,196 ENTRESTO $990	LEQVIO $206
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$899 Resolute $270	STENTS $240	CoreValve Evolut $163	Compia MRI $46	Pacemakers $32	Other $148
Boston Scientific Corporation	$740 WATCHMAN Access System $456	WATCHMAN FLX $263	WATCHMAN $22
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$628 XARELTO $628
Other	$4,886 BRILINTA $558	LifeVest $473	Vascepa $429	Impella $296	VERQUVO $251	Other $2,879

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$10,762
Education	$383

Biography

Dr. Larry Altschul is a specialist in adult cardiology in West Islip, NY. Dr. Altschul is a graduate of SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. He is professionally affiliated with St. Francis Hospital.