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Dr. Steven Alter, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Boston University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: herniated disc, ankle problems, neck pain, and more.

14 Research Place
Chelmsford, MA 01863

(978) 454-0706

Dr. Steven Alter, MD is an orthopedist in Chelmsford, MA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. He graduated from Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Steven Alter, MD is affiliated with Tufts Medicine, Emerson Health, Orthopaedic Surgical Associates, ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL ASSOCIATES OF LOWELL, P.C. and Emerson Hospital.

Office Locations

Address:

14 Research Place
Chelmsford, MA 01863

Some issues Dr. Steven Alter, MD can help you with:

Replacement Arthroplasty (Joint Replacement)

Joint replacement, sometimes also called arthroplasty, is an option when a joint becomes severely damaged by disease or injury. The damaged cartilage of the joint is surgically removed, the ends of the bones in the joint are resurfaced, and a prosthetic is installed. Most prosthetic joints are made of a metal piece that fits into a plastic sleeve so that they glide smoothly. A joint replacement increases stability in the damaged area and decreases pain. The hip and knee are the two joints most commonly replaced, but joint replacement can also be performed on the ankle, shoulder, elbow and even fingers.

Although joint replacement is one of the safest and most reliable medical procedures available, it is still a major surgical procedure. All surgical procedures carry risks, such as infection or blood clots. For this reason, doctors try to help their patients avoid surgery for as long as they can. Taking arthritis medications, losing weight, avoiding high impact sports such as running, taking supplements such as glucosamine or chondroitin, or having joint injections may allow a patient to enjoy life without the need for surgery.

After having joint replacement surgery, patients can expect some pain the first few days as they recover. Physical therapy is an important part of recovery, and it can decrease complications and increase future mobility. As soon as possible, returning to low impact sports such as swimming, walking or biking can stretch and heal the new joint. A prosthetic joint can last 15 - 20 years and cannot be further damaged by degenerative diseases such as arthritis, so once it is done patients should be pain-free for many years.

aspiration	60
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	26
decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	1131
hospital care	36
immobilization	17
injections	281
inpatient care	36
minimally invasive procedures	41
musculoskeletal imaging	131
nerve procedures	41
tendon surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	59
X-rays	129

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	391

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	574
Black	0
Hispanic	54
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	65
Less than 65	198

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

aspiration	102
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	20
decompression surgery	43
doctor visit	1250
hip imaging	40
hospital care	28
immobilization	25
injections	327
inpatient care	28
minimally invasive procedures	43
musculoskeletal imaging	208
nerve procedures	43
pelvic imaging	25
tendon surgery	28
upper extremity surgery	69
X-rays	232

**Gender**
Male	291
Female	428

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	607
Black	11
Hispanic	66
Asian	22
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	250
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	86
Less than 65	225

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

aspiration	111
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	33
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	1393
hip imaging	82
hospital care	44
immobilization	14
injections	359
inpatient care	44
minimally invasive procedures	35
musculoskeletal imaging	505
nerve procedures	35
pelvic imaging	35
spinal procedures	25
tendon surgery	29
upper extremity surgery	62
X-rays	565

**Gender**
Male	616
Female	882

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1272
Black	0
Hispanic	148
Asian	42
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	510
From 75 to 84	366
85 and over	152
Less than 65	470

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	6

aspiration	131
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	31
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	1548
hospital care	33
immobilization	29
injections	429
inpatient care	33
minimally invasive procedures	25
musculoskeletal imaging	736
nerve procedures	25
spinal procedures	35
tendon surgery	28
upper extremity surgery	51
X-rays	770

**Gender**
Male	323
Female	546

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	727
Black	0
Hispanic	79
Asian	45
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	330
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	80
Less than 65	247

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

aspiration	136
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	35
decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	1511
hospital care	32
immobilization	21
injections	405
inpatient care	32
minimally invasive procedures	30
musculoskeletal imaging	555
nerve procedures	30
spinal procedures	48
tendon surgery	44
upper extremity surgery	72
X-rays	602

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	526

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	694
Black	0
Hispanic	73
Asian	39
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	332
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	96
Less than 65	194

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

aspiration	118
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	1521
hospital care	26
immobilization	13
injections	386
inpatient care	26
joint surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	31
musculoskeletal imaging	226
nerve procedures	31
reconstructive surgery	15
spinal procedures	56
tendon surgery	37
upper extremity surgery	82
X-rays	281

**Gender**
Male	319
Female	480

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	661
Black	13
Hispanic	71
Asian	29
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	312
From 75 to 84	229
85 and over	85
Less than 65	173

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

aspiration	124
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	18
decompression surgery	42
doctor visit	1611
hospital care	31
immobilization	19
injections	416
inpatient care	31
joint surgery	17
minimally invasive procedures	42
musculoskeletal imaging	186
nerve procedures	42
reconstructive surgery	17
spinal procedures	40
tendon surgery	42
upper extremity surgery	100
X-rays	225

**Gender**
Male	362
Female	495

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	739
Black	0
Hispanic	57
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	347
From 75 to 84	256
85 and over	90
Less than 65	164

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

aspiration	65
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	26
decompression surgery	40
doctor visit	1110
fracture surgery	12
hospital care	34
immobilization	13
injections	266
inpatient care	34
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	13
minimally invasive procedures	40
musculoskeletal imaging	122
nerve procedures	40
reconstructive surgery	11
spinal procedures	24
tendon surgery	26
upper extremity surgery	76
X-rays	145

**Gender**
Male	295
Female	418

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	624
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	293
From 75 to 84	215
85 and over	65
Less than 65	140

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

aspiration	141
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	53
decompression surgery	78
doctor visit	2670
fracture surgery	9
hospital care	40
injections	612
inpatient care	40
joint surgery	34
minimally invasive procedures	78
musculoskeletal imaging	384
nerve procedures	78
open surgery	10
reconstructive surgery	34
spinal procedures	62
tendon surgery	75
upper extremity surgery	197
X-rays	445

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven Alter, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Steven Alter, MD treated as an orthopedist in Chelmsford, MA were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

aspiration	110
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	28
decompression surgery	40
doctor visit	1528
fracture surgery	11
hip imaging	61
hospital care	33
immobilization	18
injections	388
inpatient care	33
joint surgery	19
lower extremity surgery	13
minimally invasive procedures	40
musculoskeletal imaging	342
nerve procedures	40
open surgery	10
pelvic imaging	30
reconstructive surgery	19
spinal procedures	41
tendon surgery	36
upper extremity surgery	86
X-rays	380

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Alter, MD.

**Gender**
Female	416
Male	279

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	25
Non-Hispanic White	589
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	59
Other	3

**Age**
85 and over	71
75 to 84	180
Less than 65	181
65 to 74	262

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Alter, MD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	7
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. Steven Alter, MD graduated from Boston University School of Medicine. He completed residency at State University of New York (SUNY) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Hand Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine

Residency: State University of New York (SUNY) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: Hand Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Steven Alter, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Tufts Medicine

Emerson Health

Orthopaedic Surgical Associates

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL ASSOCIATES OF LOWELL, P.C.

Emerson Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Synthes Products LLC	$2,370 LCP PLATES & SCREWS $2,370
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP	$857 DJO Surgical AltiVate Reverse $634	DJO Surgical AltiVate Anatomic System $223
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$814 LCP PLATES & SCREWS $790	INHANCE $24
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$698 XIAFLEX $698
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$671 Comprehensive Primary Stem $671
Other	$768 BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM $212	Equinoxe $210	XIAFLEX $148	Regeneten $48	Trauma $46	Other $105

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$3,160
Food and Beverage	$1,918
Travel and Lodging	$1,026
Education	$75

Biography

Dr. Steven Alter specializes in hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and practices in Chelmsford, MA. Dr. Alter attended Boston University School of Medicine and subsequently trained at a hospital affiliated with State University of New York (SUNY) for residency. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Emerson Health and Tufts Medicine.