Richard Altman MD in Chelmsford, Massachusetts

Medical School: University Of Vermont College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1988
The Primary Medical Specialty for Richard Altman MD is listed as: Urology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 36
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8426086257
NPI #: 1134199748
NPI Created On: 01/25/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/27/2012
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208800000X
License Number:
79286
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc.
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: Spanish.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of temporary bladder catheter
2. Insertion of indwelling bladder catheter
3. Removal of skin suture with change of bladder tube
4. Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding
5. Diagnostic examination of the bladder and bladder canal (urethra) using an endoscope
6. Imaging of urinary tract
7. Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope
8. Automated urinalysis test
9. Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement
10. Bacterial colony count, urine
11. Hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy administration beneath the skin or into muscle
12. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
13. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 5 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
17. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day
18. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
19. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
20. Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).