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Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD

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Specializes in: Dermatopathology

1259 S Cedar Crest Boulevard Suite 100
Allentown, PA 18103

(610) 437-4134

Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD is a dermatopathologist in Allentown, PA specializing in dermatopathology.

Office Locations

1259 S Cedar Crest Boulevard Suite 100
Allentown, PA 18103

(610) 437-4134

(610) 433-9690

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD in 2023

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lab tests

In 2023, Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD performed more lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in Allentown, PA during 2012 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	656

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in Allentown, PA during 2013 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	655

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1901
Female	1648

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3469
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1515
From 75 to 84	1254
85 and over	605
Less than 65	175

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in Allentown, PA during 2014 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	553

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2050
Female	1798

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3743
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	47
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1637
From 75 to 84	1348
85 and over	683
Less than 65	180

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in Allentown, PA during 2015 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	443

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	4146
Female	3596

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	7494
Black	0
Hispanic	94
Asian	0
Other	118
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	3396
From 75 to 84	2656
85 and over	1330
Less than 65	360

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in Allentown, PA during 2016 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	531

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2151
Female	1871

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3889
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	71
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1822
From 75 to 84	1326
85 and over	714
Less than 65	160

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in Allentown, PA during 2017 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	495

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1940
Female	1795

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3600
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	78
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1666
From 75 to 84	1307
85 and over	617
Less than 65	145

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in Allentown, PA during 2018 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	557

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1942
Female	1733

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3566
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	13
Other	66
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1667
From 75 to 84	1302
85 and over	560
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in Allentown, PA during 2019 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	776

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2086
Female	1921

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3867
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	92
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1860
From 75 to 84	1353
85 and over	644
Less than 65	150

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD in 2019

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in Allentown, PA during 2020 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	624

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1761
Female	1585

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3204
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	93
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1596
From 75 to 84	1175
85 and over	465
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in Allentown, PA during 2021 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	661

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1895
Female	1749

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3496
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	98
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1698
From 75 to 84	1326
85 and over	517
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in Allentown, PA during 2022 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	757

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1871
Female	1654

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3370
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	108
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1647
From 75 to 84	1289
85 and over	507
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	4
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in Allentown, PA were lab tests.

lab tests	609

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1976
Female	1759

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	3608
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	34
Other	72

**Age**
75 to 84	1303
85 and over	603
Less than 65	146
65 to 74	1682

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Education & Training

He has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Genentech USA, Inc.	$169 Erivedge $69	$100
AbbVie Inc.	$145 Skyrizi $124	Rinvoq $21
GENZYME CORPORATION	$107 DUPIXENT $107
Amgen Inc.	$52 Otezla $52
Celgene Corporation	$22 $22
Other	$48 VTAMA $19	POTELIGEO $16	SIMPONI ARIA $12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$443
Education	$100

Biography

Dr. Howard Altman is a medical specialist in dermatopathology. He is a graduate of MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard B. Altman, MD From 2012 - 2022

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