Total Payments
$1,063
2024 Payments
$206.31
Companies
26
Transactions
62
Medicare Patients
66
Medicare Billing
$2,638
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$1,063 (100.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,063 | 59 | 100.0% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 3 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$1,063
59 transactions
Ownership
$0
3 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC | $93.80 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| TOLMAR Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $89.42 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $76.57 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Avadel Specialty Pharmaceuticals, LLC | $74.89 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| UROGEN PHARMA, INC. | $64.48 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $62.16 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $52.74 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $52.73 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $50.80 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Cogentix Medical Inc. | $50.03 | 4 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $206.31 | 9 | UROGEN PHARMA, INC. ($44.09) |
| 2023 | $139.37 | 7 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($25.70) |
| 2022 | $66.45 | 4 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($24.95) |
| 2021 | $21.85 | 1 | Ambu Inc. ($21.85) |
| 2020 | $0 | 1 | UroGPO LLC |
| 2019 | $86.52 | 5 | Antares Pharma, Inc. ($32.23) |
| 2018 | $234.81 | 15 | Avadel Specialty Pharmaceuticals, LLC ($62.80) |
| 2017 | $308.14 | 20 | TOLMAR Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($58.28) |
All Payment Transactions
62 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/09/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | KEYTRUDA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.04 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Laborie Medical Technologies Corp. | Optilume BPH Drug Coated Balloon Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.56 | General |
| Category: Urology | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Laborie Medical Technologies Corp. | Optilume BPH Drug Coated Balloon Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $11.38 | General |
| Category: Urology | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | UROGEN PHARMA, INC. | JELMYTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.67 | General |
| Category: UROTHELIAL CANCER | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC | PROVENGE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.93 | General |
| Category: CELLULAR BIOLOGIC TREATMENT FOR PROSTATE CANCER | ||||||
| 08/05/2024 | UROGEN PHARMA, INC. | JELMYTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.42 | General |
| Category: UROTHELIAL CANCER | ||||||
| 04/24/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | TRULANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.44 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 03/06/2024 | Astellas Pharma US Inc | Veozah (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.40 | General |
| Category: Biological | ||||||
| 02/20/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.47 | General |
| Category: BOTOX THERAPEUTIC | ||||||
| 09/18/2023 | UroGen Pharma, Inc. | JELMYTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.39 | General |
| Category: UROTHELIAL CANCER | ||||||
| 08/30/2023 | Axonics, Inc. | Bulkamid (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.95 | General |
| Category: Urology | ||||||
| 07/17/2023 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | XIFAXAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.78 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 05/19/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | MAVYRET (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.27 | General |
| Category: VIROLOGY | ||||||
| 03/27/2023 | Coloplast Corp | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.43 | General |
| 01/30/2023 | Antares Pharma, Inc. | NOCDURNA (Drug), XYOSTED, TLANDO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.85 | General |
| Category: NOCTURIA DUE TO NOCTURNAL POLYURIA IN ADULTS | ||||||
| 01/12/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Rezum Generator (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.70 | General |
| Category: rezum_URO | ||||||
| 09/14/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | rezum Generator (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.26 | General |
| Category: rezum_URO | ||||||
| 07/18/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.78 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 03/18/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | General - Kidney Stone Disease (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.69 | General |
| Category: General - Kidney Stone Disease_URO | ||||||
| 02/11/2022 | PFIZER INC. | PREMARIN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.72 | General |
| Category: WOMENS HEALTH | ||||||
| 09/14/2021 | Ambu Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.85 | General |
| 2020 | UroGPO LLC | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 08/20/2019 | ROCHESTER MEDICAL CORPORATION | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.36 | General |
| 06/25/2019 | Antares Pharma, Inc. | XYOSTED (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.23 | General |
| 02/05/2019 | Avadel Specialty Pharmaceuticals, LLC | Noctiva (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.09 | General |
| Category: Urology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 27 | 33 | $5,019 | $1,291 |
| 2022 | 1 | 14 | 17 | $406.75 | $37.72 |
| 2021 | 2 | 25 | 46 | $2,950 | $1,309 |
Total Patients
66
Total Services
96
Medicare Billing
$2,638
Procedure Codes
5
All Medicare Procedures & Services
5 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 19 | $4,797 | $1,260 | 26.3% |
| 81003 | Automated urinalysis test | Office | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $222.25 | $30.80 | 13.9% |
| 81003 | Automated urinalysis test | Office | 2022 | 14 | 17 | $406.75 | $37.72 | 9.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 11 | 18 | $2,250 | $1,246 | 55.4% |
| 81003 | Automated urinalysis test | Office | 2021 | 14 | 28 | $700.00 | $63.00 | 9.0% |
About Dr. Douglas Altenbern, MD
Dr. Douglas Altenbern, MD is a Urology healthcare provider based in Nashville, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 12/30/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1124005145.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Douglas Altenbern, MD has received a total of $1,063 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $206.31 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 62 transactions from 26 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,063).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Altenbern has provided services to 66 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 96 services with total Medicare billing of $2,638. Data is available for 3 years (2021–2023), covering 5 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Urology
- Location Nashville, TN
- Active Since 12/30/2005
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 208800000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1124005145
Products in Payments
- PROVENGE (Drug) $114.81
- ELIGARD (Drug) $89.42
- Noctiva (Drug) $74.89
- JELMYTO (Drug) $64.48
- XIAFLEX (Biological) $62.16
- Urgent PC (Device) $50.03
- ZYTIGA (Drug) $38.94
- OFIRMEV (Drug) $32.38
- XYOSTED (Drug) $32.23
- DIVIGEL (Drug) $29.58
- BOTOX (Biological) $29.47
- Myrbetriq (Drug) $28.40
- Optilume BPH Drug Coated Balloon Catheter (Device) $27.94
- KEYTRUDA (Biological) $27.04
- Rezum Generator (Device) $25.70
- TRULANCE (Drug) $24.44
- MAVYRET (Drug) $23.27
- Veozah (Drug) $22.40
- Prolia (Biological) $22.31
- PREMARIN (Drug) $21.72
Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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