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Dr. Sheldon Alter, MD

(Dr. Sheldon Alter, M.D.)

(7 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

3030 Westchester Avenue
Purchase, NY 10577

(914) 831-2900

Dr. Sheldon Alter, MD is a nephrologist in Purchase, NY specializing in adult nephrology.

Office Locations

3030 Westchester Avenue
Purchase, NY 10577

(914) 831-2900

(914) 831-2901

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sheldon Alter, MD treated as a nephrologist in Purchase, NY during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

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

blood draw	877
diabetes management	114
doctor visit	1333
lab tests	4241
preventive care	1007
thyroid function tests	374
vaccines	204

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sheldon Alter, MD treated as a nephrologist in Purchase, NY during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

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

blood draw	858
diabetes management	109
doctor visit	1427
lab tests	4124
preventive care	1055
thyroid function tests	355
vaccines	307

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	375
Black	35
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	104
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sheldon Alter, MD in 2013

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	13
Dementia	7
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sheldon Alter, MD treated as a nephrologist in Purchase, NY during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

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

blood draw	779
diabetes management	108
doctor visit	1232
lab tests	4093
preventive care	943
thyroid function tests	360
vaccines	176

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	343
Black	35
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	102
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sheldon Alter, MD in 2014

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	14
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sheldon Alter, MD treated as a nephrologist in Purchase, NY during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

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

blood draw	735
diabetes management	101
doctor visit	1188
lab tests	3597
preventive care	921
thyroid function tests	325
vaccines	328

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	434

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	618
Black	50
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	260
From 75 to 84	258
85 and over	176
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sheldon Alter, MD in 2015

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	14
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sheldon Alter, MD treated as a nephrologist in Purchase, NY during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

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

blood draw	670
diabetes management	86
doctor visit	1092
lab tests	3284
preventive care	630
thyroid function tests	281
vaccines	179

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	320
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	98
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sheldon Alter, MD in 2016

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	13
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sheldon Alter, MD treated as a nephrologist in Purchase, NY during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

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

blood draw	658
diabetes management	84
doctor visit	977
lab tests	3427
preventive care	705
thyroid function tests	293
vaccines	148

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	26
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	85
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sheldon Alter, MD in 2017

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	28
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	14
Dementia	10
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sheldon Alter, MD treated as a nephrologist in Purchase, NY during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

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

blood draw	638
diabetes management	87
doctor visit	776
lab tests	3232
preventive care	663
thyroid function tests	239
vaccines	133

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	280
Black	30
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	81
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sheldon Alter, MD in 2018

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	16
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sheldon Alter, MD treated as a nephrologist in Purchase, NY during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

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

blood draw	608
diabetes management	91
doctor visit	824
lab tests	3131
preventive care	605
thyroid function tests	223
vaccines	132

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	284
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	88
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sheldon Alter, MD in 2019

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	19
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sheldon Alter, MD treated as a nephrologist in Purchase, NY during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

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

blood draw	153
diabetes management	23
doctor visit	163
lab tests	724
preventive care	120
thyroid function tests	44

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	173
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sheldon Alter, MD in 2020

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	19
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sheldon Alter, MD treated as a nephrologist in Purchase, NY were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

blood draw	664
diabetes management	89
doctor visit	1001
lab tests	3317
preventive care	738
thyroid function tests	277
vaccines	200

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

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

**Gender**
Female	205
Male	153

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	27
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	298
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	9
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	132
85 and over	81
Less than 65	16
65 to 74	122

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sheldon Alter, MD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sheldon Alter, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	13
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Education & Training

He has a state license in New York.

Licensed In: New York

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Sheldon Alter, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.29 out of 5 stars based on 7 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Sheldon Alter, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Purchase, NY.

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General Payments

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