Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt, MD

  • Louisville, KY
  • Neurosurgeon
NPI1831366392PAC ID2567533128
Medicare services, 2024
454
Medicare patients, 2024
218
Part D claims, 2024
186
Publications
11
Clinical trials
1
Practice address
200 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY 40202
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Primary practice

Jewish Hospital and St Mary's Healthcare - HOPD

Long Term Care Hospital · Louisville, Kentucky

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Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt is a neurosurgeon in Louisville, Kentucky

Dr. Altstadt practices at Jewish Hospital and St Mary's Healthcare - HOPD in Louisville, Kentucky.

Dr. Altstadt's NPI, 1831366392, was assigned on May 14, 2008. Dr. Altstadt graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Altstadt holds Kentucky license 45502.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2567533128
NPI enumeration date
May 14, 2008
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
51
Medical school graduation
2001

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt practices at Jewish Hospital and St Mary's Healthcare - HOPD in Louisville, Kentucky

Dr. Altstadt's primary practice is Jewish Hospital and St Mary's Healthcare - HOPD, at 200 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY 40202.

  • Jewish Hospital and St Mary's Healthcare - HOPD
    200 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY 40202

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Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Altstadt's primary practice is Jewish Hospital and St Mary's Healthcare - HOPD in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Altstadt is also affiliated with UofL Health - Jewish Hospital. The medical group on file is UofL Physicians, Radiology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Altstadt to 2 more hospitals and 3 home health agencies, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Altstadt practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Jewish Hospital and St Mary's Healthcare - HOPDAvailable with a free account
+6 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt is one of 100 neurosurgeons in Kentucky

Neurological surgery is Dr. Altstadt's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Altstadt's licenses on file in 2 states: Kentucky and Oregon.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurological surgery, KentuckyPrimaryLicense 45502 · taxonomy 207T00000X
  • Oregon licenseLicense MD28177

Neurosurgeons near Dr. Altstadt

Counts of neurosurgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

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Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt billed Medicare for 454 services in 2024

CMS data shows 454 Medicare services from Dr. Altstadt across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 218 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $74,276 for them.

Medicare services, 2024454
Medicare patients218
Paid by Medicare$74,276
Procedure codes10

Dr. Altstadt's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3292024: 29211%
Surgery
2023: 2132024: 16224%

Where Dr. Altstadt's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office27661%
  • In a facility17839%

Dr. Altstadt compared with the Kentucky median for neurosurgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Altstadt
  • Kentucky median
Medicare services
454vs 23692% above
Medicare patients
218vs 17326% above
Part D claims
157vs 782.0 times

Medians across 96 neurosurgeons in Kentucky with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Altstadt's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt treated 218 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 218 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Altstadt in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 113 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.20, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Altstadt's median patient age at 66, with 50% women.

Medicare patients, 2024218
Average age72
Average risk score1.20
Also on Medicaid10%

Dr. Altstadt's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Altstadt's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women10649%
  • Men11251%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Altstadt's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Anxiety34%
  5. Diabetes33%
  6. Mood disorders33%
  7. Depression32%
  8. COPD28%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Altstadt's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 66

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women50%
  • Men50%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt wrote 186 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Altstadt wrote 186 Medicare Part D claims for 73 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 157 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,727 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 218 claims across 6 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024186
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$1,727
Part D patients73

Dr. Altstadt's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Altstadt's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids36%67 of 186 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 2182024: 15728%

Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 6 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt scored 79 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Altstadt for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Altstadt accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 285 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Altstadt, more than 95% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Altstadt's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 79of 100Final score
  • 56.1of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 74of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Altstadt ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Spinal fusion
95th percentile285 procedures
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
85th percentile67 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt has 11 publications on record

Dmand AI links 11 papers to Dr. Altstadt, published from 2017 to 2021. 2019 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Lumbar Vertebrae, Spinal Fusion and Spondylolisthesis. Dr. Altstadt has published most often in Cureus. Dr. Altstadt's most frequent co-authors are Zaid Sameer Aljuboori, MD, Scott H. Davis, MD and Eric M. Horn, MD.

Papers11
Years published2017 to 2021

Dr. Altstadt's papers by year, 2017 to 2021

Topics Dr. Altstadt writes about most

  • Lumbar Vertebrae
  • Spinal Fusion
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Dr. Altstadt's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Altstadt

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt has worked on 1 clinical trial

Dmand AI links Dr. Altstadt to 1 clinical trial.

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Altstadt

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Altstadt

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt received $68,555 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 161 general payments to Dr. Altstadt from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Royalties and licenses make up the largest share, 45% of the total. Globus Medical, Inc. paid the most, $32,026.

General payments to Dr. Altstadt by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Altstadt by kind, 2016 to 2025

$68.6Kin total
  • Royalties and licenses$30,74745%
  • Consulting fees$20,14229%
  • Travel and lodging$11,59317%
  • Food and beverage$6,0739%

Companies that paid Dr. Altstadt the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine

Dr. Altstadt graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 2001.

  1. Medical schoolIndiana University School of Medicine

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Sources for Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt's NPI number?

Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt's NPI number is 1831366392. It was assigned on May 14, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt?

Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt is a neurosurgeon in Louisville, Kentucky. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).

Where does Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt practice?

Dr. Altstadt practices at 200 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY 40202. Dr. Altstadt's primary practice is Jewish Hospital and St Mary's Healthcare - HOPD in Louisville, Kentucky. Dmand AI also links Dr. Altstadt to 2 hospitals and 3 home health agencies.

What is Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt's medical license number?

Dr. Altstadt holds Kentucky license 45502, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Altstadt in Kentucky and Oregon.

Which hospitals is Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt affiliated with?

Dr. Altstadt is affiliated with UofL Health - Jewish Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Altstadt to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt part of?

Dr. Altstadt is linked to UofL Physicians, Radiology.

Does Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Altstadt billed Medicare for 454 services in 2024, and Dr. Altstadt accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt's MIPS score?

Dr. Altstadt's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 79 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt see?

CMS counts 218 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Altstadt in 2024, with an average age of 72.

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What services does Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Altstadt's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, new patient (99203) and surgery: bones and joints (22614).

Where did Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt go to medical school?

Dr. Altstadt graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 2001.

What drugs does Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Altstadt's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Cyclobenzaprine HCl.

Has Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $68,555 in general payments to Dr. Altstadt from 16 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Globus Medical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt been practicing?

Dr. Altstadt graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.

Does Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt do research?

Dmand AI links 11 publications to Dr. Altstadt, published from 2017 to 2021. Dr. Altstadt has worked on 1 clinical trial.

Who does Dr. Thomas Joseph Altstadt publish with?

Dr. Altstadt's most frequent co-authors are Zaid Sameer Aljuboori, MD (4 shared papers), Scott H. Davis, MD (1 shared paper) and Eric M. Horn, MD (1 shared paper).

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