Dr. Michael Schlechter
Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Hahnemann University College of Medicine (1992)
- Years since graduation
- 34
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 1,076
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1992Medical school: Hahnemann University College of Medicine
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Internal Medicine Physician primary
PA license MD053085L
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA
- UPMC Bedford Memorial Everett, PA
Medical groups
- UPMC Altoona Regional Health Services, Inc. (187 clinicians)
- UPMC Altoona (127 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,076
- Services billed
- 3,080
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 870 | 702 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 685 | 409 |
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | 515 | 257 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 156 | 59 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 131 | 11 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from recombinant dna | 115 | 114 |
| Administration of influenza virus vaccine | 115 | 114 |
| Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | 90 | 18 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 71 | 58 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 70 | 59 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.