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Heather Nicole Bitar, D.O. is a healthcare provider in Duarte, CA specialising in hospice/palliative care. Heather is also listed as specialising in hospice & palliative medicine.
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Common questions
What is Dr. Bitar's specialty?
Dr. Bitar is a hospice/palliative care in Duarte, CA. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE”.
NPI registry
Where can I find Dr. Bitar?
Dr. Bitar is listed at 1500 E. DUARTE ROAD, Duarte, CA 91010. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How do I contact Dr. Bitar?
The number on file is (626) 256-4673. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Dr. Bitar?
Dr. Bitar's National Provider Identifier is 1326453663. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Bitar's medical education?
Dr. Bitar attended Other, graduating in 2014. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Dr. Bitar have?
Dr. Bitar has 12 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2014, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What is Dr. Bitar known for?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Bitar the Medicare record under this individual NPI shows mainly office visits and diagnostic testing. Hospital-based physicians usually have their procedural work billed by the facility rather than under their own number, so this is a floor on their practice, not a description of it. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
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Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Bitar. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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Licensing & Certification
Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (626) 256-4673
- Email not available
Practice Locations
1500 E. DUARTE ROAD
Duarte, CA 91010
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
265 services · 153 patients · 7 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Office visit | 99232 |
114 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
33 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Office visit | 99222 |
32 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | Office visit | 99215 |
31 |
| Advance care planning, first 30 minutes | Office visit | 99497 |
19 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Office visit | 99233 |
19 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Office visit | 99231 |
17 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
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Other hospice/palliative cares at this location 1
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other hospice/palliative cares in Duarte 7
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 16 related providers in 2 groups
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2014 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Provider data sourced from the NPPES NPI Registry and CMS public datasets. Information is provided for reference and is not medical advice.