Dr. Mark R. Pittelkow, MD

Dr. Pittelkow practices at Mayo Clinic Ambulatory Surgery Center - Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Dr. Pittelkow's NPI, 1164401675, was assigned on January 12, 2006. Dr. Pittelkow holds Arizona license 18686.

Dr. Pittelkow's primary practice is Mayo Clinic Ambulatory Surgery Center - Scottsdale, at 13400 East Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ 85259. The practice phone is (480) 342-4201.

Dr. Pittelkow's primary practice is Mayo Clinic Ambulatory Surgery Center - Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona. Dr. Pittelkow is also affiliated with Mayo Clinic Hospital - Phoenix. The medical group on file is Mayo Clinic Arizona. Dr. Pittelkow's employer is on file too: a surgery center (asc).

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pittelkow practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Dermatology is Dr. Pittelkow's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Pittelkow's licenses on file in 2 states: Arizona and Minnesota.

CMS data shows 2,483 Medicare services from Dr. Pittelkow across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 812 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $139,455 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 812 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pittelkow in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 355 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 65% have high blood pressure. 2% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.21, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Pittelkow's median patient age at 68, with 49% women.

In 2024, Dr. Pittelkow wrote 1,016 Medicare Part D claims for 375 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 767 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $249,425 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 810 claims across 20 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Pittelkow for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Pittelkow accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Pittelkow as offering telehealth. CMS counts 512 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Pittelkow, more than 87% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 132 papers to Dr. Pittelkow, published from 2010 to 2025. 2021 was the busiest year, with 14. The most frequent topics are Skin Neoplasms, Skin and Melanoma. Dr. Pittelkow has published most often in J Am Acad Dermatol. Dr. Pittelkow's most frequent co-authors are Aaron R. Mangold, MD, David J. Dicaudo, MD and Collin Michael Costello, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 13 general payments to Dr. Pittelkow from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 59% of the total. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. paid the most, $5,850.