Dr. Himabindu Pitta, MD

Dr. Pitta practices at Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Dr. Pitta's NPI, 1619119997, was assigned on April 1, 2009. Dr. Pitta graduated from Kakatiya Medical College NTR in 2005. Dr. Pitta's California license number on file is A118485.

Dr. Pitta's primary practice is Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital, at 1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95065 in Santa Cruz County. The practice phone is (831) 462-7700.

Dr. Pitta's primary practice is Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. The medical group on file is Mercy Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pitta to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pitta practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hospitalist is Dr. Pitta's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dr. Pitta is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Pitta's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Nevada.

Dmand AI lists anemia, cardiac arrhythmia, circulation problems, congestive heart failure, electrolyte disorders, gastrointestinal bleeding, gastrointestinal infection and gastrointestinal obstruction among the conditions Dr. Pitta treats.

CMS data shows 1,106 Medicare services from Dr. Pitta across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 300 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $112,119 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 300 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pitta in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 105 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 43% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.13, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Pitta's median patient age at 65, with 46% women.

In 2024, Dr. Pitta wrote 322 Medicare Part D claims for 127 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 56 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $6,912 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Pitta for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Pitta accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Pitta from 1 drug or device company in 2020. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $12.

Dr. Pitta graduated from Kakatiya Medical College NTR in 2005.

Dr. Pitta is in network with 6 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and HCSC. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.