Daniel J. Gittings

  • Irvine, CA
  • Orthopaedic hand surgery physician
NPI1205256229PAC ID8325362643
Medicare services, 2024
3,184
Medicare patients, 2024
523
Part D claims, 2024
406
Publications
29
MIPS score, 2024
75
Practice address
16300 Sand Canyon Ave, Irvine, CA 92618
Practice phone
Call (949) 727-3999
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Primary practice

Donald I. Altman MD

Irvine, California

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Daniel J. Gittings is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Irvine, California

Daniel Gittings practices at Donald I. Altman MD in Irvine, California.

Daniel Gittings' NPI, 1205256229, was assigned on April 17, 2014. Daniel Gittings graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine in 2014. Daniel Gittings' California license number on file is A167442.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8325362643
NPI enumeration date
April 17, 2014
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(949) 727-3999
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
38
Medical school graduation
2014

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

Daniel J. Gittings practices at Donald I. Altman MD in Irvine, California

Daniel Gittings' primary practice is Donald I. Altman MD, at 16300 Sand Canyon Ave, Irvine, CA 92618 in Orange County. The practice phone is (949) 727-3999.

  • Donald I. Altman MD
    16300 Sand Canyon Ave, Irvine, CA 92618 · Orange CountyPhone(949) 727-3999

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Daniel J. Gittings is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 1 medical group

Daniel Gittings' primary practice is Donald I. Altman MD in Irvine, California. Daniel Gittings is also affiliated with Hoag Orthopedic Institute. The medical group on file is Orthopaedic Specialty Institute. Dmand AI also links Daniel Gittings to 4 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Daniel J. Gittings' practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Donald I. Altman MDAvailable with a free account
+7 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Daniel J. Gittings is one of 268 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in California

Hand surgery is Daniel Gittings' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Daniel Gittings is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Daniel Gittings' licenses on file in 2 states: California and Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic hand surgery, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A167442 · 2019 to 2025 · taxonomy 207XS0106X
  • Pennsylvania license2018 to 2021

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists amputation, arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, enthesopathy in arms, fluid in a joint, hand joint or tendon inflammation and joint cyst among the conditions Daniel Gittings treats.

Orthopaedic hand surgery physicians near Daniel Gittings

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Daniel J. Gittings billed Medicare for 3,184 services in 2024

CMS data shows 3,184 Medicare services from Daniel Gittings across 28 procedure codes in 2024, for 523 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $175,471 for them.

Medicare services, 20243,184
Medicare patients523
Paid by Medicare$175,471
Procedure codes28

Daniel Gittings' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 8662024: 98514%
Tests and treatments
2023: 6292024: 87739%
Imaging
2023: 7162024: 7616%
Surgery
2023: 2112024: 25521%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 2062024: 24720%
Other services
2023: 592024: 59No change

Where Daniel Gittings' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office3,08997%
  • In a facility953%

Daniel Gittings compared with the California median for orthopaedic hand surgery physicians, 2024

  • Daniel Gittings
  • California median
Medicare services
3,184vs 9583.3 times
Medicare patients
523vs 34452% above
Part D claims
366vs 517.2 times

Medians across 252 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Daniel Gittings' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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

Daniel J. Gittings treated 523 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 523 Medicare patients who saw Daniel Gittings in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 246 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 71% have arthritis. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.37, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Daniel Gittings' median patient age at 62, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024523
Average age75
Average risk score1.37
Also on Medicaid15%

Daniel Gittings' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Daniel Gittings' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women34065%
  • Men18335%

Chronic conditions among Daniel Gittings' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. Arthritis71%
  3. High blood pressure71%
  4. Ischemic heart disease30%
  5. Mood disorders28%
  6. Anxiety26%
  7. Depression26%
  8. Diabetes25%

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

Daniel Gittings' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 62

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men44%

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

Daniel J. Gittings wrote 406 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Daniel Gittings wrote 406 Medicare Part D claims for 224 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 366 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,743 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 381 claims across 7 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024406
Drugs named by CMS6
Total drug cost$2,743
Part D patients224

Daniel Gittings' 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 Daniel Gittings' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids34%140 of 406 claims
  • Antibiotics4%18 of 406 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: 3812024: 3664%

Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 7 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

Daniel J. Gittings scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Daniel Gittings for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Daniel Gittings accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Daniel Gittings' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 75of 100Final score
  • 48.6of 100Quality
  • 94of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 74of 100Cost

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

Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

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

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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Daniel J. Gittings has 29 publications on record

Dmand AI links 29 papers to Daniel Gittings, published from 2013 to 2022. 2017 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Cadaver and Fracture Fixation, Internal. Daniel Gittings has published most often in Am J Sports Med. Daniel Gittings' most frequent co-authors are Jonathan Ross Dattilo, MD, Lawrence Scott Levin, MD and Neil P. Sheth, MD.

Papers29
Years published2013 to 2022

Daniel Gittings' papers by year, 2013 to 2022

Topics Daniel Gittings writes about most

  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
  • Cadaver
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal
  • Range of Motion, Articular
  • Tendon Injuries
  • Bone Plates
  • Injections, Intra-Articular
  • Postoperative Complications

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

Daniel J. Gittings received $8,214 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 52 general payments to Daniel Gittings from 15 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 46% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $2,524.

General payments to Daniel Gittings by program year, 2017 to 2025

General payments to Daniel Gittings by kind, 2017 to 2025

$8.2Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$3,74746%
  • Education$2,40029%
  • Food and beverage$2,06825%

Companies that paid Daniel Gittings the most, 2017 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

Daniel J. Gittings has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Daniel Gittings.

Awards and honors for Daniel Gittings

  1. Undated
    • AOA Inductee 2011

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Daniel J. Gittings graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine

Daniel Gittings graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine in 2014. Daniel Gittings is a member of AAOS.

  1. Medical schoolBoston University School Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in orthopaedic surgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
  3. Board certified in surgery of the handAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Daniel J. Gittings accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers

Daniel Gittings is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Humana
  • Regence Health Plans
  • +6 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Daniel Gittings accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO10
  2. Medicare9
  3. HMO6
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Daniel J. Gittings'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Daniel J. Gittings' NPI number?

Daniel J. Gittings' NPI number is 1205256229. It was assigned on April 17, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Daniel J. Gittings specialize in?

Daniel J. Gittings is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Irvine, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207XS0106X).

Where does Daniel J. Gittings practice?

Daniel Gittings practices at 16300 Sand Canyon Ave, Irvine, CA 92618. Daniel Gittings' primary practice is Donald I. Altman MD in Irvine, California. Dmand AI also links Daniel Gittings to 4 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.

What is Daniel J. Gittings' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Daniel Gittings is (949) 727-3999.

What is Daniel J. Gittings' medical license number?

Daniel Gittings' California license number on file is A167442, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Daniel J. Gittings been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Daniel Gittings in California (2019 to 2025) and Pennsylvania (2018 to 2021).

Which hospitals is Daniel J. Gittings affiliated with?

Daniel Gittings is affiliated with Hoag Orthopedic Institute. Dmand AI links Daniel Gittings to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Daniel J. Gittings part of?

Daniel Gittings is linked to Orthopaedic Specialty Institute.

Does Daniel J. Gittings accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Daniel Gittings billed Medicare for 3,184 services in 2024, and Daniel Gittings accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Daniel J. Gittings' MIPS score?

Daniel Gittings' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Daniel J. Gittings see?

CMS counts 523 Medicare patients who saw Daniel Gittings in 2024, with an average age of 75.

Is Daniel J. Gittings board certified?

Yes. Daniel Gittings is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

What services does Daniel J. Gittings bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Daniel Gittings' most billed Medicare services were physical therapy and rehabilitation (97110), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Daniel J. Gittings go to medical school?

Daniel Gittings graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine in 2014.

What drugs does Daniel J. Gittings prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Daniel Gittings' most prescribed drugs by claims were Ibuprofen, Oxycodone HCl and Diclofenac Sodium.

Has Daniel J. Gittings received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $8,214 in general payments to Daniel Gittings from 15 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.

How long has Daniel J. Gittings been practicing?

Daniel Gittings graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.

Does Daniel J. Gittings do research?

Dmand AI links 29 publications to Daniel Gittings, published from 2013 to 2022.

Who does Daniel J. Gittings publish with?

Daniel Gittings' most frequent co-authors are Jonathan Ross Dattilo, MD (5 shared papers), Lawrence Scott Levin, MD (4 shared papers) and Neil P. Sheth, MD (4 shared papers).

What insurance does Daniel J. Gittings accept?

Daniel Gittings is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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