Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis, DO
- Medicare services, 2024
- 142
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 108
- Part D claims, 2024
- 16
- Publications
- 5
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805
- Practice phone
- Call (863) 687-1100
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis is a cardiologist in Lakeland, Florida
Dr. Bitetzakis practices at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida, part of Lakeland Regional Health.
Dr. Bitetzakis' NPI, 1275996241, was assigned on March 29, 2016. Dr. Bitetzakis graduated from Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2016. Dr. Bitetzakis holds Florida license OS15284.
- NPI
- 1275996241NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2062872062
- NPI enumeration date
- March 29, 2016
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (863) 687-1100
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 36
- Medical school graduation
- 2016
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis practices at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida
Dr. Bitetzakis' primary practice is Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center, at 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805 in Polk County. The practice phone is (863) 687-1100.
- Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805 · Polk CountyPhone(863) 687-1100
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Bitetzakis' primary practice is Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida, part of Lakeland Regional Health. Dr. Bitetzakis is also affiliated with Tampa General Hospital. The medical group on file is Watson Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bitetzakis to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bitetzakis practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis is one of 1,709 cardiologists in Florida
Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Bitetzakis' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Bitetzakis is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Bitetzakis is licensed in Florida.
Specialties and state licenses
- Cardiovascular disease, FloridaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists heart valve surgery among the conditions Dr. Bitetzakis treats.
Cardiologists near Dr. Bitetzakis
Counts of cardiologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis billed Medicare for 142 services in 2024
CMS data shows 142 Medicare services from Dr. Bitetzakis across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 108 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $13,047 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Bitetzakis' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 312024: 121290%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 02024: 21
Dr. Bitetzakis compared with the Florida median for cardiologists, 2024
- Dr. Bitetzakis
- Florida median
- Medicare services
- 142vs 1,92593% below
- Medicare patients
- 108vs 70685% below
- Part D claims
- 16vs 1,99899% below
Medians across 1,638 cardiologists in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Bitetzakis' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis treated 108 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 79
CMS counts 108 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bitetzakis in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 50 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 2.68, 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. Bitetzakis' median patient age at 72, with 35% women.
Dr. Bitetzakis' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Bitetzakis' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5854%
- Men5046%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Bitetzakis' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease74%
- Heart failure71%
- Chronic kidney disease61%
- Arthritis60%
- Diabetes57%
- Atrial fibrillation56%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Bitetzakis' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women35%
- Men63%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis wrote 16 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Bitetzakis wrote 16 Medicare Part D claims. 100% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 1 drug, with $359 in total drug cost.
Dr. Bitetzakis' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
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
How Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis takes part in Medicare
Dr. Bitetzakis accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis has 5 publications on record
Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Bitetzakis, published from 2019 to 2022. 2021 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Bitetzakis' most frequent co-authors are Aarti A. Patel, Erol Belli, MD and Michael Scott Berlowitz, MD.
Dr. Bitetzakis' papers by year, 2019 to 2022
Dr. Bitetzakis' most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Bitetzakis
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis received $10,751 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 105 general payments to Dr. Bitetzakis from 16 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 44% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $3,893.
General payments to Dr. Bitetzakis by program year, 2019 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Bitetzakis by kind, 2019 to 2025
- Food and beverage$4,77644%
- Travel and lodging$3,27730%
- Grants$2,50023%
- Education$1992%
Companies that paid Dr. Bitetzakis the most, 2019 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis graduated from Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Bitetzakis graduated from Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2016.
- Medical school
- Board certified in cardiovascular disease
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in interventional cardiology
- Board certified in 2018 - 2026
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers
Dr. Bitetzakis is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Regence Health Plans
- +7 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Bitetzakis accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO10
- HMO7
- Medicare6
- EPO4
- POS3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis' NPI number?
Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis' NPI number is 1275996241. It was assigned on March 29, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis?
Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis is a cardiologist in Lakeland, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).
Where does Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis practice?
Dr. Bitetzakis practices at 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805. Dr. Bitetzakis' primary practice is Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida, part of Lakeland Regional Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bitetzakis to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Bitetzakis is (863) 687-1100.
What is Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis' medical license number?
Dr. Bitetzakis holds Florida license OS15284.
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis affiliated with?
Dr. Bitetzakis practices at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida. Dr. Bitetzakis is also affiliated with Tampa General Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Bitetzakis to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis part of?
Dr. Bitetzakis is linked to Watson Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. Bitetzakis to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bitetzakis billed Medicare for 142 services in 2024, and Dr. Bitetzakis accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis see?
CMS counts 108 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bitetzakis in 2024, with an average age of 79.
Is Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis board certified?
Yes. Dr. Bitetzakis is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
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What services does Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Bitetzakis' most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99223) and heart test or procedure (93016).
Where did Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis go to medical school?
Dr. Bitetzakis graduated from Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2016.
What drugs does Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis prescribe most?
In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bitetzakis' most prescribed drugs by claims were Clopidogrel.
Has Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $10,751 in general payments to Dr. Bitetzakis from 16 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbott Laboratories.
How long has Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis been practicing?
Dr. Bitetzakis graduated from medical school in 2016, 10 years ago.
Does Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis do research?
Dmand AI links 5 publications to Dr. Bitetzakis, published from 2019 to 2022.
Who does Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis publish with?
Dr. Bitetzakis' most frequent co-authors are Aarti A. Patel (2 shared papers), Erol Belli, MD (1 shared paper) and Michael Scott Berlowitz, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Christopher J. Bitetzakis accept?
Dr. Bitetzakis is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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