Dr. Leonard J. Gitter, MD

Dr. Gitter practices at Watson Clinic in Lakeland, Florida.

Dr. Gitter's NPI, 1902049646, was assigned on April 10, 2009. Dr. Gitter graduated from Technion-Israel Inst of Technology Faculty of Medicine in 2008. Dr. Gitter holds Florida license ME140485.

Dr. Gitter's primary practice is Watson Clinic, at 1430 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805 in Polk County. The practice phone is (863) 680-7700.

Dr. Gitter's primary practice is Watson Clinic in Lakeland, Florida. Dr. Gitter is also affiliated with Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center. The medical group on file is Watson Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gitter to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

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

Medical oncology is Dr. Gitter's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RX0202X. Dr. Gitter is board certified in hematology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Gitter's licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, Pennsylvania and New York.

Dmand AI lists breast cancer, chronic anemia, chronic leukemia, colorectal cancer, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), immune deficiency disease, lung cancer and lymphoma among the conditions Dr. Gitter treats.

CMS data shows 168,694 Medicare services from Dr. Gitter across 38 procedure codes in 2024, for 930 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $4,091,201 for them.

CMS counts 930 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gitter in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 404 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.09, 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. Gitter's median patient age at 74, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Gitter wrote 3,449 Medicare Part D claims for 583 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,121 of them, across 56 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $6,919,716 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,676 claims across 57 drugs.

Dr. Gitter accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Gitter as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Gitter. Dr. Gitter's most frequent co-author is Anastasiia A. Rudkovskaia, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Gitter to 4 clinical trials, 3 of them phase 3 studies. 2 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Carcinoma, Renal Cell, Dermatofibrosarcoma and Oropharyngeal Neoplasms. National Cancer Institute (NCI) sponsors the most, 3.

CMS Open Payments shows 224 general payments to Dr. Gitter from 41 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $927.

Dr. Gitter graduated from Technion-Israel Inst of Technology Faculty of Medicine in 2008.

Dr. Gitter is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.