Dr. Benjamin Jared Ditty, MD

Dr. Ditty practices at Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge in Naples, Florida, part of Community Health Systems.

Dr. Ditty's NPI, 1215163795, was assigned on June 10, 2009. Dr. Ditty graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 2009. Dr. Ditty holds Florida license ME141157.

Dr. Ditty's primary practice is Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge, at 6101 Pine Ridge Road, Naples, FL 34119 in Collier County. The practice phone is (239) 304-5145.

Dr. Ditty's primary practice is Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge in Naples, Florida, part of Community Health Systems. Dr. Ditty is also affiliated with NCH Baker Hospital. The medical group on file is CORA Physical Therapy, Spanish Springs. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ditty to 4 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ditty practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Ditty's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Ditty is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Ditty's licenses on file in 5 states: Florida, Maine, Kentucky, North Carolina and Alabama.

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, craniotomy, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Ditty treats.

CMS data shows 1,551 Medicare services from Dr. Ditty across 28 procedure codes in 2024, for 475 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $460,575 for them.

CMS counts 475 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ditty in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 234 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.60, 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. Ditty's median patient age at 73, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ditty wrote 278 Medicare Part D claims for 146 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 226 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,522 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 67 claims across 2 drugs.

Dr. Ditty accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 420 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Ditty, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 14 papers to Dr. Ditty, published from 2013 to 2022. 2016 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Lumbar Vertebrae, Postoperative Complications and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Ditty has published most often in J Neurosurg. Dr. Ditty's most frequent co-authors are Nidal Bassam Omar, Winfield Stitt Fisher and Paul M. Foreman, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 533 general payments to Dr. Ditty from 53 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 44% of the total. Alphatec Spine, Inc paid the most, $560,493.

Dr. Ditty graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 2009. Dr. Ditty is a member of CNS.

Dr. Ditty is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.