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Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger, MD
NPI1649567355PAC ID6305086703
- Medicare services, 2024
- 81
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 99
- Part D claims, 2024
- 146
- Publications
- 3
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 1201 Pleasant Valley Road, Owensboro, KY 42303
- Practice phone
- Call (270) 417-2000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger is a plastic surgeon in Owensboro, Kentucky
Dr. Kittinger practices at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital in Owensboro, Kentucky, part of Owensboro Health.
Dr. Kittinger's NPI, 1649567355, was assigned on July 1, 2011. Dr. Kittinger graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Kittinger holds Kentucky license 49916.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1649567355NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6305086703
- NPI enumeration date
- July 1, 2011
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (270) 417-2000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 41
- Medical school graduation
- 2011
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger practices at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital in Owensboro, Kentucky
Dr. Kittinger's primary practice is Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, at 1201 Pleasant Valley Road, Owensboro, KY 42303 in Daviess County. The practice phone is (270) 417-2000.
- Owensboro Health Regional Hospital1201 Pleasant Valley Road, Owensboro, KY 42303 · Daviess CountyPhone(270) 417-2000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Kittinger's primary practice is Owensboro Health Regional Hospital in Owensboro, Kentucky, part of Owensboro Health. The medical group on file is Owensboro Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kittinger to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kittinger practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger is one of 54 plastic surgeons in Kentucky
Plastic surgery is Dr. Kittinger's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208200000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Kittinger's licenses on file in 2 states: Kentucky and Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Plastic surgery, KentuckyPrimary
- Undersea and hyperbaric medicine (emergency medicine), Texas
Plastic surgeons near Dr. Kittinger
Counts of plastic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
54plastic surgeons in Kentucky
5plastic surgeons in Owensboro
4plastic surgeons at Owensboro Health Regional HospitalSources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger billed Medicare for 81 services in 2024
CMS data shows 81 Medicare services from Dr. Kittinger across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 99 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $14,790 for them.
Medicare services, 202481
Medicare patients99
Paid by Medicare$14,790
Procedure codes5
Dr. Kittinger's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 702024: 5620%
- Surgery
- 2023: 02024: 25
Where Dr. Kittinger's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office5669%
- In a facility2531%
Dr. Kittinger compared with the Kentucky median for plastic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Kittinger
- Kentucky median
- Medicare services
- 81vs 4388% above
- Medicare patients
- 99vs 5483% above
- Part D claims
- 104vs 412.5 times
Medians across 51 plastic surgeons in Kentucky with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kittinger's 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. Benjamin J. Kittinger treated 99 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 99 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kittinger in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 53 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.33, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kittinger's median patient age at 68, with 76% women.
Medicare patients, 202499
Average age73
Average risk score1.33
Dr. Kittinger's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Kittinger's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5556%
- Men4444%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kittinger's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis55%
- Anxiety36%
- Ischemic heart disease36%
- Diabetes33%
- Chronic kidney disease29%
- Cancer28%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Kittinger's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women76%
- Men24%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger wrote 146 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kittinger wrote 146 Medicare Part D claims for 64 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 104 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $524 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 62 claims across 2 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024146
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$524
Part D patients64
Dr. Kittinger's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic142 claims97%
- Brand-name and other4 claims3%
Dr. Kittinger's 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 Dr. Kittinger's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids39%57 of 146 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: 622024: 10468%
Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 2 in 2023.
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
Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger ranks in the 87th percentile for mastectomy in Medicare
Dr. Kittinger accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 31 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Kittinger, more than 87% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Kittinger ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Mastectomy
- 87th percentile31 procedures
- Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
- 78th percentile25 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger has 3 publications on record
Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Kittinger. The most frequent topics are Plastic Surgery Procedures, Abdominal Wall and Postoperative Complications. Dr. Kittinger has published most often in Ann Plast Surg. Dr. Kittinger's most frequent co-authors are Charles Scott Hultman, MD, Winnie Mao Yiu Tong, MD and Bruce A. Cairns, MD.
Papers3
Topics Dr. Kittinger writes about most
- Plastic Surgery Procedures
- Abdominal Wall
- Postoperative Complications
- Wound Healing
Dr. Kittinger's most frequent co-authors
- Charles Scott Hultman, MD2 shared papers
- Winnie Mao Yiu Tong, MD2 shared papers
- Bruce A. Cairns, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Kittinger
Abdominal WallHernia, AbdominalLearning Curve
CraniosynostosesCraniotomyElectrocoagulation
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger received $13,467 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 170 general payments to Dr. Kittinger from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 58% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $5,309.
General payments to Dr. Kittinger by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Kittinger by kind, 2016 to 2025
$13.5Kin total
- Travel and lodging$7,80258%
- Food and beverage$5,66542%
Companies that paid Dr. Kittinger the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Dr. Kittinger graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2011.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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 |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger's NPI number?
Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger's NPI number is 1649567355. It was assigned on July 1, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger?
Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger is a plastic surgeon in Owensboro, Kentucky. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Plastic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208200000X).
Where does Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger practice?
Dr. Kittinger practices at 1201 Pleasant Valley Road, Owensboro, KY 42303. Dr. Kittinger's primary practice is Owensboro Health Regional Hospital in Owensboro, Kentucky, part of Owensboro Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kittinger to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kittinger is (270) 417-2000.
What is Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger's medical license number?
Dr. Kittinger holds Kentucky license 49916, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Kittinger in Kentucky and Texas.
Which hospitals is Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger affiliated with?
Dr. Kittinger practices at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital in Owensboro, Kentucky.
What medical group is Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger part of?
Dr. Kittinger is linked to Owensboro Health Medical Group.
Does Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kittinger billed Medicare for 81 services in 2024, and Dr. Kittinger accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger see?
CMS counts 99 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kittinger in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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What services does Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kittinger's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, new patient (99203) and surgery: eye (67900).
Where did Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger go to medical school?
Dr. Kittinger graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2011.
What drugs does Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kittinger's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ondansetron ODT, Oxycodone HCl and Tramadol HCl.
Has Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $13,467 in general payments to Dr. Kittinger from 14 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Allergan Inc.
How long has Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger been practicing?
Dr. Kittinger graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.
Does Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger do research?
Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Kittinger.
Who does Dr. Benjamin J. Kittinger publish with?
Dr. Kittinger's most frequent co-authors are Charles Scott Hultman, MD (2 shared papers), Winnie Mao Yiu Tong, MD (2 shared papers) and Bruce A. Cairns, MD (1 shared paper).
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