Dr. Mohamad Zouheir Bitar, MD

Dr. Bitar practices at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota, part of Altru Health System.

Dr. Bitar's NPI, 1699202440, was assigned on May 11, 2017. Dr. Bitar holds North Dakota license 19393.

Dr. Bitar's primary practice is Altru Hospital, at 1200 S Columbia Rd, Grand Forks, ND 58201 in Grand Forks County. The practice phone is (701) 780-5000.

Dr. Bitar's primary practice is Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota, part of Altru Health System. Dr. Bitar is also affiliated with Sanford Broadway Medical Center. The medical group on file is Altru Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bitar to 3 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bitar practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Bitar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Bitar is licensed in North Dakota.

CMS data shows 1,091 Medicare services from Dr. Bitar across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 426 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $60,346 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 426 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bitar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 195 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.78, 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. Bitar's median patient age at 72, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bitar wrote 1,046 Medicare Part D claims for 179 patients. 42% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 919 of them, across 28 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $540,333 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 97 claims across 5 drugs.

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

CMS Open Payments shows 18 general payments to Dr. Bitar from 7 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 73% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $7,256.