Dr. Samih Bittar, MD

  • Columbus, OH
  • Internist
NPI1992920524PAC ID0042306631
Medicare services, 2024
1,575
Medicare patients, 2024
1,031
Part D claims, 2024
1,154
Publications
2
Clinical trials
1
Practice address
3705 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH 43214
Practice phone
Call (614) 533-5500
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Primary practice

OhioHealth Physician Group

Columbus, Ohio

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Dr. Samih Bittar is an internist in Columbus, Ohio

Dr. Bittar practices at OhioHealth Physician Group in Columbus, Ohio.

Dr. Bittar's NPI, 1992920524, was assigned on April 17, 2007. Dr. Bittar graduated from University of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Bittar holds Ohio license 35.090326.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0042306631
NPI enumeration date
April 17, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(614) 533-5500
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
58
Medical school graduation
1994

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Samih Bittar practices at OhioHealth Physician Group in Columbus, Ohio

Dr. Bittar's primary practice is OhioHealth Physician Group, at 3705 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH 43214 in Franklin County. The practice phone is (614) 533-5500.

  • OhioHealth Physician Group
    3705 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH 43214 · Franklin CountyPhone(614) 533-5500

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Samih Bittar is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Bittar's primary practice is OhioHealth Physician Group in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Bittar is also affiliated with OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is OhioHealth Physician Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bittar to 4 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Samih Bittar's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bittar practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
OhioHealth Physician GroupAvailable with a free account
+7 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Samih Bittar is one of 4,708 internists in Ohio

Internal medicine is Dr. Bittar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Bittar is board certified in diplomate by the American Board for Vascular Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Bittar's licenses on file in 2 states: Ohio and Michigan.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, OhioPrimaryLicense 35.090326 · 2007 to 2027 · taxonomy 207R00000X
  • Michigan license2016 to 2020

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, aortic atherosclerois, arterial blot clot /embolism, cerebrovascular disease, chronic diabetes, chronic embolism thrombosis, chronic skin ulcer and contact dermatitis among the conditions Dr. Bittar treats.

Internists near Dr. Bittar

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Samih Bittar billed Medicare for 1,575 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,575 Medicare services from Dr. Bittar across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,031 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $75,109 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,575
Medicare patients1,031
Paid by Medicare$75,109
Procedure codes13

Dr. Bittar's Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Tests and treatments867
  2. Office and hospital visits610
  3. Surgery98

Where Dr. Bittar's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office94260%
  • In a facility63340%

Dr. Bittar compared with the Ohio median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Bittar
  • Ohio median
Medicare services
1,575vs 4873.2 times
Medicare patients
1,031vs 1925.4 times
Part D claims
1,009vs 2943.4 times

Medians across 4,703 internists in Ohio with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Bittar'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. Samih Bittar treated 1,031 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 1,031 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bittar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 448 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.67, 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. Bittar's median patient age at 73, with 52% women.

Medicare patients, 20241,031
Average age75
Average risk score1.67
Also on Medicaid8%

Dr. Bittar's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Bittar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women51350%
  • Men51850%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Bittar's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis60%
  4. Ischemic heart disease51%
  5. Diabetes41%
  6. Chronic kidney disease36%
  7. Heart failure30%
  8. Atrial fibrillation29%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Bittar's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women52%
  • Men47%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Samih Bittar wrote 1,154 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Bittar wrote 1,154 Medicare Part D claims for 278 patients. 73% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,009 of them, across 17 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $284,249 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 20241,154
Drugs named by CMS17
Total drug cost$284,249
Part D patients278

Dr. Bittar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic846 claims73%
  • Brand-name308 claims27%

Dr. Bittar'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. Bittar's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics6%66 of 1,154 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

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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. Samih Bittar ranks in the 89th percentile for removal of tissue in Medicare

Dr. Bittar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Bittar as offering telehealth. CMS counts 144 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Bittar, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Where Dr. Bittar ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Removal of tissue
89th percentile144 procedures
Varicose vein removal
81st percentile80 procedures

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Removal of nail 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. Samih Bittar has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Bittar in 2022. Dr. Bittar's most frequent co-authors are Charles F. Botti, MD, Christopher Morris Huff, MD and Michael Jolly, MD.

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Dr. Bittar's most frequent co-authors

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Samih Bittar has worked on 1 clinical trial

Dmand AI links Dr. Bittar to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Carotid Stenosis and Carotid Artery Diseases.

Conditions in Dr. Bittar's trials

  • Carotid Stenosis
  • Carotid Artery Diseases

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Bittar

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Bittar

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Samih Bittar received $218 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Bittar from 3 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $158.

General payments to Dr. Bittar by program year, 2024 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Bittar the most, 2024 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Samih Bittar has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Bittar.

Awards and honors for Dr. Bittar

  1. Undated
    • Teacher of the year

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Samih Bittar graduated from University of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine

Dr. Bittar graduated from University of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Bittar is a member of ACP.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine
  2. Board certified in diplomateAmerican Board for Vascular Medicine
  3. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Samih Bittar accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Bittar is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Elevance
  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • +9 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Bittar accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO11
  2. Medicare9
  3. HMO8
  4. POS6
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Samih Bittar's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors 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-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Samih Bittar's NPI number?

Dr. Samih Bittar's NPI number is 1992920524. It was assigned on April 17, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Samih Bittar?

Dr. Samih Bittar is an internist in Columbus, Ohio. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Samih Bittar practice?

Dr. Bittar practices at 3705 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH 43214. Dr. Bittar's primary practice is OhioHealth Physician Group in Columbus, Ohio. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bittar to 4 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.

What is Dr. Samih Bittar's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Bittar is (614) 533-5500.

What is Dr. Samih Bittar's medical license number?

Dr. Bittar holds Ohio license 35.090326, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Samih Bittar been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Bittar in Ohio (2007 to 2027) and Michigan (2016 to 2020).

Which hospitals is Dr. Samih Bittar affiliated with?

Dr. Bittar is affiliated with OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Bittar to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Samih Bittar part of?

Dr. Bittar is linked to OhioHealth Physician Group.

Does Dr. Samih Bittar accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bittar billed Medicare for 1,575 services in 2024, and Dr. Bittar accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Samih Bittar offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Bittar as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Samih Bittar see?

CMS counts 1,031 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bittar in 2024, with an average age of 75.

Is Dr. Samih Bittar board certified?

Yes. Dr. Bittar is board certified in diplomate by the American Board for Vascular Medicine.

What services does Dr. Samih Bittar bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Bittar's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), blood vessel study (93971) and blood vessel study (93880).

Where did Dr. Samih Bittar go to medical school?

Dr. Bittar graduated from University of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine in 1994.

What drugs does Dr. Samih Bittar prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bittar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cilostazol, Xarelto and Eliquis.

Has Dr. Samih Bittar received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $218 in general payments to Dr. Bittar from 3 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic, Inc.

How long has Dr. Samih Bittar been practicing?

Dr. Bittar graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.

Does Dr. Samih Bittar do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Bittar. Dr. Bittar has worked on 1 clinical trial.

Who does Dr. Samih Bittar publish with?

Dr. Bittar's most frequent co-authors are Charles F. Botti, MD (1 shared paper), Christopher Morris Huff, MD (1 shared paper) and Michael Jolly, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Samih Bittar accept?

Dr. Bittar is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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