Dr. Peter M. Bittenbender, MD

Dr. Bittenbender practices at Summa Health System - Akron Campus in Akron, Ohio, part of General Catalyst.

Dr. Bittenbender's NPI, 1508066614, was assigned on July 18, 2007. Dr. Bittenbender graduated from Ohio State College of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Bittenbender holds Ohio license 35096423.

Dr. Bittenbender's primary practice is Summa Health System - Akron Campus, at 525 East Market Street, Akron, OH 44309 in Summit County. The practice phone is (330) 375-3000.

Dr. Bittenbender's primary practice is Summa Health System - Akron Campus in Akron, Ohio, part of General Catalyst. The medical group on file is Summa Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bittenbender to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bittenbender practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Bittenbender's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dmand AI has Dr. Bittenbender's licenses on file in 2 states: Ohio and Michigan.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac catheterization, chronic hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart failure, heart valve disorders and heart valve surgery among the conditions Dr. Bittenbender treats.

CMS data shows 667 Medicare services from Dr. Bittenbender across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 323 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $57,741 for them.

CMS counts 323 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bittenbender in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 142 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.66, 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. Bittenbender's median patient age at 76, with 39% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bittenbender wrote 479 Medicare Part D claims for 107 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 377 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $32,421 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 419 claims across 13 drugs.

Dr. Bittenbender accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 16 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Bittenbender, more than 42% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Bittenbender, published from 2015 to 2017. The most frequent topics are Computed Tomography Angiography. Dr. Bittenbender has published most often in J Invasive Cardiol. Dr. Bittenbender's most frequent co-authors are Juan Crestanello, MD, Jennifer A. Dickerson, MD and Barry S. George, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Bittenbender to 2 clinical trials. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Heart Failure, Venous Thromboembolism and Heart Diseases.

CMS Open Payments shows 299 general payments to Dr. Bittenbender from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Honoraria make up the largest share, 42% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $72,723.

Dr. Bittenbender graduated from Ohio State College of Medicine in 2007.

Dr. Bittenbender is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.