Dr. Jonathan Spitz, MD
General Surgery (Surgery Physician)
910 W 5th Ave, Suite 800
Spokane, WA 99204
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Spokane County includes primary care (67% of residents) and dental (43% of residents) and mental health (29% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Wayne State University School of Medicine (1993)
- Years since graduation
- 33
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 82
Licensed in Illinois since 1996, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1993Medical school: Wayne State University School of Medicine
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Surgery Physician primary
WA license MD60021449 (first issued 2008; active) · IL license 036092891 (first issued 1996; inactive)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA
Medical groups
- Multicare Health System (2,325 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 82
- Services billed
- 168
- Patients’ average age
- 65
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 27 | 27 |
| Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | 20 | 20 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 18 | 16 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 13 | 13 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 12 | 12 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (hydrocodone/acetaminophen) Other prescribers in Spokane, WA | 36 |
| Omeprazole Other prescribers in Spokane, WA | 12 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 2 companies reported 11 payments worth $1,702 in total to this clinician.
| Ethicon Inc. | $1,650 |
|---|---|
| Ethicon US, LLC | $51.60 |
| Consulting Fee | $1,650 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $51.60 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ethicon Inc. May 15, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $300 |
| Ethicon Inc. Feb 12, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $250 |
| Ethicon Inc. Apr 9, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $200 |
| Ethicon Inc. Mar 10, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $200 |
| Ethicon Inc. Oct 13, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $200 |
| Ethicon Inc. Jun 9, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $150 |
| Ethicon Inc. Jul 16, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $150 |
| Ethicon Inc. Sep 10, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $100 |
| Ethicon Inc. Nov 13, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $50.00 |
| Ethicon Inc. Jan 13, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $50.00 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.