Dr. David M. Bittenbinder, MD
General Surgery (Surgery Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio (2013)
- Years since graduation
- 13
- In the NPI registry since
- 2013
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 161
Licensed in Texas since 2018, according to the Texas Medical Board. 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. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2013Medical school: University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio
- 2013Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
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
TN license 59820 · TX license R8157 (first issued 2018; active)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN
Medical groups
- Baptist Memorial Medical Group, Inc. (576 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
- 161
- Services billed
- 428
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | 82 | 43 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 61 | 40 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 57 | 57 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 20 | 20 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Oxycodone Hcl Other prescribers in Memphis, TN | 35 |
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, 11 companies reported 21 payments worth $888 in total to this clinician.
| Medtronic, Inc. | $198 |
|---|---|
| Dilon Technologies, Inc. | $166 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $105 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $92.17 |
| Davol Inc. | $88.92 |
| Solventum Corporation | $80.70 |
| Innovation Technologies Inc | $41.88 |
| Kerecis Limited | $41.73 |
| Food and Beverage | $888 |
|---|
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.