Dr. Heather N. Bitar, D.O.
Hospice & Palliative Medicine (Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician)
1500 E. Duarte Road
Duarte, CA 91010
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Los Angeles County includes primary care (7% of residents) and mental health (13% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 12
- In the NPI registry since
- 2014
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 99
Licensed in California since 2016, according to the Osteopathic Medical Board of California. 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
- 2014Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. 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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Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician primary
CA license 20A14599 (first issued 2016; current)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Medical groups
- City of Hope Medical Foundation (982 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
- 99
- Services billed
- 321
- Patients’ average age
- 68
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 85 | 36 |
| Advance care planning, first 30 minutes | 32 | 24 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 24 | 14 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 23 | 16 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 17 | 16 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 16 | 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
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.