NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Fadee Michael Bittar, OD

Optometrist · Newport News, VA

Fadee Michael Bittar, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Newport News, Virginia, and NPI 1508941709, issued on Oct 26, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0618001533, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508941709
Name
Fadee Michael Bittar
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
0618001533 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
19 Hidenwood Shopping Ctr, Newport News, VA 23606
Phone
(757) 324-3952
Enumerated
Oct 26, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 15, 2024
Medicaid ID
010210259 VA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051110000524); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

54 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.

  1. Fadee Bittar54
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost19 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $232.11

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Fadee Bittar$232.11
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Fadee Michael Bittar among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia

Fadee Michael Bittar, OD is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Virginia

There are 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Debra Bashkoff, ODNewport News, VA 236061144216730
  2. Amy Kearney, O.D.Newport News, VA 236061740401587
  3. Andrew Pisetzner, ODNewport News, VA 236061497362248
  4. Naomi Sakoda, O.D.Newport News, VA 236061801918156
  5. Carla Sappenfield, ODNewport News, VA 236061346227923
  6. William Vanzetta, ODNewport News, VA 236061124005707
  7. Erich Wanagat, O.D.Newport News, VA 236061568452043
  8. Tenesha Bazemore, O.D.Newport News, VA 236051548314388

Common questions

What is Fadee Michael Bittar, OD's NPI number?

Fadee Michael Bittar, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508941709, issued on Oct 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Fadee Michael Bittar, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 19 Hidenwood Shopping Ctr, Newport News, VA, 23606. Phone: (757) 324-3952. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Fadee Michael Bittar, OD's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618001533, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Fadee Michael Bittar, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Fadee Michael Bittar, OD had 54 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.