NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Nuclear Cardiology Physician NPI 1023010444 MD
Verify on CMS → Howard Gitter, MD
Nuclear Cardiology Physician in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 391 in Nuclear Cardiology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
6K
Medicare Part D claims · 750 beneficiaries · Nuclear Cardiology Physician avg: 4K
Generic prescribing
82%
generic claims · 18% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$1.7K
90 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Howard Gitter, MD filed 5,698 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Nuclear Cardiology Physician in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, prescribing 82% generic.
- 6K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 82%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥94th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Howard Gitter, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1023010444), first enumerated 08/15/2005.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 5,698 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$1.7K in reported industry payments (90 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Pennsylvania statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Howard Gitter, MD's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: PA-BOM annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1023010444 · Nuclear Cardiology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-TRACE · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1023010444
- ENUM-LEGACY 2005
- TAX-TRACE 391
- RX-MID 5,698
- BOOK-THIN 25 in Pennsylvania
- PHOTO-ENUM Prakash Shah, M.D. · 2005
Howard Gitter, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
5,698 ≥ 94th percentile 94% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Howard Gitter, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Howard Gitter, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Nuclear Cardiology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
5,698 37% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Pennsylvania
How Nuclear Cardiology Physician compares to other specialties among Pennsylvania providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Nuclear Cardiology Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1023010444 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Nuclear Cardiology Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 08/15/2005 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Howard Gitter, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Cardiology Consultants OF Philadelphia PC
Lansdale, PA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Howard Gitter, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$1.7K
Largest payer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Pennsylvania PA-BOM 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~45K Pennsylvania medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Howard Gitter, MD. To verify Howard Gitter, MD's current license status, search the PA-BOM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
133
Total board actions, Pennsylvania 2023
Across 129 cases
2.96
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Pennsylvania statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
48 cases
PA-BOM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Pennsylvania disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Howard Gitter, MD - brand share 18.0%
Nuclear Cardiology Physician average
18% brand-name claims vs 82% generic, on 5,698 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
5,698
Total Claims
$1.1M
Total Drug Cost
750
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 14,816.967
- Total Day Supply
- 442,281
- Brand vs Generic
- 18% brand / 82% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $1.0M
- Generic Drug Cost
- $99K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 74.5 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.33
- Gender Split
- 50% female / 50% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 54, 65-74: 346, 75-84: 252, 85+: 98
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Howard Gitter, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
731 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate
Metoprolol Succinate
628 claims
- Eliquis
Eliquis
518 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
344 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate 256
Metoprolol Tartrate
256 claims
- Ezetimibe 235
Ezetimibe
235 claims
- Furosemide 211
Furosemide
211 claims
- Valsartan 191
Valsartan
191 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 731 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 628 |
| Eliquis Apixaban | 518 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 344 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 256 |
| Ezetimibe | 235 |
| Furosemide | 211 |
| Valsartan | 191 |
| Lisinopril | 188 |
| Carvedilol | 181 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Nuclear Cardiology Physician Overview
How Howard Gitter, MD fits within the Nuclear Cardiology Physician landscape nationally.
391
Nuclear Cardiology Physician Providers in US
37
States with Nuclear Cardiology Physician
4,174
Avg Claims per Provider
Howard Gitter, MD's 5,698 claims are above the specialty average of 4,174.
Nationwide Nuclear Cardiology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Gitter, both outside Pennsylvania so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Nuclear Cardiology Physician Providers in Pennsylvania
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Pennsylvania, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Gitter.
One of 25 Nuclear Cardiology Physician providers enrolled in Pennsylvania, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Paco Bravo
MD
Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Neil Clark
M.D.
Lancaster, PA
Dr. Eric Gejer
DO
Doylestown, PA
Dr. Willis Godin
DO
Lancaster, PA
Dr. Gagandeep Gurm
MD
Hanover, PA
Compare Nuclear Cardiology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Howard Gitter, MD's specialty? ▼
Howard Gitter, MD specializes in Nuclear Cardiology Physician and practices in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania. Credentials: MD.
How much does Howard Gitter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Howard Gitter, MD wrote 5,698 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.1M in drug costs for 750 beneficiaries.
Where is Howard Gitter, MD located? ▼
Howard Gitter, MD is located at 1 BARTOL AVE, Ridley Park, PA, 19078. Phone: (610) 521-0150.
What is Howard Gitter, MD's NPI number? ▼
Howard Gitter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023010444, issued on 08/15/2005.
Does Howard Gitter, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Howard Gitter, MD's prescribing is 18% brand-name and 82% generic drugs by claim count, with $1.0M in brand drug costs.
How many Nuclear Cardiology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 391 Nuclear Cardiology Physician providers across 37 states in the US. The average Nuclear Cardiology Physician provider writes 4,174 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Howard Gitter, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Howard Gitter, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Metoprolol Succinate, Eliquis. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Howard Gitter, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Howard Gitter, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 5,698 Part D claims and 750 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Howard Gitter, MD's credentials? ▼
Howard Gitter, MD's NPI is 1023010444 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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