Howard T. Gitter, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Ridley Park, PA
Howard T. Gitter, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1023010444, issued on Aug 15, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD027727E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard T. Gitter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- MD027727E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Bartol Ave, Ridley Park, PA 19078
- Phone
- (610) 521-0150
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2023
- Fax
- (610) 521-0567
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050106000236); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1 Bartol Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Christine Carroll, AGACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1700419991
- Jeffrey Darnall, MDInternal Medicine Physician1487705430
- Jacques Decaestecker, MDUrology Physician1215143094
- Daniel Dupont, D.OPulmonary Disease Physician1861455990
- Eric Heffelfinger, D.OPulmonary Disease Physician1962465617
Verify Howard T. Gitter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD027727ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
5,698 Medicare Part D claims for 750 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium731 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate628 claims
- Eliquis518 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate344 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate256 claims
- Ezetimibe235 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: $1,748.48
90 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Cardiology Consultants OF Philadelphia PCLansdale, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard T. Gitter among 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Howard T. Gitter, MD is one of 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2000 among the 1,003 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in Ridley Park
They are 5 of the 141 NPPES records with a practice address in Ridley Park, and 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,476 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Ridley Park → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Aymen Alrez, MDRidley Park, PA 190781659460350
- Joanne Ilustre, DORidley Park, PA 190781750545661
- Samuel Ruby, MDRidley Park, PA 190781184626517
- Robert Scherr, D.O.Ridley Park, PA 190781386025559
- Michael Hanna, M.D.Swarthmore, PA 190811770974347
- Elliot Barnathan, MDHavertown, PA 190831427403724
- James Childress, MDNewtown Square, PA 190731295295319
- Henry Sawin, MDNewtown Square, PA 190731598760282
Common questions
What is Howard T. Gitter, MD's NPI number?
Howard T. Gitter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023010444, issued on Aug 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard T. Gitter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Bartol Ave, Ridley Park, PA, 19078. Phone: (610) 521-0150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard T. Gitter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD027727E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard T. Gitter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard T. Gitter, MD had 5,698 Medicare Part D claims for 750 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.