Joshua Edwin Bitter, D.O.
Nephrology Physician · Westerville, OH
Joshua Edwin Bitter, D.O. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Westerville, Ohio, and NPI 1619093655, issued on Mar 21, 2007. Check the license (Ohio 34.009370, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Edwin Bitter
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 34.009370 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 595 Copeland Mill RD Ste 2D, Westerville, OH 43081
- Phone
- (614) 823-8500
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2022
- Fax
- (614) 823-8501
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081210000247); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio Medical University, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 499 in Ohio → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 595 Copeland Mill RD Ste 2D
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jordan Leshnock, APRN, CNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1376004580
- Vinay Mulkanoor, D.O.Nephrology Physician1457793150
- Luis Soto, MDNephrology Physician1992292718
Verify Joshua Edwin Bitter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 34.009370Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
100% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,923 Medicare Part D claims for 458 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Allopurinol241 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate200 claims
- Lisinopril186 claims
- Calcitriol168 claims
- Carvedilol132 claims
- Furosemide131 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $279.17
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Kidney Specialists, Inc.Westerville, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Edwin Bitter among 499 nephrology physician records in Ohio
Joshua Edwin Bitter, D.O. is one of 499 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2002 among the 374 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207RN0300X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Ohio
There are 499 nephrology physician records in Ohio.
All 499 in Ohio → Every provider in Westerville → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Bay, M.D.Westerville, OH 430811104825736
- Michael Falkenhain, M.D.Westerville, OH 430811922007657
- Varsha Kharat, MDWesterville, OH 430811730216029
- Stephanie Ladson-Wofford, M.D.Westerville, OH 430811689673329
- Vinay Mulkanoor, D.O.Westerville, OH 430811457793150
- Robert Murithi, M.D.Westerville, OH 430811730327099
- Bharat Patel, MDWesterville, OH 430811205801644
- Luis Soto, MDWesterville, OH 430811992292718
Common questions
What is Joshua Edwin Bitter, D.O.'s NPI number?
Joshua Edwin Bitter, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619093655, issued on Mar 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Edwin Bitter, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 595 Copeland Mill RD Ste 2D, Westerville, OH, 43081. Phone: (614) 823-8500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Edwin Bitter, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 34.009370, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joshua Edwin Bitter, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Edwin Bitter, D.O. had 2,923 Medicare Part D claims for 458 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joshua Edwin Bitter, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.