NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lori B. Bittenbender, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Allentown, PA

Lori B. Bittenbender, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1720353568, issued on Mar 13, 2012. Check the license (Pennsylvania RN589596, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania 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
1720353568
Name
Lori B. Bittenbender
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
RN589596 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1503 N Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18104
Phone
(610) 861-8080
Enumerated
Mar 13, 2012
Record last updated
Mar 13, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(610) 861-0854
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171024000996); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 1503 N Cedar Crest Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mark Fuse, PTPhysical Therapist1013422815
  2. Karen Howe, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1457766263
  3. Jacob KleinPhysical Therapist1417521451
  4. Joseph Laureti, DOInternal Medicine Physician1396059317
  5. Katie Liberty, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1619278652
  6. Kelsey Semmel, RDRegistered Dietitian1538648381

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Anesthesia Specialists OF Bethlehem PCBethlehem, PA
  2. Anesthesia Specialists OF Warren, LLCPhillipsburg, NJ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Lori B. Bittenbender among 4,822 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Pennsylvania

Lori B. Bittenbender, CRNA is one of 4,822 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 58% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2012 among the 3,576 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

209 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Allentown

They are 209 of the 5,904 NPPES records with a practice address in Allentown, and 4,822 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Susan Abrams, CRNAAllentown, PA 181041043216989
  2. Charlene Anderson, CRNAAllentown, PA 181041730176629
  3. Joan Backenstoe, CRNAAllentown, PA 181041457345035
  4. Bonita Budura, CRNAAllentown, PA 181041528053576
  5. Peter Carpenter, CRNAAllentown, PA 181041396727699
  6. Carmel Castagna, CRNAAllentown, PA 181041164419032
  7. Viva Davidson, CRNAAllentown, PA 181041568453439
  8. Mary Hoffman, CRNAAllentown, PA 181041699762450

Common questions

What is Lori B. Bittenbender, CRNA's NPI number?

Lori B. Bittenbender, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720353568, issued on Mar 13, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lori B. Bittenbender, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1503 N Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA, 18104. Phone: (610) 861-8080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lori B. Bittenbender, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number RN589596, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.