Michael J. Bittles, MD
Surgery Physician · Grafton, ND
Michael J. Bittles, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Grafton, North Dakota, and NPI 1558457713, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael J. Bittles
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 01044969A IN
22811 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 164 W 13TH St, Grafton, ND 58237
- Phone
- (017) 352-1620
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 11, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231102001111); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 164 W 13TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Rebecca Beyer, PA-CPhysician Assistant1265006878
- Rondee Boe-FeltmanRegistered Dietitian1952835043
- Tricia Buckalew, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1487464251
- Dawn Christianson, FNP-C, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1366315905
- Katelyn Desautel Thompson, DNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1164314811
Verify Michael J. Bittles in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of MedicineCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
42 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16 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.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Christian Unity Hospital CorporationGrafton, ND
- P R Health CorporationPark River, ND
- Pembina County Memorial Hospital AssociationCavaler, ND
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael J. Bittles among 142 surgery physician records in North Dakota
Michael J. Bittles, MD is one of 142 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 73% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2007 among the 75 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in North Dakota
There are 142 surgery physician records in North Dakota.
All 142 in North Dakota → Every provider in Grafton → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Inder Khokha, MDCavalier, ND 582201225089949
- Minhal Alhashim, MDGrand Forks, ND 582061639309602
- Billie Grieve, MDGrand Forks, ND 582061598700882
- Benjamin Miller, MDGrand Forks, ND 582031427287127
- Lukas Mueller, M.D.Grand Forks, ND 582031982056255
- Jacqueline Wright, M.D.Grand Forks, ND 582031407236474
- Jasleen Bains, MDGrand Forks, ND 582021396670063
- Brandon Ciak, DOGrand Forks, ND 582021619809217
Common questions
What is Michael J. Bittles, MD's NPI number?
Michael J. Bittles, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558457713, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael J. Bittles, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 164 W 13TH St, Grafton, ND, 58237. Phone: (017) 352-1620. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael J. Bittles, MD's license?
Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael J. Bittles, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael J. Bittles, MD had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.