Michael A. Pitner, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Columbus, NE
Michael A. Pitner, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Columbus, Nebraska, and NPI 1770076473, issued on Jun 7, 2018. Check the license (Nebraska 36186, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael A. Pitner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 36186 NE
94-09572 KS
73445 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4508 38TH St Ste 133, Columbus, NE 68601
- Phone
- (402) 563-3644
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2018
- Record last updated
- Oct 9, 2025
- Fax
- (402) 562-4701
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240905002823); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4508 38TH St Ste 133
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Landon Collins, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1942548334
- Mikayla Kelley, PAOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1902568892
- Kay Ritzdorf, APRNPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1083192462
- Anthony White, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1386141521
Verify Michael A. Pitner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 36186Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
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: $21,057.51
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Columbus Community Hospital IncColumbus, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael A. Pitner among 177 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Nebraska
Michael A. Pitner, MD is one of 177 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Nebraska
There are 177 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Nebraska.
All 177 in Nebraska → Every provider in Columbus → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shawn Brandenburg, D.O.Columbus, NE 686011164861449
- Richard Cimpl, M.D.Columbus, NE 686011376597120
- Ian Crabb, MDColumbus, NE 686011972517944
- Mikayla Kelley, PAColumbus, NE 686011902568892
- Michael McGuire, M.D.Columbus, NE 686011366553331
- Dustin Volkmer, M.D.Columbus, NE 686011255594321
- Anthony White, MDColumbus, NE 686011386141521
- Thomas Harbert, MDLincoln, NE 685261629058060
Common questions
What is Michael A. Pitner, MD's NPI number?
Michael A. Pitner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770076473, issued on Jun 7, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael A. Pitner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4508 38TH St Ste 133, Columbus, NE, 68601. Phone: (402) 563-3644. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael A. Pitner, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 36186, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael A. Pitner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael A. Pitner, MD had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.