Robert P. Bittel, OD FAAO
Optometrist · Pittsburgh, PA
Robert P. Bittel, OD FAAO is an optometrist with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1023004306, issued on Sep 22, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG000587, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert P. Bittel
- Credential
- OD FAAO
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG000587 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5301 Grove RD, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
- Phone
- (412) 884-2020
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 6, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 885-4351
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060214000452); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert P. Bittel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG000587Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
668 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost279 claims
- Lumigan48 claims
- Timolol Maleate42 claims
- Simbrinza34 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate31 claims
- Erythromycin23 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 one group practice
- Aeg Pennsylvania Professional IncPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert P. Bittel among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Robert P. Bittel, OD FAAO is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Pennsylvania
There are 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Frank Aulicino, ODPittsburgh, PA 152361871559765
- Jeffrey Cianflone, ODPittsburgh, PA 152361093770455
- Marissa Corathers, O.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152361760782205
- Brandy Day, O.D.Pleasant Hills, PA 152361548432545
- Katherine Mehalik, ODPittsburgh, PA 152361851938039
- Sharon O'Rourke, O.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152361154372480
- Christopher Porter, O.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152361619014578
- Jaclyn Waddell, O.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152361801247614
Common questions
What is Robert P. Bittel, OD FAAO's NPI number?
Robert P. Bittel, OD FAAO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023004306, issued on Sep 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert P. Bittel, OD FAAO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5301 Grove RD, Pittsburgh, PA, 15236. Phone: (412) 884-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert P. Bittel, OD FAAO's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG000587, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Robert P. Bittel, OD FAAO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert P. Bittel, OD FAAO had 668 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.