Ron Benton Pitkanen, M.D.
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Mountain Brk, AL
Ron Benton Pitkanen, M.D. is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Mountain Brk, Alabama, and NPI 1457677015, issued on Apr 7, 2010. Check the license (Alabama 34323, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ron Benton Pitkanen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- 34323 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2700 Highway 280 S Ste 212, Mountain Brk, AL 35223
- Phone
- (205) 878-4368
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2010
- Record last updated
- Apr 18, 2023
- Fax
- (205) 878-4367
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150819007795); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2700 Highway 280 S Ste 212
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ron Benton Pitkanen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 34323Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
3,213 Medicare Part D claims for 916 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 1,922 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen722 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen507 claims
- Gabapentin424 claims
- Pregabalin209 claims
- Methocarbamol124 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl121 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $781.66
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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
- Comprehensive Pain Center, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ron Benton Pitkanen among 57 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Alabama
Ron Benton Pitkanen, M.D. is one of 57 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 74% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 1997 among the 43 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Alabama
There are 57 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Alabama.
All 57 in Alabama → Every provider in Mountain Brk → Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeremy Barlow, MDVestavia Hills, AL 352161669456851
- Robert Nesbitt, MDVestavia Hills, AL 352161891770855
- Kara BurnsBirmingham, AL 352331518472216
- Sandra Lewis, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331093738809
- Jason NoltBirmingham, AL 352331972999621
- Christopher PaulBirmingham, AL 352331487940656
- Luc Frenette, MDBirmingham, AL 352351336175439
- Marion Sovic, MDHomewood, AL 352091588640536
Common questions
What is Ron Benton Pitkanen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ron Benton Pitkanen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457677015, issued on Apr 7, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ron Benton Pitkanen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2700 Highway 280 S Ste 212, Mountain Brk, AL, 35223. Phone: (205) 878-4368. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ron Benton Pitkanen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 34323, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ron Benton Pitkanen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ron Benton Pitkanen, M.D. had 3,213 Medicare Part D claims for 916 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ron Benton Pitkanen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.