Thomas E. Bittker, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Reno, NV
Thomas E. Bittker, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Reno, Nevada, and NPI 1861424988, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Nevada MD0149, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas E. Bittker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- MD0149 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6151 Lakeside Drive, Reno, NV 89511
- Phone
- (775) 329-4284
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (775) 329-2550
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041013000547); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 1965
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 6151 Lakeside Drive
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Thomas E. Bittker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD0149Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
362 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Memantine Hcl37 claims
- Armodafinil28 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl26 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate21 claims
- Bupropion Hcl Sr19 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate19 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $690.36
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Reno Psychiatric Associates PLLCReno, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Thomas E. Bittker, MD's NPI number?
Thomas E. Bittker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861424988, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas E. Bittker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6151 Lakeside Drive, Reno, NV, 89511. Phone: (775) 329-4284. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas E. Bittker, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number MD0149, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas E. Bittker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas E. Bittker, MD had 362 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.