William A. Hitzelberger, D.O.
Internal Medicine Physician · Alpena, MI
William A. Hitzelberger, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Alpena, Michigan, and NPI 1659312601, issued on Jun 9, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 5101015715, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William A. Hitzelberger
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 5101015715 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1501 W Chisholm St, Alpena, MI 49707
- Phone
- (989) 356-7000
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 9, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060705000100); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William A. Hitzelberger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 5101015715Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,170 Medicare Part D claims for 577 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 322 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole429 claims
- Prednisone236 claims
- Abiraterone Acetate234 claims
- Prochlorperazine Maleate147 claims
- Dexamethasone137 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er121 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $282.48
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Mymichigan Medical Center AlpenaAlpena, MI · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
William A. Hitzelberger among 5,735 internal medicine physician records in Michigan
William A. Hitzelberger, D.O. is one of 5,735 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 79% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2006 among the 3,564 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Alpena
They are 8 of the 735 NPPES records with a practice address in Alpena, and 5,735 internal medicine physician records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is William A. Hitzelberger, D.O.'s NPI number?
William A. Hitzelberger, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659312601, issued on Jun 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William A. Hitzelberger, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 W Chisholm St, Alpena, MI, 49707. Phone: (989) 356-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William A. Hitzelberger, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5101015715, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William A. Hitzelberger, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William A. Hitzelberger, D.O. had 4,170 Medicare Part D claims for 577 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William A. Hitzelberger, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.