Total Payments
$4,584
2024 Payments
$16.23
Companies
13
Transactions
42
Medicare Patients
4,318
Medicare Billing
$333,470
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$2,527 (55.1%)
Travel$2,057 (44.9%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,527 | 36 | 55.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,057 | 6 | 44.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABIOMED | $2,469 | 11 | $0 (2023) |
| Penumbra, Inc. | $613.08 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $326.06 | 6 | $0 (2018) |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $293.55 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $162.42 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $157.89 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| ShockWave Medical, Inc | $123.97 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Amgen Inc. | $119.98 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $109.49 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $68.52 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16.23 | 1 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($16.23) |
| 2023 | $2,844 | 21 | ABIOMED ($1,980) |
| 2022 | $334.82 | 5 | ABIOMED ($158.85) |
| 2021 | $189.85 | 2 | ABIOMED ($189.85) |
| 2020 | $639.19 | 3 | Penumbra, Inc. ($613.08) |
| 2018 | $168.94 | 4 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($159.62) |
| 2017 | $390.88 | 6 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($166.44) |
All Payment Transactions
42 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/08/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | ACUITY Steerable (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.23 | General |
| Category: ACUITY_CRM | ||||||
| 12/14/2023 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.97 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 11/02/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $796.40 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/02/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $329.25 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/02/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $122.19 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/02/2023 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.03 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 08/30/2023 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.73 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 08/28/2023 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.66 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/16/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | LATITUDE Communicator Power Supply (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.18 | General |
| Category: LATITUDE_CRM | ||||||
| 07/31/2023 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.57 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 07/26/2023 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.40 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 07/20/2023 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $177.29 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 07/11/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $389.66 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 07/11/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $342.20 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 06/05/2023 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.33 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/09/2023 | Philips Electronics North America Corporation | (6586) Pioneer (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $68.52 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 04/18/2023 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $109.49 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 03/30/2023 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.01 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 03/07/2023 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.34 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 03/02/2023 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $97.86 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 02/16/2023 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.25 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 02/15/2023 | Aziyo Biologics, Inc. | ECM Patch,Pouch (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.28 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular Medical Device | ||||||
| 11/29/2022 | Aziyo Biologics, Inc. | ECM Patch,Pouch (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.08 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular Medical Device | ||||||
| 06/22/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $134.19 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 06/22/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.70 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 925 | 1,066 | $287,016 | $73,439 |
| 2022 | 14 | 954 | 1,128 | $239,422 | $59,159 |
| 2021 | 16 | 1,120 | 1,523 | $393,863 | $102,147 |
| 2020 | 17 | 1,319 | 1,816 | $413,118 | $98,726 |
Total Patients
4,318
Total Services
5,533
Medicare Billing
$333,470
Procedure Codes
72
All Medicare Procedures & Services
72 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 163 | 261 | $71,382 | $21,531 | 30.2% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 259 | 272 | $50,048 | $12,834 | 25.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 69 | 69 | $28,914 | $6,488 | 22.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 68 | 71 | $25,347 | $6,390 | 25.2% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 15 | $23,250 | $5,387 | 23.2% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 58 | 75 | $14,175 | $4,376 | 30.9% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $17,010 | $3,727 | 21.9% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $6,273 | $1,844 | 29.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $7,935 | $1,834 | 23.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $7,392 | $1,727 | 23.4% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $6,541 | $1,647 | 25.2% |
| 93454 | Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $9,945 | $1,622 | 16.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $5,280 | $1,194 | 22.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $3,003 | $950.30 | 31.6% |
| 93016 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 37 | $2,331 | $578.88 | 24.8% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Facility | 2023 | 38 | 38 | $1,634 | $392.57 | 24.0% |
| 93244 | Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | Office | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $1,300 | $356.20 | 27.4% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 33 | $4,224 | $302.94 | 7.2% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2023 | 15 | 16 | $384.00 | $134.40 | 35.0% |
| 93242 | Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $648.00 | $123.60 | 19.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 228 | 290 | $85,019 | $23,268 | 27.4% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2022 | 77 | 77 | $40,886 | $9,604 | 23.5% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2022 | 117 | 118 | $22,692 | $6,231 | 27.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 38 | 38 | $17,479 | $4,335 | 24.8% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 22 | $12,596 | $3,012 | 23.9% |
About Dr. Jay Bitar, MD
Dr. Jay Bitar, MD is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Butte, Montana. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/12/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1396795928.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Jay Bitar, MD has received a total of $4,584 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $16.23 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 42 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($2,527).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Bitar has provided services to 4,318 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,533 services with total Medicare billing of $333,470. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 72 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Interventional Cardiology
- Location Butte, MT
- Active Since 05/12/2006
- Last Updated 07/16/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1396795928
Products in Payments
- Impella (Device) $2,469
- Indigo (Device) $613.08
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $293.55
- Resolute (Device) $171.67
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $162.42
- AVEIR (Device) $157.89
- Micra (Device) $151.28
- SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER (Device) $123.97
- Repatha (Biological) $119.98
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $109.49
- (6586) Pioneer (Device) $68.52
- LifeVest (Device) $64.70
- ECM Patch,Pouch (Device) $36.36
- LATITUDE Communicator Power Supply (Device) $22.18
- ACUITY Steerable (Device) $16.23
- TYRX (Device) $3.11
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.