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Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD

(Bradley K. Bittle, MD, FCCP, D-ABSM)

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Specializes in: Pulmonology (Lung & Respiratory Disease) and General Practice

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL (1986)

24 S. Mount Auburn Road
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

(573) 331-5544

Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD is a pulmonologist in Cape Girardeau, MO specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and general practice. He graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL in 1986 and has 40 years of experience. Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD is affiliated with Cape Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine.

Office Locations

24 S. Mount Auburn Road
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

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In The News

“Bradley K. Bittle, M.D., will discuss sleep apnea and sleep disorders on this week's "Ask Your Doctor" program.”—"Stories from Saturday, April 23, 1994", Southeast Missourian, November 2022

“More than 70 sleep disorders have been identified, said Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, a Cape Girardeau sleep specialist, but most of those are "reasonably rare."”—"Stories from Saturday, December 7, 1996", Southeast Missourian, July 1996

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

home cardiorespiratory sleep study

in-lab polysomnography

sleep study

sleep study with CPAP

By Affordability:

diagnostic sleep study

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Missouri, Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD performed more home cardiorespiratory (type 3) sleep study, in-lab polysomnography (overnight sleep study), sleep study, and sleep study with CPAP procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for diagnostic (regular) sleep study that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

pulmonary function test

In 2023, Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD performed more pulmonary function test (PFT) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Missouri.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

cardiorespiratory sleep study

home cardiorespiratory sleep study

home sleep study

sleep study

In 2012, Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD had a list price for cardiorespiratory (type 3) sleep study, home cardiorespiratory (type 3) sleep study, home sleep study, and sleep study that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Missouri. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cape Girardeau, MO during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	71
bronchoscopy	22
doctor visit	427
hospital care	1528
inpatient care	1528
pulmonary testing	304
sleep study	129

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cape Girardeau, MO during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	67
bronchoscopy	63
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	384
hospital care	1476
inpatient care	1476
minimally invasive procedures	30
pulmonary testing	365
sleep study	120

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	422
Female	459

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	857
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	345
From 75 to 84	287
85 and over	93
Less than 65	156

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	65
Diabetes	44
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cape Girardeau, MO during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	82
bronchoscopy	55
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	427
hospital care	1115
inpatient care	1115
minimally invasive procedures	34
pulmonary testing	187
sleep study	146

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	407
Female	455

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	820
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	319
From 75 to 84	274
85 and over	84
Less than 65	185

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	66
Diabetes	45
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cape Girardeau, MO during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	102
bronchoscopy	29
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	450
hospital care	856
inpatient care	856
minimally invasive procedures	29
pulmonary testing	174
sleep study	151

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	768
Female	826

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1526
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	638
From 75 to 84	524
85 and over	128
Less than 65	304

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	36
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	63
Diabetes	41
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cape Girardeau, MO during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	112
doctor visit	509
hospital care	616
inpatient care	616
pulmonary testing	209
sleep study	208

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	379
Female	410

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	754
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	330
From 75 to 84	238
85 and over	69
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	63
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	62
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cape Girardeau, MO during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	133
bronchoscopy	12
doctor visit	648
hospital care	613
inpatient care	613
minimally invasive procedures	12
pulmonary testing	316
sleep study	273

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	451
Female	465

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	884
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	373
From 75 to 84	323
85 and over	69
Less than 65	151

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cape Girardeau, MO during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	102
doctor visit	750
hospital care	466
inpatient care	466
pulmonary testing	383
sleep study	258

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	450
Female	482

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	888
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	365
From 75 to 84	330
85 and over	74
Less than 65	163

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	41
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cape Girardeau, MO during 2019 were pulmonary testing, sleep study, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	180
doctor visit	683
hospital care	340
inpatient care	340
pulmonary testing	594
sleep study	349

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	499
Female	554

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	998
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	433
From 75 to 84	353
85 and over	79
Less than 65	188

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	41
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cape Girardeau, MO during 2020 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	130
bronchoscopy	12
doctor visit	382
hospital care	297
inpatient care	297
minimally invasive procedures	12
pulmonary testing	595
sleep study	270

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	389
Female	453

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	800
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	355
From 75 to 84	285
85 and over	54
Less than 65	148

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cape Girardeau, MO during 2021 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	136
doctor visit	526
hospital care	410
inpatient care	410
pulmonary testing	632
sleep study	285

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	456
Female	519

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	918
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	400
From 75 to 84	348
85 and over	75
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	39
Dementia	8
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cape Girardeau, MO during 2022 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	104
doctor visit	572
hospital care	269
inpatient care	269
pulmonary testing	372
sleep study	230

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	390
Female	407

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	755
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	342
From 75 to 84	274
85 and over	91
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	63
Diabetes	40
Dementia	7
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cape Girardeau, MO were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

airway management	110
bronchoscopy	32
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	523
hospital care	726
inpatient care	726
minimally invasive procedures	23
pulmonary testing	375
sleep study	219

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	419
Female	457

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	21
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	836
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	294
85 and over	74
Less than 65	153
65 to 74	354

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL in 1986. He completed residency at Michigan State University - Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, MI. He has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL (1986)

Residency: Michigan State University - Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, MI (1990)

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Cape Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Bradley K. Bittle, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Olympus Corporation of the Americas	$1,011 Olympus Respiratory Accessories $1,011
Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.	$990 Spin $990
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$936 Brovana $616	Lonhala Magnair $289	Alvesco $31
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.	$740 Inspire $559	Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System $181
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$546 OFEV $170	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $31	Spiriva $26	STIOLTO $10	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $4	Other $305
Other	$2,631 Yupelri $195	Xyrem $148	AIRSUPRA $126	XYWAV $114	Letairis $113	Other $1,934

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,922
Travel and Lodging	$1,410
Consulting Fee	$350
Education	$172

Biography

Dr. Bradley Bittle works as a general practice and pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease). After completing medical school at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Dr. Bittle performed his residency at Michigan State University Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies. He is affiliated with St. Francis Hospital. Unfortunately, according to Yext, he is not currently accepting new patients.