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Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO

(Dr. Joshua Edwin Bitter, D.O.)

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Ohio State University College of Medicine (2005)

Professional interests include: kidney problems

123 N Ewing Street
Lancaster, OH 43130

(740) 475-0058

Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO is a nephrologist in Lancaster, OH specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2005 and has 21 years of experience. Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO is affiliated with Mount Carmel Health System, Ohio Health, Fairfield Medical Center and KIDNEY SPECIALISTS, INC.

Office Locations

Fairfield Medical Center

123 N Ewing Street
Lancaster, OH 43130

(740) 475-0058

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Mount Carmel Health System

595 Copeland Mill Road Suite 2
D Westerville, OH 43081

(614) 823-8500

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Fairfield Medical Center

595 Copeland Mill Road Suite 2d
Westerville, OH 43081

(614) 823-8500

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Ohio Health

8050 E Main Street Suite 3400
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068

(614) 823-8500

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

lab tests

urinalysis

urine tests

In 2023, Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO had a list price for lab tests, urinalysis, and urine tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Ohio. 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 25%

By Affordability:

hemodialysis

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO had a list price for hemodialysis, hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Ohio. 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. Joshua E. Bitter, DO treated as a nephrologist in Lancaster, OH during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis	245
doctor visit	185
hospital care	1371
inpatient care	1342
outpatient care	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO treated as a nephrologist in Lancaster, OH during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis	372
doctor visit	257
hospital care	1413
inpatient care	1390
outpatient care	23

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	312
Black	98
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	60
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	57
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO treated as a nephrologist in Lancaster, OH during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis	382
doctor visit	262
hospital care	1417
inpatient care	1417

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	101
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	60
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	61
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO treated as a nephrologist in Lancaster, OH during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis	315
doctor visit	266
hospital care	1408
inpatient care	1408

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO.

**Gender**
Male	452
Female	448

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	700
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	300
From 75 to 84	234
85 and over	170
Less than 65	196

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	58
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO treated as a nephrologist in Lancaster, OH during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis	196
doctor visit	453
hemofiltration	29
hospital care	1047
inpatient care	1047
lab tests	19

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO.

**Gender**
Male	286
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	414
Black	106
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	85
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	56
Dementia	21
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO treated as a nephrologist in Lancaster, OH during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis	246
doctor visit	491
hemofiltration	34
hospital care	1288
inpatient care	1288
lab tests	49

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO.

**Gender**
Male	372
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	521
Black	108
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	254
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	90
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	59
Dementia	21
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO treated as a nephrologist in Lancaster, OH during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis	156
doctor visit	484
hospital care	1037
inpatient care	1037
lab tests	47

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO.

**Gender**
Male	311
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	435
Black	107
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	79
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	56
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO treated as a nephrologist in Lancaster, OH during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis	238
doctor visit	473
hemofiltration	28
hospital care	1121
inpatient care	1121
lab tests	34

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO.

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	241

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	408
Black	93
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	72
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	56
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO treated as a nephrologist in Lancaster, OH during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis	202
doctor visit	350
hemofiltration	44
hospital care	864
inpatient care	864

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	218

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	378
Black	77
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	67
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	55
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO treated as a nephrologist in Lancaster, OH during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis	173
doctor visit	390
hemofiltration	40
hospital care	851
inpatient care	851
lab tests	49

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO.

**Gender**
Male	273
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	399
Black	86
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	72
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	59
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO treated as a nephrologist in Lancaster, OH during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis	76
doctor visit	360
hospital care	726
inpatient care	726
lab tests	46

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO.

**Gender**
Male	239
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	365
Black	72
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	72
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	57
Dementia	13
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO treated as a nephrologist in Lancaster, OH were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

dialysis	236
doctor visit	361
hemofiltration	35
hospital care	1140
inpatient care	1135
lab tests	40
outpatient care	26

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO.

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	77
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	382
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	147
85 and over	75
Less than 65	94
65 to 74	179

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	52
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2005. He completed residency at OhioHealth - Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. He is certified by the Nephrology, Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty and has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine (2005)

Residency: OhioHealth - Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus

Board Certification: Nephrology, Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty (2011)

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mount Carmel Health System

Ohio Health

Fairfield Medical Center

KIDNEY SPECIALISTS, INC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Joshua E. Bitter, DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Amgen Inc.	$394 Sensipar $289	$104
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$106 Xyrem $106
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$93 SAMSCA $76	JYNARQUE $17
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$83 Velphoro $83
NxStage Medical, Inc.	$71 System One $71
Other	$163 Auryxia $27	LUPKYNIS $24	Renal - Acute $18	RENVELA $15	SOLIRIS $15	Other $64

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$846
Education	$64

Biography

Dr. Joshua Bitter is an adult nephrology specialist in Westerville, OH, Lancaster, OH, and D Westerville, OH. His clinical interests include kidney problems and internal medicine. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Grant Medical Center, Mount Carmel Health System, and Fairfield Medical Center. Dr. Bitter obtained his medical school training at Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Ohio State University College of Medicine and performed his residency at OhioHealth - Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. Mount Carmel Health System reports that he is closed to new patients at this time.