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Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD

(Dr. Tarek Bittar, MD)

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Rush Medical College (1996)

Professional interests include: revision hip arthroplasty, knee arthroplasty, revision knee arthroplasty, and more.

25751 Mcbean Parkway Suite 215
Valencia, CA 91355

(818) 256-1948

Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD is an orthopedist in Valencia, CA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Rush Medical College in 1996 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD is affiliated with Providence and Providence Holy Cross Medical Center.

Office Locations

Providence Holy Cross Medical Center

25751 Mcbean Parkway Suite 215
Valencia, CA 91355

(818) 256-1948

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

joint X-ray

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

musculoskeletal imaging

pertrochanteric hip fracture surgery

X-rays

In 2012, Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD performed more joint X-ray, major joint aspiration, major joint injection, musculoskeletal imaging, pertrochanteric hip fracture surgery, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD treated as an orthopedist in Valencia, CA during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	11
aspiration	211
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	583
fracture surgery	51
hip imaging	69
hospital care	177
immobilization	11
incision and drainage	11
injections	211
inpatient care	177
joint surgery	71
lower extremity surgery	62
minimally invasive procedures	44
musculoskeletal imaging	212
open surgery	28
pelvic imaging	50
pelvic surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	27
upper extremity surgery	44
X-rays	262

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD treated as an orthopedist in Valencia, CA during 2013 were X-rays, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	244
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
doctor visit	648
fracture surgery	18
hip imaging	52
hospital care	166
immobilization	25
injections	244
inpatient care	166
joint surgery	16
lower extremity surgery	34
musculoskeletal imaging	206
pelvic imaging	48
reconstructive surgery	16
X-rays	254

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	263
Black	0
Hispanic	102
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	80
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	40
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD treated as an orthopedist in Valencia, CA during 2014 were X-rays, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	258
doctor visit	700
fracture surgery	27
hip imaging	66
hospital care	164
immobilization	14
injections	258
inpatient care	164
joint surgery	24
lower extremity surgery	51
musculoskeletal imaging	228
pelvic imaging	65
reconstructive surgery	24
X-rays	293

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	302
Black	13
Hispanic	103
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	69
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD treated as an orthopedist in Valencia, CA during 2015 were X-rays, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	279
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
doctor visit	745
fracture surgery	41
hip imaging	62
hospital care	124
immobilization	16
injections	279
inpatient care	124
joint surgery	39
lower extremity surgery	56
musculoskeletal imaging	261
open surgery	24
pelvic imaging	62
reconstructive surgery	39
X-rays	323

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	574

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	568
Black	30
Hispanic	158
Asian	58
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	296
From 75 to 84	264
85 and over	182
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	40
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD treated as an orthopedist in Valencia, CA during 2016 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	348
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	849
fracture surgery	23
hospital care	120
injections	348
inpatient care	120
joint surgery	67
lower extremity surgery	79
minimally invasive procedures	22
musculoskeletal imaging	160
pelvic imaging	45
reconstructive surgery	45
upper extremity surgery	11
X-rays	205

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	311

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	309
Black	22
Hispanic	98
Asian	26
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	82
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	38
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD treated as an orthopedist in Valencia, CA during 2017 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	358
doctor visit	831
fracture surgery	23
hospital care	153
immobilization	25
injections	358
inpatient care	153
joint surgery	70
lower extremity surgery	93
minimally invasive procedures	23
musculoskeletal imaging	190
pelvic imaging	48
reconstructive surgery	47
synovectomy	12
X-rays	238

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	337

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	364
Black	18
Hispanic	93
Asian	27
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	98
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	36
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD treated as an orthopedist in Valencia, CA during 2018 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	12
aspiration	345
doctor visit	768
fracture surgery	27
hospital care	117
immobilization	51
incision and drainage	12
injections	345
inpatient care	117
joint surgery	30
lower extremity surgery	46
musculoskeletal imaging	183
open surgery	11
pelvic imaging	41
reconstructive surgery	30
upper extremity surgery	11
X-rays	240

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	318
Black	17
Hispanic	95
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	84
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	20
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD treated as an orthopedist in Valencia, CA during 2019 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	292
doctor visit	671
fracture surgery	26
hospital care	127
immobilization	29
injections	292
inpatient care	127
joint surgery	35
lower extremity surgery	61
musculoskeletal imaging	226
pelvic imaging	32
reconstructive surgery	35
X-rays	258

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	289
Black	14
Hispanic	70
Asian	19
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	75
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	39
Dementia	22
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD treated as an orthopedist in Valencia, CA during 2020 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	20
aspiration	234
doctor visit	594
fracture surgery	20
hospital care	106
immobilization	41
incision and drainage	20
injections	234
inpatient care	106
joint surgery	16
lower extremity surgery	36
musculoskeletal imaging	179
pelvic imaging	31
reconstructive surgery	16
X-rays	210

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	283
Black	0
Hispanic	58
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	72
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD treated as an orthopedist in Valencia, CA during 2021 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	312
doctor visit	651
fracture surgery	23
hospital care	115
immobilization	12
injections	312
inpatient care	115
joint surgery	16
lower extremity surgery	39
musculoskeletal imaging	160
pelvic imaging	24
reconstructive surgery	16
X-rays	184

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	267

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	309
Black	13
Hispanic	60
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	65
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD treated as an orthopedist in Valencia, CA during 2022 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	326
doctor visit	674
fracture surgery	21
hospital care	101
immobilization	23
injections	326
inpatient care	101
joint surgery	34
lower extremity surgery	55
musculoskeletal imaging	138
pelvic imaging	31
reconstructive surgery	34
X-rays	169

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	262

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	291
Black	11
Hispanic	74
Asian	19
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	75
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD treated as an orthopedist in Valencia, CA were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

abscess drainage	14
aspiration	291
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	701
fracture surgery	27
hip imaging	62
hospital care	133
immobilization	24
incision and drainage	14
injections	291
inpatient care	133
joint surgery	38
lower extremity surgery	55
minimally invasive procedures	29
musculoskeletal imaging	194
open surgery	21
pelvic imaging	43
pelvic surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	29
synovectomy	12
upper extremity surgery	22
X-rays	239

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	22
Non-Hispanic White	299
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	82
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	138
85 and over	80
Less than 65	52
65 to 74	161

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	19
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD graduated from Rush Medical College in 1996. He completed residency at Martin Luther King, Jr.-Harbor Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Rush Medical College (1996)

Residency: Martin Luther King, Jr.-Harbor Hospital (2004)

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Providence

Providence Holy Cross Medical Center

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna PPO, Anthem Blue Cross HMO, Aetna HMO, Blue Shield of California, Interplan PPO, CIGNA PPO, Health Net HMO, CIGNA HMO, Medicare and CCN PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna PPO

Anthem Blue Cross HMO

Aetna HMO

Blue Shield of California

Interplan PPO

CIGNA PPO

Health Net HMO

CIGNA HMO

Medicare

CCN PPO

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Tarek Y. Bittar, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Valencia, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$3,722 Oxford $2,198	Phoenix $519	Taperloc $358	Affixus $219	Comprehensive Primary Stem $103	Other $324
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$1,283 Knee $955	Ortho-Knee $185	Orthopaedics $118	ORTHOVISC $24
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$813 Legion Revision $267	REGENETEN Shoulder $206	Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium $137	HEALICOIL PK Shoulder $43	Acufex $33	Other $126
Stryker Corporation	$554 MAKOplasty $212	Orthobiologics $187	Mako $86	ACCOLADE $18	$51
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$475 AQUAMANTYS $475
Other	$405 Physica $175	Advanced Energy Hemostatic Device $84	Ultrasound $35	STRATAFIX $27	OFIRMEV $26	Other $58

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$3,644
Food and Beverage	$2,841
Consulting Fee	$475
Education	$292

Biography

Dr. Tarek Bittar's area of specialization is orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He is rated 5.0 stars (out of 5) by his patients. Dr. Bittar's areas of expertise include the following: revision knee arthroplasty, total hip replacement, and revision hip arthroplasty. He is professionally affiliated with Providence Holy Cross Medical Center. Anthem, Blue California, and HealthSmart seem to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Bittar accepts. He studied medicine at Rush Medical College. For his residency, Dr. Bittar trained at Martin Luther King, Jr.-Harbor Hospital.