Lon G Bitzer, MD

Primary specialty

SpecialistTaxonomy code 174400000X

License

R-4294 Issued in AR

Practice address

811 Highway 65 S
Dumas, AR 71639-3006

Phone

(870) 382-4303

NPI assigned

Sep 15, 2006

Last updated

Jan 23, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 3

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in AR

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

General SurgeryAlso: Colorectal Surgery (Proctology), Critical Care (Intensivists), Peripheral Vascular Disease, Thoracic Surgery

Education

Un of California, Irvine, College of Medicine, 1985

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Crossett Health FoundationGroup PAC ID 9133030117, 23 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Ashley County Medical Center Hospital, Crossett, AR, CCN 041323
• Delta Memorial Hospital Hospital, Dumas, AR, CCN 041326

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• FHIR API: https://fhir-usa.unify.chbase.com/org/deltamh-91f47cd8
• Direct secure messaging: lon.bitzer@chfdacmc.eclinicaldirectplus.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Crossett Health Foundation

  dba Ashley Speciatly Clinics

  • Pediatric Otolaryngology Physician
  • Crossett, AR
  • NPI 1548252745
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Delta Memorial Hospital

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Dumas, AR
  • NPI 1295767689
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Crossett Health Foundation

  dba Family Clinic of Ashley County

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • Crossett, AR
  • NPI 1639159973
  NPD
• Delta Memorial Hospital

  • Clinic/Center
  • Dumas, AR
  • NPI 1083439012
  NPD
• Crossett Health Foundation

  dba Ashley County Medical Center

  • Medicare Defined Swing Bed Hospital Unit
  • Crossett, AR
  • NPI 1649443144
  NPD (past)
• Crossett Health Foundation

  dba Ashley County Medical Center

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Crossett, AR
  • NPI 1952308215
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Crossett Health Foundation

  dba Ashley County Medical Center

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Crossett, AR
  • NPI 1952308215
  Care Compare affiliation
• Delta Memorial Hospital

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Dumas, AR
  • NPI 1295767689
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Angels on Duty LLC
• Ascension Depaul Services (DePaul Community Health Centers - Dumas)
• Ascension Depaul Services (Ascesnion DePaul Services)
• Brandi Beatty Palsa, RN
• Sajala Bell
• Karla Bolden
• Loretta Irene Boyd, LPN
• Amber Gail Bratton
• George Austin Brown, MD
• Canada, Inc. (Meador Pharmacy)

• Specialist in Dumas, AR
• Providers in Dumas, AR by specialty
• Specialist in Arkansas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jan 23, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.