Ron Benton Pitkanen, M.D.

Primary specialty

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) PhysicianTaxonomy code 207LP2900X

License

34323 Issued in AL

Practice address

2700 Highway 280 S Ste 212
Mountain BRK, AL 35223-2468

Phone

(205) 878-4368

Fax

(205) 878-4367

NPI assigned

Apr 7, 2010

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in AL

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

Pain ManagementAlso: Anesthesiology

Education

University of Tennessee, HSC, College of Medicine, 2010

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Comprehensive Pain Center, PCGroup PAC ID 9830524594, 13 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• St Vincent'S Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, AL, CCN 010056

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

23.65 of 100Reported as individual

Quality

0

Improvement activities

0

Cost

78.83

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: ron.pitkanen.1@20537.direct.athenahealth.com
• FHIR API: https://api.platform.athenahealth.com/20537/brand/1/csg/1/fhir/r4

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

• Comprehensive Pain Center, PC

  • Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
  • Mountain BRK, AL
  • NPI 1871137943
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD Authorized official

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

• St. Vincent'S Birmingham

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1841298999
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "country_name": "United States",
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            "address_1": "2700 HIGHWAY 280 S STE 212",
            "city": "MOUNTAIN BRK",
            "state": "AL",
            "postal_code": "352232468",
            "telephone_number": "205-878-4368",
            "fax_number": "855-809-8099"
        },
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            "fax_number": "205-878-4367"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [
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            "address_1": "7191 Cahaba Valley Rd Ste 100B",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "city": "Birmingham",
            "state": "AL",
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        }
    ],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "PITKANEN",
        "first_name": "RON",
        "middle_name": "BENTON",
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        "credential": "M.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2010-04-07",
        "last_updated": "2023-04-18",
        "certification_date": "2023-04-18",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "code": "207LP2900X",
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        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

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• Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician in Mountain BRK, AL
• Providers in Mountain BRK, AL by specialty
• Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician in Alabama

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 18, 2023; 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.