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Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine (1985)

811 Highway 65 S
Dumas, AR 71639

(870) 382-4303

Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD is a general surgeon in Dumas, AR specializing in general surgery. He graduated from University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine in 1985 and has 41 years of experience. Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD is affiliated with CROSSETT HEALTH FOUNDATION.

Office Locations

811 Highway 65 S
Dumas, AR 71639

(870) 382-4303

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Dumas, AR during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, catheterization and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	44
catheterization	181
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	14
device removal	13
diagnostic procedures	32
dialysis access procedures	13
doctor visit	503
excision	14
gastrointestinal procedures	123
hospital care	531
inpatient care	531
minimally invasive procedures	123
preventive care	29
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	32
vascular procedures	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Dumas, AR during 2013 were inpatient care, hospital care, catheterization and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
abscess drainage	19
anastomosis	40
catheterization	182
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	29
device removal	14
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	495
excision	29
gastrointestinal procedures	154
hospital care	730
incision and drainage	19
inpatient care	730
minimally invasive procedures	126
minor procedures	19
open surgery	12
preventive care	35
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin surgery	19

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	66
Less than 65	158

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	51
Dementia	24
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Dumas, AR during 2014 were inpatient care, hospital care, catheterization and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
anastomosis	56
catheterization	203
diagnostic procedures	29
dialysis access procedures	16
doctor visit	457
gastrointestinal procedures	156
hospital care	750
inpatient care	750
minimally invasive procedures	144
open surgery	12
preventive care	31
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	29
vascular procedures	16

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	275
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	301
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	57
Less than 65	184

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	48
Dementia	19
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Dumas, AR during 2015 were inpatient care, hospital care, gastrointestinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
anastomosis	57
catheterization	165
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
diagnostic procedures	39
dialysis access procedures	12
doctor visit	504
excision	12
gastrointestinal procedures	177
hospital care	804
inpatient care	804
minimally invasive procedures	166
open surgery	11
preventive care	33
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	39
vascular procedures	12

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	480
Female	604

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	590
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	336
From 75 to 84	286
85 and over	158
Less than 65	304

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	47
Dementia	24
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Dumas, AR during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	29
catheterization	143
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
diagnostic procedures	73
doctor visit	535
excision	12
gastrointestinal procedures	156
hospital care	624
inpatient care	624
minimally invasive procedures	156
preventive care	23
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	73

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	298

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	279
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	73
Less than 65	158

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	47
Dementia	22
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Dumas, AR during 2017 were inpatient care, hospital care, catheterization and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	48
catheterization	169
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	15
diagnostic procedures	82
dialysis access procedures	15
doctor visit	497
excision	15
gastrointestinal procedures	166
hospital care	657
inpatient care	657
minimally invasive procedures	166
preventive care	37
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	82
vascular procedures	15

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	46
Less than 65	149

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	48
Dementia	22
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Dumas, AR during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	27
catheterization	86
device removal	14
diagnostic procedures	50
dialysis access procedures	15
doctor visit	411
gastrointestinal procedures	76
hospital care	315
inpatient care	315
minimally invasive procedures	76
preventive care	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	50
vascular procedures	15

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	199
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	37
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	45
Dementia	18
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Dumas, AR during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	68
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
device removal	13
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	367
excision	13
gastrointestinal procedures	39
hospital care	355
inpatient care	355
minimally invasive procedures	39
preventive care	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	28

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	179
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	39
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	46
Dementia	21
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	205

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	16
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	41
Dementia	22
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	209

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	18
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	207

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	57

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	13
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Dumas, AR were inpatient care, hospital care, catheterization and gastrointestinal procedures.

abdominal surgery	11
abscess drainage	19
anastomosis	43
catheterization	149
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	15
device removal	13
diagnostic procedures	43
dialysis access procedures	14
doctor visit	399
excision	15
gastrointestinal procedures	130
hospital care	595
incision and drainage	19
inpatient care	595
minimally invasive procedures	124
minor procedures	19
open surgery	11
preventive care	26
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	43
skin surgery	19
vascular procedures	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	216
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	101
85 and over	47
Less than 65	111
65 to 74	131

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD graduated from University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine in 1985. He has a state license in Arkansas.

Medical School: University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine (1985)

Licensed In: Arkansas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CROSSETT HEALTH FOUNDATION

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$20 INTERSTIM $20
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.	$18 Zynrelef $18
KCI USA, Inc	$12 VAC THERAPY $12
Braintree Laboratories, Inc.	$11 SUPREP BOWEL PREP $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$61

Biography

Dr. Lon Bitzer's specialty is general surgery. He attended medical school at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lon G. Bitzer, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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