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Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

1086 Franklin Street
Johnstown, PA 15905

(814) 534-9000

Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD is a nephrologist in Johnstown, PA specializing in adult nephrology. Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD is affiliated with Conemaugh Health System and LAUREL KIDNEY SPECIALISTS, P.C..

Office Locations

Conemaugh Health System

1086 Franklin Street
Johnstown, PA 15905

(814) 534-9000

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Conemaugh Health System

350 Budfield Street
Johnstown, PA 15904

(814) 266-9919

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500 University Drive
Hershey, PA 17033

(717) 531-8885

(717) 531-4645

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD had a list price for 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 Pennsylvania. 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. Karim W. Bitar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Johnstown, PA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	75
inpatient care	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Johnstown, PA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	83
doctor visit	172
hospital care	1126
inpatient care	1126

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	56
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	64
Dementia	29
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Johnstown, PA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	91
doctor visit	146
hospital care	598
inpatient care	598

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	37
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	62
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Johnstown, PA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	107
doctor visit	192
hospital care	592
inpatient care	592
lab tests	52

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	446
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	98
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	61
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Johnstown, PA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	107
doctor visit	234
hospital care	606
inpatient care	606
lab tests	61

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	244
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	47
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	60
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Johnstown, PA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	74
doctor visit	238
hospital care	598
inpatient care	598
lab tests	45

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	275
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	52
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	65
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Johnstown, PA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	24
hospital care	48
inpatient care	48

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	41

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	65
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	69
Dementia	19
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Johnstown, PA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	521
doctor visit	137
hemofiltration	182
hospital care	1233
inpatient care	1233

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	255
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	397
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	58
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	70
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	63
Dementia	33
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Johnstown, PA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	359
doctor visit	212
hemofiltration	84
hospital care	1163
inpatient care	1163
lab tests	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	383
Black	45
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	185
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	47
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	61
Dementia	32
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Johnstown, PA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	254
doctor visit	211
hemofiltration	72
hospital care	690
inpatient care	690
lab tests	24

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	350
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	36
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	60
Dementia	30
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Johnstown, PA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	185
doctor visit	221
hemofiltration	34
hospital care	724
inpatient care	724

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	303
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	44
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	65
Dementia	14
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Johnstown, PA were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

dialysis	197
doctor visit	178
hemofiltration	93
hospital care	677
inpatient care	677
lab tests	39

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	256
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	72
85 and over	43
Less than 65	71
65 to 74	104

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	57
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Cancer	10
Dementia	20

Education & Training

He has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Karim W. Bitar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Conemaugh Health System

LAUREL KIDNEY SPECIALISTS, P.C.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Relypsa, Inc.	$1,776 VELTASSA $1,776
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$564 LOKELMA $422	FARXIGA $142
Mallinckrodt LLC	$481 ACTHAR $481
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$346 SAMSCA $222	JYNARQUE $124
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.	$231 Auryxia $231
Other	$1,142 Sensipar $127	Auryxia $97	BENLYSTA $88	Velphoro $87	ACTHAR $68	Other $675