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Dr. William Herbert Hitt , DDS

Dentist - General Practice β€’ Scranton, PA

Active NPI 1003850942 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner
Practice location in NPPES

959 Wyoming Ave
Scranton, PA 185093023

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

959 Wyoming Ave

Scranton, PA 185093023

Telephone 5705040882
Fax 5705040859
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Scranton Primary Health Care Center, Inc. Facility NPI 1801871579

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Industry payments (Open Payments)

No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019–2025.

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

NPI first issued

2006

The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.

What this does not show: NPI first issued

NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.

Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.

Medicare assignment not listed

CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.

Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, β€œDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

No telehealth indicator

CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.

Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Dr. Hitt has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.

It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Dr. Hitt as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.

What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services

It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Scranton and Pennsylvania

34 active clinicians are listed under Dentist - General Practice with a practice address in Scranton, PA (4,616 in Pennsylvania).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Scranton

0% of these 34 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

0% of these 34 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.

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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Dentist - General Practice Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 1223G0001X

License # reported to NPPES PA DS019146L

A general dentist is the primary dental care provider for patients of all ages. The general dentist is responsible for the diagnosis, treatment, management and overall coordination of services related to patients' oral health needs.

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Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

ORDER AND REFERRING ONLY - DENTIST

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20160209002575

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

OH

PECOS Control ID

8628372851

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Not Eligible

Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

3 listed
NPI 1699110775

Doctor of Dental Medicine

NPI 1366852238

Doctor of Dental Medicine

NPI 1174842173

Doctor of Dental Medicine, Master of Science

Career & Practice History

NPI enumerated June 14, 2006.

No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1003850942
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: June 14, 2006
Last Update: July 08, 2007
Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

1729 Capouse Ave

Scranton, PA 185091913

Phone: 5703462820

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.