Nitin N Bhatia, MD

About

NITIN N BHATIA, MD is an orthopedic spine surgery located at UCI MEDICAL CENTER in ORANGE, CA.

Nitin N Bhatia is one of 34 orthopedic providers listed in ORANGE, CA on AdvOrtho.

Practice at a glance

In 2024, 100% of Nitin N Bhatia's identifiable Medicare procedure volume was spine work. Their most frequent service was fusion of additional segment of spine for 19 Medicare patients.

Most-performed procedures, 2024

• Fusion of additional segment of spine

  35

  19 patients · below the state median of 58

• Fusion of spine in lower back

  29

  28 patients · near the state median of 22

• Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment

  18

  11 patients · below the state median of 29

• Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment

  17

  17 patients · near the state median of 22

• Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion

  13

  11 patients · below the state median of 49

• Removal or biopsy of growth of lower spine bone outside spine membrane

  12

  11 patients

Training and practice

Nitin N Bhatia has been in practice since 1998, after graduating from Baylor College of Medicine.

• Practices with Regents of the University of California (48 clinicians)
• Affiliated with Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Providence Mission Hospital, Torrance Memorial Medical Center and Uci Health-Orange
• Offers telehealth visits

Industry relationships

Manufacturers reported $148,030 in payments and transfers of value to Nitin N Bhatia in 2024, excluding meals, travel and gifts. Relationships like these are common among surgeons who help design implants or train other clinicians, and companies are required by law to report them.

• royalties on devices or techniques they helped develop

  $146,070

• consulting

  $1,960

Reported by Orthofix Medical, Inc., Aurora Spine, Inc., Alphatec Spine, Inc and others.

Source: CMS Open Payments, 2024, as reported by manufacturers. Disclosure is required by law and does not indicate anything improper. Figures reflect what companies reported and may include work unrelated to patient care. Providers who believe a figure is wrong should take it up with CMS, and can contact us about how it appears here.

Registry record

• Licensed in California
• Practices within a group or organization

Credentials: Doctor of Medicine (MD)

An MD degree indicates completion of a medical doctorate program focused on allopathic medicine. MDs complete four years of medical school followed by residency training in their chosen specialty. Orthopedic surgery residencies typically last five years and include extensive training in surgical and non-surgical treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.