Hittenberger Orthotics & Prosthetics

*Important Information* Have questions regarding what you need to tell and get from your doctors? Wondering how to get insurance to help cover the cost of your device faster? Read Below!... Medicare recently changed their coverage determination process for orthotics and prosthetics. They now require additional physician documentation to provide coverage. "The treating physician's record, not the prosthetist's are used to justify payment" "The records must document the patient's current functional capabilities and his/her expected functional potential, including an explanation for the difference" Medicare also requires that the prescribing physician's records collaborate the prosthetist's findings and recommendations, and without this information will deny coverage even after the orthosis or prosthesis was provided. To assist you, we have included below a downloadable outline of the information that Medicare requires. Please incorporate this information into your report and send us a copy, so we can begin treatment. Click the link below to download outlines specific to your needs.

It's been a while since we've posted on here, and we're sorry for that. We all hope everyone is doing well. As you have heard messages related to the current pandemic, here's another one. We are still open! Please, if you need to come in, give our office a call (707-765-1122)! We are here to help our patients in need, especially during these stressful times. We will get through this together, and as the world may be changing, our care for our patients will stay consistent. Once again, we wish you well. Stay healthy.

Meet Aaron Loy. Imagine being an 18-year-old and stripped of everything, he said. Even your own body." Today, he is a college graduate, associate at a top accounting firm, sled ice hockey player, weekend surfer and double amputee. #LifeWithoutLimitations

Eight years since he took a step towards enjoying his life again after being injured battling a fire that cost him his mobility in his left leg.

Reminds us of Lucky, and how animals can adapt so well to new prosthetics.

Throughout the Petaluma office, there is a timeline of the history within the Hittenberger name. You could say we’re part museum, and part office!

According to Mattel, the maker of Barbie dolls, the Barbie Fashionistas line now includes 176 dolls with 8 body types, 35 skin tones and 94 hairstyles, designed to reflect the world girls see today.

Want to show off your pride for the 49ers? We can make custom laminated prosthetics, that can double as a work of art. Check out some of the awesome designs we've made for patients over the years.

It’s 2020, it’s about time we get robots on people.

Its the little things that can really change the most about the transition into prosthetics.

That’s when I designed my first prosthetic. I drew it on a piece of paper, then adapted a prosthetic I already had with a socket and a plectrum. It worked. I learned to play Under The Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers. OK, I was never going to be Hendrix, but I had realized making my own arms was possible.