Darrin Blane Letsinger, MD is a healthcare provider in Alexandria, LA specialising in anesthesiology. Darrin trained at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, graduating in 2003.
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Dr. Letsinger is an anesthesiology in Alexandria, LA. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “ANESTHESIOLOGY”.
NPI registry
Dr. Letsinger is listed at 1444 PETERMAN DR, Alexandria, LA 71301. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
The number on file is (318) 442-5399. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
Dr. Letsinger's National Provider Identifier is 1083822886. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Dr. Letsinger attended Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, graduating in 2003. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
Dr. Letsinger has 23 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2003, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Letsinger performs procedures including insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin; reads or performs imaging such as ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access; provides treatments such as insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound and anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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Source: NPPES NPI Registry
1444 PETERMAN DR
Alexandria, LA 71301
95 services · 91 patients · 5 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | Procedure | 36620 |
28 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Imaging | 76937 |
26 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Anaesthesia | 00731 |
15 |
| Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound | Treatment | 93313 |
11 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Office visit | 99231 |
15 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
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Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Same specialty, same city.
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Providers in LA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
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