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Edit this profileWhere to find Fred Defrancesch, MD
- Metairie location main office
3001 19Th St, Metairie, LA 70002 - Hammond location
42078 Veterans Ave Ste G, Hammond, LA 70403 - Baton Rouge location
18212 E Petroleum Dr Bldg 6, Baton Rouge, LA 70809
About Dr. Defrancesch
Fred Defrancesch, MD is a healthcare provider in Metairie, LA specializing in physical medicine & rehabilitation. Fred trained at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, graduating in 1995. Fred is also listed as specializing in interventional pain medicine. Medicare claims data shows Fred provided 1,642 services to 407 patients. The services billed most often include injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg, testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers, and established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more. This provider record is associated with NPI 1558460261.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (504) 469-9641
- Email not available
Practice Locations
3001 19TH ST
Metairie, LA 70002
42078 Veterans Ave Ste G
Hammond, LA 70403
18212 E Petroleum Dr Bldg 6
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Brain & memory
Brain and nerve conditions
Rehabilitation
Spine & Back
Most searched conditions
Chronic pain
Foot & ankle
Joint pain
- Frozen shoulder
- Hip osteoarthritis
- Knee osteoarthritis
- Lateral hip pain and trochanteric bursitis
- Shoulder Pain
Joints and arms
Joints and legs
Mobility
Muscle & tendon
Nerve and muscle pain
- Chronic pelvic pain
- Neuroma In Foot
- Piriformis syndrome
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
Nerve pain
Neurological rehab
Pain management
Rehab and mobility
Spine and back
Spine care
- Arthritis of the spine
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Herniated disc
- Lower back pain
- Neck pain
- Sacroiliac joint pain
- Sciatica
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Upper Back Pain
- Whiplash
Procedures & services
Diagnostics and tests
Injections and pain relief
- Knee Nerve Ablation
- Shoulder Joint Injection
- Stem Cell Therapy For Joints
- Botox for chronic migraines
- Facet joint injection
- Ganglion impar block
- Hip Joint Injection
- Nerve Hydrodissection
- Shoulder nerve block
Neuromuscular
Pain management
- Piriformis muscle injection
- Lumbar sympathetic block
- Occipital nerve block
- Peripheral nerve stimulator implant
- Prolotherapy
- Stellate ganglion block
- Trigger Point Injections
Rehabilitation
- Inpatient rehabilitation consultation
- Prosthetic and orthotic fitting
- Wheelchair Evaluation and Fitting
Spine procedures
- Caudal Epidural Injection
- Transforaminal Epidural Injection
- Epidural steroid injection
- Kyphoplasty
- Medial branch block
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Sacroiliac joint injection
- Spinal cord stimulator trial
- Vertebroplasty
Wound care
Most searched procedures
Devices and implants
Diagnostics
Joint care
Mobility
Muscle & tendon
Nerve procedures
Physical medicine
Rehab and mobility
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
1,642 services · 407 patients · 12 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Procedure | 64483 |
36 | Less often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Procedure | 64493 |
14 | Less often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Treatment | 99152 |
16 | Less often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Drug given | J1100 |
480 | As often as other peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg | Drug given | J2250 |
130 | As often as other peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | Drug given | J1200 |
49 | Too few peers to compare |
| Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers | Lab test | 80307 |
304 | More often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | Office visit | 99215 |
221 | More than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Low osmolar contrast material, 100-199 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml | Billing code | Q9965 |
194 | As often as other peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient' | Billing code | G2211 |
164 | More often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other rehabilitation physicians at this location 1
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Also at this address 2
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other rehabilitation physicians in Metairie 7
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 23 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 7
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1995 at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level 8
Providers in LA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What kind of doctor is Dr. Defrancesch?
Dr. Defrancesch is a rehabilitation physician in Metairie, LA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation”.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Defrancesch's address?
Dr. Defrancesch is listed at 3001 19Th St, Metairie, LA 70002. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How can I make an appointment with Dr. Defrancesch?
The number on file is (504) 469-9641. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Dr. Defrancesch?
Dr. Defrancesch's National Provider Identifier is 1558460261. 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
Where did Dr. Defrancesch train?
Dr. Defrancesch attended Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, graduating in 1995. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Dr. Defrancesch have?
Dr. Defrancesch has 31 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1995, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What procedures does Dr. Defrancesch perform?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Defrancesch performs procedures including injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level and injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level; provides treatments such as use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure , initial 15 minutes, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Is Dr. Defrancesch's profile verified?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Defrancesch. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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