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- 2633 Napoleon Ave, Suite 600, New Orleans, LA 70115
About Katherine Faust
Based in New Orleans, LA, Katherine Faust is listed in the NPI registry under hand surgery. Katherine graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2010. Katherine is also listed as specializing in orthopaedic hand surgery. According to Medicare claims data, Katherine cared for 433 Medicare patients across 3,543 services. The services billed most often include injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg, therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes, and established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more. NPI 1396069308 identifies this record in the national registry.
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) 899-1000
- Email not available
Practice Locations
2633 NAPOLEON AVE SUITE 600
New Orleans, LA 70115
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Hand Surgery 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
Arthritis & Joints
- Bone Spur on Finger
- Hand and Wrist Arthritis
- Hand Arthritis
- Kienbock's Disease
- Stiff Fingers
- Wrist sprain
Circulation
Congenital
- Extra or Webbed Fingers
Fractures & Injuries
- Black Toenail
- Boxer's Fracture
- Broken Scaphoid Bone
- Dislocated Finger
- Hand and finger fractures
- Jammed Finger
- Severed Finger
- Torn Thumb Ligament
- Wrist Cartilage Tear
- Wrist fracture
Infections
- Infected Finger
Injuries
- Boxer's Knuckle
- Crushed Hand Injury
- Foreign Object in Hand
- Hand Compartment Syndrome
- Jersey Finger
- Sprained Finger
Lumps & Bumps
- Bone Tumor in Hand
- Finger Cyst
Lumps & Masses
- Ganglion Cyst In Hand Or Wrist
- Hand Lump
Nails
- Nail Bed Injury
Nerves
- Carpal tunnel
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Cut Nerve in Hand
- Hand Neuroma
- Hand Numbness and Tingling
- Hand Weakness
- Pinched Nerve in Wrist
- Wrist Drop
Tendons
- De Quervain tenosynovitis
- Dupuytren's contracture
- Golfer's elbow
- Intersection Syndrome
- Mallet Finger
- Swan Neck Deformity
- Tennis elbow
- Torn Hand Tendon
- Trigger finger
Procedures & services
Bone surgery
- Ulnar Shortening Surgery
Cyst & Lump Removal
- Ganglion Cyst Removal
- Removal of a soft-tissue mass
Fracture Repair
- Boxer's Fracture Fixation
- Broken Finger Surgery
- Scaphoid Fracture Surgery
- Wrist fracture fixation
Injections
- Cortisone Shot for Finger
- Cortisone Shot for Wrist
- Xiaflex Injection for Dupuytren's
Injections & Therapy
- Custom Hand Splinting
- Hand therapy
- Mallet Finger Splinting
- PRP Shot for Wrist or Elbow
- Tendon Sheath Injection
Joint surgery
- Finger Bone Spur Removal
- Thumb Base Joint Replacement
Joint Surgery
- Finger Joint Fusion
- Finger Joint Replacement
- Thumb Arthritis Surgery
- Thumb Ligament Repair
- Wrist Arthroscopy
- Wrist Cartilage Repair
- Wrist Fusion
Minor procedures
- Finger Dislocation Reset
- Foreign Object Removal from Hand
Nail procedures
- Blood Under Toenail Drainage
- Nail Bed Repair
Nerve Surgery
Nerve surgery
- Hand Neuroma Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Carpal Tunnel Release
Pain management
- Wrist Denervation Surgery
Tendon Surgery
- Dupuytren contracture surgery
- Tendon Repair Surgery
- Tendon Transfer Surgery
- Tennis Elbow Surgery
- Thumb Tendon Release
- Trigger finger release
Tendon surgery
- Jersey Finger Repair
- Tendon Scar Tissue Release
Trauma & Reconstruction
- Drainage of Finger Infection
- Extra Finger Removal
- Fingertip Reconstruction
- Severed Finger Reattachment
- Webbed Finger Separation
Wound repair
- Skin Graft for Hand Wound
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
3,543 services · 433 patients · 15 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injection into tendon or ligament | Procedure | 20550 |
37 | Less often than most peers in Hand Surgery |
| Injection of carpal tunnel | Procedure | 20526 |
22 | As often as other peers in Hand Surgery |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | Procedure | 20600 |
13 | Less often than most peers in Hand Surgery |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Imaging | 73110 |
54 | As often as other peers in Hand Surgery |
| X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views | Imaging | 73140 |
38 | As often as other peers in Hand Surgery |
| X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | Imaging | 73130 |
25 | Less often than most peers in Hand Surgery |
| Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes | Treatment | 97110 |
164 | As often as other peers in Hand Surgery |
| Therapy procedure using functional activities | Treatment | 97530 |
55 | Less often than most peers in Hand Surgery |
| Application of hot wax bath | Treatment | 97018 |
47 | Too few peers to compare |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg | Drug given | J1010 |
2,840 | As often as other peers in Hand Surgery |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
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Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Trained at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 12 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 2010 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 into tendon or ligament 4
Providers in LA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What is Katherine Faust's specialty?
Katherine Faust is a hand surgeon in New Orleans, LA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Hand Surgery”.
NPI registry
Where can I find Katherine Faust?
Katherine Faust is listed at 2633 Napoleon Ave Suite 600, New Orleans, LA 70115. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How do I contact Katherine Faust?
The number on file is (504) 899-1000. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Katherine Faust's NPI number?
Katherine Faust's National Provider Identifier is 1396069308. 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
What is Katherine Faust's education?
Katherine Faust attended Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, graduating in 2010. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Katherine Faust been practicing?
Katherine Faust has 16 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2010, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What is Katherine Faust known for?
According to Medicare billing data, Katherine Faust performs procedures including injection into tendon or ligament, injection of carpal tunnel and aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint; reads or performs imaging such as x-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views and x-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views; provides treatments such as therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes and therapy procedure using functional activities, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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Has Katherine Faust confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Katherine Faust. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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