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Edit this profileWhere to find Leon Cannizzaro, MD
- Birmingham location main office
3680 Grandview Pkwy Ste 200, Birmingham, AL 35243 - Baton Rouge location
7777 Hennessy Blvd Ste 1000, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 - Bogalusa location
433 Plaza Street Suite 514, Bogalusa, LA 70427 - Denham Springs location
31985 Highway 16 Suite B, Denham Springs, LA 70726
About Dr. Cannizzaro
Based in Birmingham, AL, Leon Cannizzaro, MD is listed in the NPI registry under cardiovascular disease. Leon graduated from University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio in 2003. According to Medicare claims data, Leon cared for 2,088 Medicare patients across 2,575 services. The services billed most often include routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report, established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, and use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes. NPI 1356585228 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
- (205) 971-7500
- Email not available
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Practice Locations
3680 GRANDVIEW PKWY STE 200
Birmingham, AL 35243
7777 Hennessy Blvd Ste 1000
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
433 Plaza Street Suite 514
Bogalusa, LA 70427
31985 Highway 16 Suite B
Denham Springs, LA 70726
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Cardiovascular Disease 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
Specialized cardiovascular care
Most searched conditions
Coronary and ischemic heart disease
Heart failure and cardiomyopathy
Heart rhythm
Symptoms and functional disorders
Valve and structural heart
Vascular and risk factors
Artery & vascular
Heart inflammation
Heart muscle
Heart valves
Vascular disease
Procedures & services
Advanced imaging
- Cardiac computed tomography
- Coronary artery calcium scan
- Transesophageal echocardiogram
- Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
- Nuclear cardiac stress imaging
Catheter-based diagnosis and treatment
Heart & circulation
Life Support
Office and noninvasive testing
- Cardiology consultation
- Exercise stress test
- Pharmacologic cardiac stress test
- Stress echocardiogram
- Transthoracic echocardiogram
- Ambulatory blood-pressure monitoring
Structural heart
Most searched procedures
Consultations
Diagnostic testing
Diagnostics
Heart devices
- Biventricular Pacemaker (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)
- Implantable Loop Recorder (Cardiac Monitor Implant)
Heart imaging
Heart procedures
Heart rhythm procedures
Imaging
Implants
Recovery & rehabilitation
Vascular imaging
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
2,575 services · 2,088 patients · 25 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Imaging | 78452 |
47 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast | Imaging | 75574 |
35 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast | Imaging | 71275 |
28 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Imaging | 78452 |
21 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Treatment | 93000 |
255 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Treatment | 99152 |
236 | More than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Treatment | 93306 |
234 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Treatment | 93312 |
230 | More than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | Treatment | 93320 |
225 | More than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Treatment | 93306 |
123 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
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 cardiologists at this location 4
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Related specialists at this location 8
Clinically related specialties at the same address — the people this provider most likely works alongside.
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.
More connections — 31 related providers in 4 groups
Other cardiologists in Birmingham 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2003 at University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio 7
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect 8
Providers in AL who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What is Dr. Cannizzaro's specialty?
Dr. Cannizzaro is a cardiologist in Birmingham, AL. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Cardiovascular Disease”.
NPI registry
Where can I find Dr. Cannizzaro?
Dr. Cannizzaro is listed at 3680 Grandview Pkwy Ste 200, Birmingham, AL 35243. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How do I contact Dr. Cannizzaro?
The number on file is (205) 971-7500. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Cannizzaro's NPI number?
Dr. Cannizzaro's National Provider Identifier is 1356585228. 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 Dr. Cannizzaro's medical education?
Dr. Cannizzaro attended University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio, graduating in 2003. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Cannizzaro been practicing?
Dr. Cannizzaro has 23 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2003, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What is Dr. Cannizzaro known for?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Cannizzaro performs imaging including nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect and ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast; provides treatments such as routine electrocardiogram using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report and 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
Has Dr. Cannizzaro confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Cannizzaro. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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