Fred Defrancesch, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Metairie, LA
Fred Defrancesch, MD is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1558460261, issued on Sep 21, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 022596, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fred Defrancesch
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 022596 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3001 19TH St, Metairie, LA 70002
- Phone
- (504) 469-9641
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 2, 2024
- Fax
- (504) 469-9642
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110118000717); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3001 19TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jay Napolitano, DOPain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1316527278
Verify Fred Defrancesch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 022596Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
2,583 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 964 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen350 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen219 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl211 claims
- Gabapentin176 claims
- Baclofen122 claims
- Meloxicam104 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,686.67
55 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Neuromuscular Medical Association LLCMetairie, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Fred Defrancesch among 192 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Louisiana
Fred Defrancesch, MD is one of 192 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 63% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2009 among the 99 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 192 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Louisiana.
All 192 in Louisiana → Every provider in Metairie → Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationwide →
The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Norman Anseman, M.D.Metairie, LA 700021932189974
- Alexis Carimi, M.D.Metairie, LA 700021194144345
- William Lee, MDMetairie, LA 700021174082358
- Randy LeeMetairie, LA 700021134846819
- Justin Lundgren, M.D.Metairie, LA 700021316019672
- Jacques Courseault, M.D.Metairie, LA 700011205152162
- Morgan Muery, PTMetairie, LA 700011609554450
- Chadwick MurphyMetairie, LA 700011093014813
Common questions
What is Fred Defrancesch, MD's NPI number?
Fred Defrancesch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558460261, issued on Sep 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fred Defrancesch, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3001 19TH St, Metairie, LA, 70002. Phone: (504) 469-9641. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fred Defrancesch, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 022596, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Fred Defrancesch, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fred Defrancesch, MD had 2,583 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.