Damian Angelo Defrancesch, M.D.

NPI 1396940466ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Natchitoches, LA

Surgery (M.D.) in Natchitoches, Louisiana, trained at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (class of 2007). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $41,046 for 143 patients in 2024, with only 12 Part D claims. Ethicon US, LLC was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $223.73 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI	1396940466
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	M.D.
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Jun 19, 2007
Last updated in NPPES	Jan 25, 2021
Certified by provider	Jan 25, 2021

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Surgery Primary	208600000X	MD.207084	LA
Surgery, Surgical Critical Care	2086S0102X	MD.207084	LA

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Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - Critical Care (Intensivists) (CA); Practitioner - General Surgery (LA); Practitioner - Internal Medicine (NY)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	143
Services billed	292 across 34 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$41,046

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	12 · 12 30-day fills
Total drug cost	$707.06
Generic share	100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
Graduation year	2007
Medicare specialty	General Surgery
Telehealth	Offers telehealth