Melanie Firmin MD in Alexandria, Louisiana

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT, PAIN MANAGEMENT

Medical School: Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport
Graduation Year: 1982
The Primary Medical Specialty for Melanie Firmin MD is listed as: Anesthesiology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 42
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7618862046
NPI #: 1265425482
NPI Created On: 08/23/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 05/01/2014
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208VP0014X
License Number:
12659
Listed Gender: Female

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Vantage Health Plan, Inc.
• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: ENGLISH, English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Injection procedure into sacroiliac joint for anesthetic or steroid
2. Injection of substance into spinal canal of upper or middle back using imaging guidance
3. Injection of substance into spinal canal of lower back or sacrum using imaging guidance
4. Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into nerves supplying joint between spine and pelvis using imaging guidance
5. Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance
6. Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance
7. Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance
8. Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance
9. Destruction of genicular nerve branches of knee by injection using imaging guidance
10. Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance
11. Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves with imaging guidance
12. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes
13. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
15. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
18. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).