Joseph Cefalu MD in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Medical School: Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans
Graduation Year: 1980
The Primary Medical Specialty for Joseph Cefalu MD is listed as: Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 44
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2769396548
NPI #: 1881695088
NPI Created On: 08/10/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/27/2022
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
License Number:
015639
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

Services and Procedures include:

1. Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies
2. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
3. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
4. Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician supervision, interpretation, and report
5. Heart rhythm tracing, analysis, and interpretation of 48-hour ekg
6. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
7. Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function
8. Doppler ultrasound study of color-directed heart blood flow, rate, and valve function
9. Ultrasound examination and continuous monitoring of the heart performed during rest, exercise, and/or drug-induced stress with interpretation and report
10. Insertion of catheter in left heart for imaging of blood vessels or grafts and left lower heart
11. Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck
12. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes
13. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
17. Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose
18. Injection, adenosine, 1 mg (not to be used to report any adenosine phosphate compounds)
19. Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg
20. Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml