Dr. Cara Esser, MD
Anesthesiology (Anesthesiology Physician)
600 N Wolfe Street, Phipps 455
Baltimore, MD 21287
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Baltimore city includes primary care (36% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 9
- In the NPI registry since
- 2017
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 143
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2017Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Anesthesiology Physician primary
MD license D90875
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh, PA
Medical groups
- University of Pittsburgh Physicians (4,236 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 143
- Services billed
- 201
- Patients’ average age
- 67
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 32 | 32 |
| Anesthesia for extensive surgery on spine | 28 | 28 |
| Anesthesia for electroshock therapy | 23 | 14 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on lower spine | 12 | 12 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.