Dr. Francesca Armstrong
General Surgery (Surgery Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport (2016)
- Years since graduation
- 10
- In the NPI registry since
- 2016
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 184
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
- 2016Medical school: Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport
- 2016Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
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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Surgery Physician primary
MD license D90894
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- University of MD St Joseph Medical Center Towson, MD
Medical groups
- University of Maryland St Joseph Medical Group LLC (287 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
- 184
- Services billed
- 384
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | 73 | 34 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | 64 | 38 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 32 | 32 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 21 | 11 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 19 | 19 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 17 | 17 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 15 | 12 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 13 | 13 |
| Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | 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.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Tramadol Hcl Other prescribers in Shreveport, LA | 21 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 3 companies reported 11 payments worth $1,568 in total to this clinician.
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $853 |
|---|---|
| Davol Inc. | $494 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $220 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,093 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $474 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Apr 12, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to ORLANDO, FL · in-kind | $399 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Feb 14, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to ORLANDO, FL · in-kind | $37.00 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Feb 25, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to ORLANDO, FL · in-kind | $19.00 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Apr 12, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to ORLANDO, FL · in-kind | $19.00 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.