Rufus Lester Hixon III, M.D.

Primary specialty

Pediatric Cardiology PhysicianTaxonomy code 2080P0202X

License

12087R Issued in LA

Practice address

8200 Constantin Blvd Ste 200
Baton Rouge, LA 70809-3481

Phone

(225) 767-6700

Fax

(225) 767-6721

NPI assigned

Jul 20, 2005

Last updated

Mar 29, 2022By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 4

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Electronic endpoints 4

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in LA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: rhixon15021@direct.casso.us.com
• Direct secure messaging: rhixon25879@direct.ochsner.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Baton Rouge General Medical Center

  dba Baton Rouge General Surgical Associates

  • Surgery Physician
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • NPI 1215199724
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Ochsner Clinic LLC

  • General Practice Physician
  • New Orleans, LA
  • NPI 1538151428
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Pediatric Intensivists of la, LLC

  • Legal Medicine
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • NPI 1538171327
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Baton Rouge General Medical Center

  dba Baton Rouge General Hospital Specialists

  • Neurological Surgery Physician
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • NPI 1285887844

  Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

  NPD
• Baton Rouge General Medical Center

  dba BRG Comprehensive Care Center

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • NPI 1407346984
  NPD
• Ochsner Clinic LLC

  dba Diabetes Prevention Program

  • Registered Dietitian
  • Covington, LA
  • NPI 1013747039
  NPD
• Ochsner Clinic LLC

  dba Ochsner Specialty Health Center - Slidell

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Slidell, LA
  • NPI 1407314248
  NPD
• Pediatric Hospitalists of Louisiana, LLC

  • Pediatrics Physician
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • NPI 1487666277
  NPD (past)

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• HIV-AIDS Alliance for Region Two (Open Health Care Clinic)
• HIV/AIDS Alliance for Region Two, Inc
• HIV/AIDS Alliance for Region Two, Inc.
• Tyiesha Kierra Hives
• Khanh Tuong Ho, M.D.
• Szu Hsien Rick Ho, FNP
• Amy Nguyen Hoang, NP
• David Hoang, PA
• Johnson Hoang

• Pediatric Cardiology Physician in Baton Rouge, LA
• Providers in Baton Rouge, LA by specialty
• Pediatric Cardiology Physician in Louisiana

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 29, 2022; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.