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DR. ALBERT CRAIG PEARCE M.D.
NPI 1598737835
Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Alexandria, LA

Active since February 02, 2006PECOS EnrolledAccepts Medicare Assignment
301 4TH ST, SUITE 3A1, ALEXANDRIA, LA 71301(318) 443-8090(318) 445-1365 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: January 24, 2022. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

Record update history: Jan 24, 2022, Jan 3, 2022 (2 updates tracked since 2022).

About Dr. Albert Craig Pearce M.d. NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

DR. ALBERT CRAIG PEARCE M.D. (NPI 1598737835) is an individual interventional cardiology provider in Alexandria, Louisiana, licensed in Louisiana (019187) and active in the NPI registry since February 2006. He is enrolled in Medicare PECOS, is affiliated with Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital, and maintains a secondary practice location in New Iberia.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1598737835
Entity TypeIndividualMale
Primary Taxonomy207RI0011X
Provider Legal NameDR. ALBERT CRAIG PEARCECredential: M.D.
Location Address301 4TH ST, SUITE 3A1Alexandria, LA 71301-8423
Mailing Address196 W Lauren DrAlexandria, LA 71303-7040 · (318) 542-9097
Phone(318) 443-8090
Fax(318) 445-1365
Sole ProprietorNo
Medical School CMSOtherGraduated 1986
Enumeration DateFebruary 2, 2006
Last NPPES UpdateJanuary 24, 20222 updates tracked since enumeration
NPPES CertifiedJanuary 24, 2022
✔ NPI 1598737835 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 2

★ Primary SpecialtyInternal Medicine · Interventional CardiologyAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Code207RI0011X
License✔ Licensed in LA · 019187
Definition
An area of medicine within the subspecialty of cardiology, which uses specialized imaging and other diagnostic techniques to evaluate blood flow and pressure in the coronary arteries and chambers of the heart and uses technical procedures and medications to treat abnormalities that impair the function of the cardiovascular system.
Also ListedInternal Medicine · Cardiovascular DiseaseTaxonomy 207RC0000X · License 019187 (LA)
301 4TH ST, Alexandria, LA 71301
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Secondary Practice Location 1

Location 1500 N Lewis St Ste 100New Iberia, LA 70563-2046 · Phone (337) 367-5200 · Fax (337) 369-3074

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, HMO Louisiana, UnitedHealthcare.Insurance ›

Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS

Medicare enrollment, assignment, and ordering and referring status from the CMS PECOS system.

Medicare Enrollment Status

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Enrolled in Medicare and accepts Medicare assignment

Dr. Albert Craig Pearce M.d. is registered in PECOS and agrees to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment. Medicare patients are not billed beyond the standard deductible and coinsurance.

PECOS PAC ID4880782531
PECOS Enrollment IDI20080605000909, I20220908000674
Eligible to Order & Refer✔ Part B Labs & Imaging✔ Durable Medical Equipment✔ Home Health Agency✔ Power Mobility DevicesPer the CMS Ordering and Referring file. Eligibility means Medicare pays claims that this provider orders or refers for these categories.

Areas of Expertise CMS Part B claims

Services this provider delivered to Medicare fee-for-service patients, from the CMS Medicare utilization data. Higher counts generally reflect more experience with a service; care delivered outside Medicare is not included.

Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function 93306
This is a heart ultrasound, also known as an echocardiogram. It uses sound waves to create pictures of your heart, showing how blood flows through it. The color depicts the blood flow's speed and direction. It also checks the heart's valves to ensure they're working properly.
34 services34 patients

Hospital Affiliations CMS Care Compare 3

Hospitals where this provider delivers care, identified from recent Medicare claims and place-of-service records.

Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Alexandria, LA
1/5 CMS rating
OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private
CMS Certification Number190019
Location3330 Masonic DriveAlexandria, LA 71301 · Rapides County
Emergency services Birthing friendly

Avoyelles Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Marksville, LA
2/5 CMS rating
OwnershipProprietary
CMS Certification Number190099
Location4231 Highway 1192Marksville, LA 71351 · Avoyelles County
Emergency services

Mercy Regional Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Ville Platte, LA
3/5 CMS rating
OwnershipProprietary
CMS Certification Number190167
Location800 E MainVille Platte, LA 70586 · Evangeline County
Emergency services

Physician Visit Costs CMS claims · ZIP area

Typical Medicare office-visit costs in the 71301 ZIP code area, from fee-for-service claims. These are area statistics, not this provider’s prices; actual charges vary by service and coverage.

New Patient
$124.60 typical visit price
range $53.43 – $164.73
Typical copayment $31.15 (range $13.35 – $41.18)
Most-billed visit code 99204
Established Patient
$95.09 typical visit price
range $16.64 – $133.62
Typical copayment $23.77 (range $4.16 – $33.40)
Most-billed visit code 99214
Amounts reflect what Medicare beneficiaries in this ZIP area are typically charged for office visits. Patients with other coverage should check their individual plans.

Medicare Quality Performance CMS QPP · MIPS

Performance in the CMS Quality Payment Program: the MIPS final score across four weighted categories, and the individual quality measures reported to Medicare.

Reported Quality Measures

ACCPin3 Heart Failure: Patient Self Care Education
Patients, age 18 and older, with a principle diagnosis of heart failure (LVEF <40) who received educational counseling on weight monitoring, sodium restriction, physical activity and medication instruction.
60%132 patients3/55-star benchmark: 99%
Cardiac Rehabilitation Patient Referral from an Outpatient Setting
Percentage of patients evaluated in an outpatient setting who within the previous 12 months have experienced an acute myocardial infarction (MI), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), cardiac valve surgery…
11%311 patients1/55-star benchmark: 91%
Care Plan
Percentage of patients aged 65 years and older who have an advance care plan or surrogate decision maker documented in the medical record that an advance care plan was discussed but the patient did not wish or was not able to name a surrogate decision maker…
96%1,468 patients4/55-star benchmark: 100%
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD): Antiplatelet Therapy
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) seen within a 12 month period who were prescribed aspirin or clopidogrel
93%1,217 patients4/55-star benchmark: 100%
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
The percentage of patients 18-75 years of age with diabetes who had a nephropathy screening test or evidence of nephropathy during the measurement period
84%340 patients4/55-star benchmark: 100%
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older for which the eligible professional or eligible clinician attests to documenting a list of current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter.
97%4,134 patients4/55-star benchmark: 100%
e-Prescribing
At least one permissible prescription written by the MIPS eligible clinician is queried for a drug formulary and transmitted electronically using certified EHR technology.
88%1,407 patients4/55-star benchmark: 100%
Medication Reconciliation
The MIPS eligible clinician performs medication reconciliation for at least one transition of care in which the patient is transitioned into the care of the MIPS eligible clinician.
100%22 patients5/55-star benchmark: 100%
Patient-Specific Education
The MIPS eligible clinician must use clinically relevant information from CEHRT to identify patient-specific educational resources and provide access to those materials to at least one unique patient seen by the MIPS eligible clinician.
71%839 patients3/55-star benchmark: 100%
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a BMI documented during the current encounter or during the previous twelve months AND with a BMI outside of normal parameters, a follow-up plan is documented during the encounter or during the previous…
97%2,131 patients4/55-star benchmark: 100%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who were screened for tobacco use one or more times within 24 months AND who received tobacco cessation intervention if identified as a tobacco user
53%36 patients3/55-star benchmark: 100%
Provide Patient Access
At least one patient seen by the MIPS eligible clinician during the performance period is provided timely access to view online, download, and transmit to a third party their health information subject to the MIPS eligible clinician's discretion to withhold…
60%839 patients3/55-star benchmark: 100%
Secure Messaging
For at least one unique patient seen by the MIPS eligible clinician during the performance period, a secure message was sent using the electronic messaging function of CEHRT to the patient (or the patient-authorized representative), or in response to a secure…
31%839 patients2/55-star benchmark: 79%
Providers report different measures because they deliver different services; reporting more or less information is not a reflection of quality. Star ratings appear only where CMS assigned them.

Referred Medical Equipment & Supplies CMS DME claims 5

Durable medical equipment, devices and supplies this provider ordered from DME suppliers for patients, from Medicare fee-for-service claims.

Supplies for maintenance of non-insulin drug infusion catheter, per week (list drugs separately) A4221
DME-Other DME · category DE017N
1 supplier17 claims17 services$18.48 avg. paid by Medicare
Infusion supplies for external drug infusion pump, per cassette or bag (list drugs separately) A4222
DME-Medical/Surgical Supplies · category DA000N
2 suppliers35 claims124 services$35.37 avg. paid by Medicare
Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing E0431
DME-Oxygen and Supplies · category DC000N
3 suppliers18 claims18 services$14.74 avg. paid by Medicare
Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate E1390
DME-Oxygen and Supplies · category DC002N
4 suppliers32 claims32 services$90.73 avg. paid by Medicare
Injection, dobutamine hydrochloride, per 250 mg J1250
Treatment-Injections and Infusions (nononcologic) · category RI000N
2 suppliers35 claims605 services$4.89 avg. paid by Medicare
Dollar amounts are the average Medicare paid the supplier per service. They are not the cost to the patient.

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 20

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

JADE PARK
Family Medicine
301 4TH ST
ALEXANDRIA, LA 71301
Rapides Parish (318) 441-1041
HEARTWISE OF ALEXANDRIA LLC
Family Medicine
301 4TH ST, SUITE A
ALEXANDRIA, LA 71301
Rapides Parish (318) 709-9051
DR. JOSEPH DRAKE HOLLIER MD
Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology)
301 4TH ST, STE 1-A
ALEXANDRIA, LA 71301
Rapides Parish (318) 473-8188
DR. JEFFREY NELSON JAMES MD, DDS, FACS
Dentist (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)
301 4TH ST
ALEXANDRIA, LA 71301
Rapides Parish (318) 445-8606
ALEXANDRIA GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES INC
Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology)
301 4TH ST, SUITE 1-A
ALEXANDRIA, LA 71301
Rapides Parish (318) 473-8188
JAMES M. MEEK M.D.
Urology
301 4TH ST, SUITE 4A
ALEXANDRIA, LA 71301
Rapides Parish (318) 473-2169
SAAD HANAN MD
Internal Medicine
301 4TH ST
ALEXANDRIA, LA 71301
Rapides Parish (318) 441-1041
MRS. LOU H PARKER FNP
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
301 4TH ST, BOX 30124
ALEXANDRIA, LA 71301
Rapides Parish (318) 445-9823

Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS

Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.

What is Albert Pearce's NPI number?

The NPI number for Albert Pearce is 1598737835. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on February 2, 2006.

Where is Albert Pearce located?

Albert Pearce practices at 301 4th St Suite 3a1, Alexandria, LA 71301. The listed phone number is (318) 443-8090.

What is Albert Pearce's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Internal Medicine, specializing in Interventional Cardiology, with taxonomy code 207RI0011X.

Is Albert Pearce enrolled in Medicare?

Yes. Albert Pearce is registered in the Medicare PECOS system and accepts Medicare assignment, which means accepting the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full for covered services.

What insurance does Albert Pearce accept?

Health plans from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, HMO Louisiana and UnitedHealthcare list Albert Pearce as in-network in at least one marketplace plan. Coverage varies by plan and year; verify with the insurer or the provider before a visit.

Is Albert Pearce affiliated with any hospitals?

According to CMS data, Albert Pearce is affiliated with Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital, Avoyelles Hospital and Mercy Regional Medical Center.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Albert Pearce was last updated on January 24, 2022. NPI Profile syncs with the weekly NPPES data releases published by CMS.