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Dr. Wajeeh Irfan, MD

Baton Rouge, LA

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Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital

    Who is Dr. Irfan, Vascular Surgeon in Baton Rouge, LA?

    Dr. Wajeeh Irfan, MD is a Vascular Surgeon, who primarily practices in Baton Rouge, LA with 2 additional practice locations. Dr. Irfan is fluent in English, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Irfan’s practice accepts Medicaid, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Irfan’s office at (225) 767-5479.

    What languages does Dr. Irfan speak?

    Dr. Irfan and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:

    • English

    What conditions does Dr. Irfan treat?

    As a Vascular Surgeon, Dr. Irfan diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Irfan. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

    Also known as:

    • Peripheral Artery Disease with Both Legs Pain When Walking
    • Peripheral Artery Disease
    • Atherosclerosis
    • Peripheral Arterial Disease
    • Bilateral leg claudication
    • PAD both legs pain with activity
    • Both legs artery pain when walking
    • PVD
    • PAD
    • Poor Circulation in Legs
    • Blocked Leg Arteries

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I70213: Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with intermittent claudication, bilateral legs
    • I739: Peripheral vascular disease, unspecified

    Also known as:

    • Narrowing of other blood vessel devices
    • Other vascular device blockage
    • Blood vessel implant narrowing
    • Vascular graft stenosis
    • Prosthetic vascular device blockage

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • T82858A: Stenosis of other vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, initial encounter

    Also known as:

    • Carotid Artery Disease
    • Carotid Stenosis
    • Blocked Carotid Artery
    • Neck Artery Disease
    • Carotid Artery Narrowing

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I6523: Occlusion and stenosis of bilateral carotid arteries

    Also known as:

    • Chronic Venous Insufficiency
    • Vascular Disease
    • CVI
    • Venous Reflux Disease
    • Leg Vein Incompetence
    • Peripheral Venous Insufficiency

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I872: Venous insufficiency (chronic) (peripheral)

    Also known as:

    • Dialysis Catheter Management
    • Dialysis
    • Dialysis catheter adjustment
    • Extracorporeal catheter care
    • Dialysis access maintenance

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • Z4901: Encounter for fitting and adjustment of extracorporeal dialysis catheter

    Also known as:

    • End-Stage Kidney Disease
    • Kidney Failure
    • Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
    • Helping Your Child Adapt to Life with Chronic Kidney Disease
    • ESRD
    • End-Stage Renal Failure

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • N186: End stage renal disease

    What procedures does Dr. Irfan perform?

    As a Vascular Surgeon, Dr. Irfan performs a variety of medical procedures. This procedure information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical procedures most commonly performed by Dr. Irfan. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

    Also known as:

    • Dialysis Circuit Angioplasty with Balloon
    • Dialysis Fistula Angioplasty
    • Dialysis Graft Angioplasty
    • Peripheral Dialysis Segment Angioplasty

    CPT Codes:

    • 36902: Introduction of needle(s) and/or catheter(s), dialysis circuit, with diagnostic angiography of the dialysis circuit, including all direct puncture(s) and catheter placement(s), injection(s) of contrast, all necessary imaging from the arterial anastomosis and adjacent artery through entire venous outflow including the inferior or superior vena cava, fluoroscopic guidance, radiological supervision and interpretation and image documentation and report; with transluminal balloon angioplasty, peripheral dialysis segment, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation necessary to perform the angioplasty

    Also known as:

    • Dialysis Access Check and Imaging
    • Dialysis Circuit Angiography
    • Fistula/Graft Evaluation
    • Dialysis Access Diagnostic Procedure

    CPT Codes:

    • 36901: Introduction of needle(s) and/or catheter(s), dialysis circuit, with diagnostic angiography of the dialysis circuit, including all direct puncture(s) and catheter placement(s), injection(s) of contrast, all necessary imaging from the arterial anastomosis and adjacent artery through entire venous outflow including the inferior or superior vena cava, fluoroscopic guidance, radiological supervision and interpretation and image documentation and report;

    Also known as:

    • Removal of Tunneled Central Venous Catheter
    • Central Line Removal
    • Tunneled Catheter Extraction
    • Venous Access Device Removal

    CPT Codes:

    • 36589: Removal of tunneled central venous catheter, without subcutaneous port or pump

    Also known as:

    • Dialysis Access Angioplasty and Stenting
    • Clearing Blocked Dialysis Access with Balloon and Clot Removal
    • Dialysis Fistula Repair
    • Dialysis Graft Stenting
    • Peripheral Dialysis Circuit Intervention
    • Dialysis Graft Thrombectomy
    • Dialysis Fistula Angioplasty
    • Dialysis Access Declotting
    • Peripheral Dialysis Segment Repair

    CPT Codes:

    • 36903: Introduction of needle(s) and/or catheter(s), dialysis circuit, with diagnostic angiography of the dialysis circuit, including all direct puncture(s) and catheter placement(s), injection(s) of contrast, all necessary imaging from the arterial anastomosis and adjacent artery through entire venous outflow including the inferior or superior vena cava, fluoroscopic guidance, radiological supervision and interpretation and image documentation and report; with transcatheter placement of intravascular stent(s), peripheral dialysis segment, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation necessary to perform the stenting, and all angioplasty within the peripheral dialysis segment
    • 36905: Percutaneous transluminal mechanical thrombectomy and/or infusion for thrombolysis, dialysis circuit, any method, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation, diagnostic angiography, fluoroscopic guidance, catheter placement(s), and intraprocedural pharmacological thrombolytic injection(s); with transluminal balloon angioplasty, peripheral dialysis segment, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation necessary to perform the angioplasty

    Also known as:

    • Dialysis Access Balloon Angioplasty
    • Dialysis Fistula Angioplasty
    • Dialysis Graft Angioplasty
    • Central Dialysis Segment Angioplasty
    • AV Fistula Angioplasty

    CPT Codes:

    • 36907: Transluminal balloon angioplasty, central dialysis segment, performed through dialysis circuit, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation required to perform the angioplasty (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Selective Artery Catheter Placement
    • Arterial Catheter Placement
    • Arterial Catheterization
    • Vascular Catheter Placement
    • Diagnostic Angiography Catheter
    • Selective Artery Catheterization
    • Thoracic Artery Catheter
    • Brachiocephalic Artery Catheter
    • Diagnostic Catheter Insertion

    CPT Codes:

    • 36246: Selective catheter placement, arterial system; initial second order abdominal, pelvic, or lower extremity artery branch, within a vascular family
    • 36215: Selective catheter placement, arterial system; each first order thoracic or brachiocephalic branch, within a vascular family
    • 36247: Selective catheter placement, arterial system; initial third order or more selective abdominal, pelvic, or lower extremity artery branch, within a vascular family

    Also known as:

    • Revision of Arteriovenous (AV) Fistula
    • AV fistula repair
    • Dialysis graft revision
    • Open AV fistula revision

    CPT Codes:

    • 36832: Revision, open, arteriovenous fistula; without thrombectomy, autogenous or nonautogenous dialysis graft (separate procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Long-Term Central Venous Catheter Insertion
    • Tunneled central line placement
    • Central venous access device insertion
    • Hickman catheter insertion
    • Broviac catheter insertion

    CPT Codes:

    • 36558: Insertion of tunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter, without subcutaneous port or pump; age 5 years or older

    Also known as:

    • Central Venous Catheter Replacement
    • Tunneled Catheter Exchange
    • Central Line Replacement
    • IV Catheter Change

    CPT Codes:

    • 36581: Replacement, complete, of a tunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter, without subcutaneous port or pump, through same venous access

    Also known as:

    • Creation of AV Fistula with Graft for Dialysis
    • Arteriovenous Fistula Creation (Graft)
    • Dialysis Access Graft
    • Non-Autogenous AV Fistula
    • Synthetic Graft for Dialysis

    CPT Codes:

    • 36830: Creation of arteriovenous fistula by other than direct arteriovenous anastomosis (separate procedure); nonautogenous graft (eg, biological collagen, thermoplastic graft)

    Also known as:

    • Dialysis Access Thrombectomy and Stent Placement
    • Dialysis Access Stent Placement
    • Dialysis Fistula Declotting with Stent
    • Dialysis Graft Thrombectomy and Stenting
    • Percutaneous Dialysis Circuit Intervention
    • Dialysis fistula stenting
    • Central dialysis segment angioplasty
    • Dialysis graft stent

    CPT Codes:

    • 36906: Percutaneous transluminal mechanical thrombectomy and/or infusion for thrombolysis, dialysis circuit, any method, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation, diagnostic angiography, fluoroscopic guidance, catheter placement(s), and intraprocedural pharmacological thrombolytic injection(s); with transcatheter placement of intravascular stent(s), peripheral dialysis segment, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation necessary to perform the stenting, and all angioplasty within the peripheral dialysis circuit
    • 36908: Transcatheter placement of intravascular stent(s), central dialysis segment, performed through dialysis circuit, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation required to perform the stenting, and all angioplasty in the central dialysis segment (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Vein X-ray Injection (Extremity)
    • X-Rays
    • Extremity Venography
    • Venogram Injection
    • Vein Imaging Injection
    • Contrast Injection for Vein X-ray

    CPT Codes:

    • 36005: Injection procedure for extremity venography (including introduction of needle or intracatheter)

    Also known as:

    • Arteriovenous Fistula Creation
    • AV Fistula Surgery
    • Cimino Fistula
    • Vascular Access for Dialysis

    CPT Codes:

    • 36821: Arteriovenous anastomosis, open; direct, any site (eg, Cimino type) (separate procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Leg Artery Unblocking with Atherectomy and Angioplasty
    • Femoral Artery Revascularization
    • Popliteal Artery Atherectomy
    • Leg Artery Angioplasty
    • Peripheral Artery Disease Treatment

    CPT Codes:

    • 37225: Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, femoral, popliteal artery(s), unilateral; with atherectomy, includes angioplasty within the same vessel, when performed

    Also known as:

    • Leg Artery Angioplasty (Femoral/Popliteal)
    • Femoral Artery Angioplasty
    • Popliteal Artery Angioplasty
    • Leg Artery Revascularization

    CPT Codes:

    • 37224: Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, femoral, popliteal artery(s), unilateral; with transluminal angioplasty

    Also known as:

    • Carotid Artery Clearing Surgery
    • Carotid endarterectomy
    • Neck artery surgery
    • Vertebral artery clearing
    • Subclavian artery clearing

    CPT Codes:

    • 35301: Thromboendarterectomy, including patch graft, if performed; carotid, vertebral, subclavian, by neck incision

    Does Dr. Irfan accept my insurance?

    Dr. Irfan accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (225) 767-5479 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.

    What insurance plans does Dr. Irfan accept in Baton Rouge, LA?

    Dr. Irfan in Baton Rouge, LA accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.

    Top Insurances

    • All Other Third Party

    • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana

    • Centene

    • CVS Health (formerly Aetna)

    • Humana

    • Medicaid

    • Medicare

    • MedImpact

    • State of Tennessee

    • UnitedHealthcare

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    Where is Dr. Irfan's office located?

    Dr. Wajeeh Irfan's Primary Practice

    8585 Picardy Ave Ste 310

    Baton Rouge, LA 70809

    (225) 767-5479

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    Dr. Wajeeh Irfan's Practice 2

    7373 Perkins Rd

    Baton Rouge, LA 70808

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    Dr. Wajeeh Irfan's Practice 3

    505 E Airport Ave

    Baton Rouge, LA 70806

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    What is Dr. Irfan's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.

    Dr. Irfan's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1689930356.

    What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Irfan?

    Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Irfan

    What is Dr. Wajeeh Irfan's specialty?

    Dr. Irfan is a Vascular Surgeon near Baton Rouge, LA. A vascular surgeon specializes in the management of surgical disorders related to blood vessels, excluding those of the heart and intracranial vessels. Contact Dr. Irfan to book an appointment today.

    Is this Dr. Wajeeh Irfan affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?

    Yes, Dr. Irfan is affiliated with Baton Rouge General - Bluebonnet, Woman's Hospital which are a Castle Connolly Top Hospitals. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals

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    Is Wajeeh Irfan accepting new patients in Baton Rouge, LA?

    Yes, Dr. Wajeeh Irfan is accepting new patients at this time.

    Does Dr. Wajeeh Irfan offer online booking?

    Please contact Dr. Irfan's office at (225) 767-5479 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.

    How can I make an appointment with Wajeeh Irfan?

    Please contact Dr. Irfan's office at (225) 767-5479 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.

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