Dr. Jacob T. Ark, MD

Dr. Ark practices at Neurosurgery of St Louis in Belleville, Illinois.

Dr. Ark's NPI, 1891053716, was assigned on April 28, 2012. Dr. Ark graduated from Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Ark holds Illinois license 36145240.

Dr. Ark's primary practice is Neurosurgery of St Louis, at 4550 Memorial Dr, Belleville, IL 62226 in Saint Clair County. The practice phone is (314) 567-6071.

Dr. Ark's primary practice is Neurosurgery of St Louis in Belleville, Illinois. Dr. Ark is also affiliated with Memorial Hospital in Belleville. The medical group on file is Urology of St. Louis. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ark to 4 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ark practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Urology is Dr. Ark's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Ark is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology. Dmand AI has Dr. Ark's licenses on file in 3 states: Illinois, Missouri and Tennessee.

Dmand AI lists bladder disease, enlarged prostate, enlarged prostate transurethral surgery (TURP), erectile dysfunction, kidney cysts, kidney removal surgery, kidney stone disease and prostate cancer among the conditions Dr. Ark treats.

CMS data shows 9,538 Medicare services from Dr. Ark across 31 procedure codes in 2024, for 609 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $251,665 for them.

CMS counts 609 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ark in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 301 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.45, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ark's median patient age at 72, with 16% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ark wrote 1,209 Medicare Part D claims for 261 patients. 59% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,089 of them, across 17 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,654,116 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,008 claims across 21 drugs.

Dr. Ark accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ark as offering telehealth.

Prostate resection: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Ark, published from 2014 to 2017. 2017 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Urinary Bladder Neoplasms. Dr. Ark has published most often in J Urol. Dr. Ark's most frequent co-authors are Daniel A. Barocas, MD, Jeffrey C. Bassett, MD, MPH and Sam S. Chang, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 413 general payments to Dr. Ark from 52 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 52% of the total. Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC paid the most, $8,158.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Ark, most recently Top Doctors in 2024.

Dr. Ark graduated from Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Ark is a member of AUA.

Dr. Ark is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, HCSC and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.