Dr. Robert John Steffen, MD

Dr. Steffen practices at United Hospital in Saint Paul, Minnesota, part of Sutter Health.

Dr. Steffen's NPI, 1871883157, was assigned on April 7, 2011. Dr. Steffen graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School in 2011. Dr. Steffen holds Minnesota license 63926.

Dr. Steffen's primary practice is United Hospital, at 333 North Smith Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55102 in Ramsey County. The practice phone is (763) 236-8205.

Dr. Steffen's primary practice is United Hospital in Saint Paul, Minnesota, part of Sutter Health. Dr. Steffen is also affiliated with Abbott Northwestern Hospital. The medical group on file is Buffalo Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Steffen to 1 more hospital and 1 urgent care center, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Steffen practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Steffen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Steffen is licensed in Minnesota.

CMS data shows 96 Medicare services from Dr. Steffen across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 108 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $39,190 for them.

CMS counts 108 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Steffen in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 43 patients. 63% of them have high blood pressure, and 63% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.62, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Steffen's median patient age at 70, with 34% women.

In 2024, Dr. Steffen wrote 157 Medicare Part D claims for 69 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 151 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $817 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 118 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Steffen for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Steffen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 19 procedures of coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) by Dr. Steffen, more than 66% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 20 papers to Dr. Steffen, published from 2014 to 2024. 2014 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Heart-Assist Devices, Aortic Valve Stenosis and Heart Failure. Dr. Steffen has published most often in Expert Rev Med Devices. Dr. Steffen's most frequent co-authors are Edward G. Soltesz, MD, Patrick Richard Vargo, MD and Paul Sorajja, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 85 general payments to Dr. Steffen from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 57% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $3,468.

Dr. Steffen graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School in 2011.