Dr. Grace A. Montenegro, MD

Dr. Montenegro practices at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri, part of SSM Health Care.

Dr. Montenegro's NPI, 1497948087, was assigned on August 27, 2007. Dr. Montenegro holds Missouri license 2013017017.

Dr. Montenegro's primary practice is SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, at 1201 S Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63104 in St. Louis City. The practice phone is (314) 257-8000.

Dr. Montenegro's primary practice is SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri, part of SSM Health Care. Dr. Montenegro is also affiliated with SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis. The medical group on file is SLUCare Physician Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Montenegro to 1 more hospital, 1 behavioral health center and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Montenegro practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Colon and rectal surgery is Dr. Montenegro's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208C00000X. Dr. Montenegro is licensed in Missouri.

CMS data shows 126 Medicare services from Dr. Montenegro across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 97 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $8,134 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 97 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Montenegro in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 42 patients. 69% of them have high blood pressure, and 68% have high cholesterol. 40% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.00, 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. Montenegro's median patient age at 62, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Montenegro wrote 153 Medicare Part D claims for 49 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 130 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $632 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 136 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Montenegro for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Montenegro accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 13 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Montenegro, more than 43% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 13 papers to Dr. Montenegro, published from 2011 to 2022. 2014 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Laparoscopy, Colectomy and Colon, Transverse. Dr. Montenegro has published most often in Case Rep Surg. Dr. Montenegro's most frequent co-authors are Sekhar Dharmarajan, MD, Carrie Luu, MD and James W. Fleshman, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 71 general payments to Dr. Montenegro from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 69% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $13,864.