Dr. Steven B. Laster, MD

Dr. Laster practices at Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri, part of BJC Health.

Dr. Laster's NPI, 1386601235, was assigned on April 26, 2006. Dr. Laster graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1986. Dr. Laster holds Missouri license R4J13.

Dr. Laster's primary practice is Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, at 4401 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO 64111 in Jackson County. The practice phone is (816) 932-2000.

Dr. Laster's primary practice is Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri, part of BJC Health. Dr. Laster is also affiliated with Saint Luke's North Hospital-Barry Road. The medical group on file is Saint Luke's Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Laster to 3 more hospitals, 4 medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics and 1 therapy and rehab clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Laster practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Laster's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Laster is licensed in Missouri.

CMS data shows 1,270 Medicare services from Dr. Laster across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 630 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $72,329 for them.

CMS counts 630 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Laster in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 257 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.73, 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. Laster's median patient age at 75, with 42% women.

In 2024, Dr. Laster wrote 3,716 Medicare Part D claims for 453 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,558 of them, across 41 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $381,362 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,494 claims across 39 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Laster for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Laster accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Laster as offering telehealth. CMS counts 55 procedures of varicose vein removal by Dr. Laster, more than 75% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Laster, published from 2013 to 2023. 2015 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Aorta, Thoracic, Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation and Coronary Angiography. Dr. Laster has published most often in BMJ Case Rep. Dr. Laster's most frequent co-authors are John Russell Davis, MD, Sanjeev Aggarwal, MD and A. Michael Borkon, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Laster to 3 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Peripheral Arterial Disease, Peripheral Vascular Diseases and Myocardial Infarction. Shockwave Medical, Inc. sponsors the most, 2.

CMS Open Payments shows 138 general payments to Dr. Laster from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 80% of the total. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $3,720.

Dr. Laster graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1986.