Dr. Bahar Bastani, MD

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

Dr. Bastani's NPI, 1326059957, was assigned on August 10, 2006. Dr. Bastani graduated from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 1977. Dr. Bastani holds Missouri license R7H14.

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

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

Nephrology is Dr. Bastani's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Bastani is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Bastani's licenses on file in 3 states: Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin.

Dmand AI lists chronic kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte imbalances and kidney disease among the conditions Dr. Bastani treats.

CMS data shows 383 Medicare services from Dr. Bastani across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 138 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $31,823 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 138 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bastani in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 71 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 36% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.75, 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. Bastani's median patient age at 64, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bastani wrote 4,136 Medicare Part D claims for 274 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,795 of them, across 68 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $397,681 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,311 claims across 63 drugs.

Dr. Bastani accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 172 papers to Dr. Bastani, published from 2003 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 8. The most frequent topics are Kidney Transplantation, Renal Dialysis and Kidney Failure, Chronic. Dr. Bastani has published most often in Am J Kidney Dis. Dr. Bastani's most frequent co-authors are Stephen L. Gluck, MD, Yasar Kerem Caliskan, MD and Alireza Hamidian Jahromi, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 189 general payments to Dr. Bastani from 17 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 35% of the total. Travere Therapeutics, Inc. paid the most, $62,099.

Dmand AI lists 5 awards for Dr. Bastani, most recently Checkbook Top Doc in 2019.

Dr. Bastani graduated from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 1977.

Dr. Bastani is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.