Dr. Laura Elizabeth Grimmer, MD

Dr. Grimmer practices at SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton in Fenton, Missouri, part of SSM Health Care.

Dr. Grimmer's NPI, 1124314497, was assigned on June 24, 2011. Dr. Grimmer holds Missouri license 2016007205.

Dr. Grimmer's primary practice is SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton, at 1015 Bowles, Fenton, MO 63026 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (636) 496-2000.

Dr. Grimmer's primary practice is SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton in Fenton, Missouri, part of SSM Health Care. Dr. Grimmer is also affiliated with SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis. The medical group on file is SSM Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Grimmer to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account.

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

Surgery is Dr. Grimmer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Grimmer is licensed in Missouri.

CMS data shows 15 Medicare services from Dr. Grimmer across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 38 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,371 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 38 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Grimmer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 18 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 32% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.18, 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. Grimmer's median patient age at 56, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Grimmer wrote 128 Medicare Part D claims for 56 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 107 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,128 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 84 claims across 2 drugs.

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

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

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Grimmer in 2014. Dr. Grimmer's most frequent co-authors are Steven Milman, MD and Todd S. Stafford, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 37 general payments to Dr. Grimmer from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2021. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 49% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $1,073.