Active NPI 1154327534 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Kenneth Gerald Smith , MD

Surgery • Saint Louis, MO

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Kenneth Smith, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Saint Louis, MO. With approximately 33 years of clinical experience since graduating from Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine in 1993, Dr. Smith delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 10012 KENNERLY RD STE 406.

Dr. Smith is affiliated with Mercy Clinic Surgical Specialists Llc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include new patient outpatient office visit, initial hospital inpatient care per day, removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

10012 Kennerly Rd Ste 406

Saint Louis, MO 631282197

Telephone 3145251224

Fax 3145254957

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 St. Anthony's Physician Organization Private Practices Lc Facility NPI 1114113388

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1993

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Saint Louis, MO

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

33 Yrs +14.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 18.3 Yrs

State Avg: 26.1 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

246 Specialists

Practicing in Saint Louis, MO (766 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

9.8% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

57.5% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Smith (33 Years) 33 Yrs

Saint Louis Specialty Average (18.3 Years) 18.3 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	52	52	$189.00	$104.41
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	35	34	$186.00	$79.21
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	24	24	$1711.00	$691.16
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	22	20	$131.00	$87.31
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	18	18	$1134.44	$444.07
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	17	16	$253.00	$125.03

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	70	70	$189.00	$109.25
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	24	24	$253.00	$126.71
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	21	20	$131.00	$84.53
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	19	19	$1711.00	$703.99
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	14	11	$79.00	$54.93
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	12	12	$135.00	$70.45
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	12	12	$1106.08	$442.60
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	11	11	$186.00	$80.89

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	66	66	$187.45	$108.11
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	66	63	$253.00	$133.07
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	38	38	$1695.79	$713.20
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	33	19	$77.00	$38.08
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	16	16	$186.00	$98.61
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	16	13	$131.00	$90.58
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	13	13	$1245.85	$487.71
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	12	12	$371.00	$196.00

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	124	64	$118.00	$37.92
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	50	46	$160.00	$71.98
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	39	39	$265.00	$169.27
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	37	36	$223.00	$101.10
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	25	25	$3725.00	$734.83
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	20	20	$300.00	$130.29
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	16	14	$104.00	$92.26
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	16	16	$3371.25	$497.45
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$185.00	$113.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	88	61	$160.00	$72.98
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	64	37	$118.00	$39.91
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	46	43	$223.00	$103.16
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	20	20	$269.85	$159.04
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	19	19	$3725.00	$726.60
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	18	18	$142.00	$76.32
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	14	14	$300.00	$139.01
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$187.46	$103.71
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	12	12	$104.00	$75.21

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	121	61	$160.00	$72.62
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	62	61	$223.00	$101.46
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	60	41	$118.00	$39.35
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	42	42	$267.31	$161.57
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	22	22	$3725.00	$736.99
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	22	22	$142.00	$75.36
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	20	$185.00	$107.09
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	20	20	$3126.55	$452.20
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	19	19	$300.00	$136.80
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	14	11	$81.00	$44.40
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	14	12	$104.00	$73.27

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	118	65	$118.36	$39.02
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	77	51	$162.71	$72.35
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	77	71	$223.00	$100.92
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	57	57	$185.00	$106.45
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	33	33	$3725.00	$709.38
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	26	26	$367.04	$194.82
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	24	23	$300.00	$135.96
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	19	17	$104.00	$71.70
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	16	16	$142.00	$73.75
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	13	13	$3526.85	$502.05

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	96	57	$160.00	$67.75
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	72	71	$369.00	$198.13
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	63	63	$185.00	$104.60
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	52	38	$118.00	$36.98
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	52	51	$300.00	$133.19
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	23	23	$3790.22	$723.83
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	18	14	$81.00	$42.52
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	17	17	$104.00	$71.36
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	14	14	$3660.21	$493.75

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2022-01-06

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License MO 116081

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Mercy Clinic Surgical Specialists Llc

10012 Kennerly Rd, Saint Louis, MO 631282197

Phone: 3145251224

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

24 Associated Practitioners

Kaitlyn Sturmer , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1003445404

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Dr. Robert Beckman , MD

Surgery

NPI 1083614622

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Megan Wagner , FNP

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1174123509

Family Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Savannah Kipfer , DO

Surgery - Surgical Critical Care

NPI 1205376852

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

Steven Montague , PA-C

Physician Assistant - Medical

NPI 1245878255

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Anna Montague , FNP

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1336829035

Family Nurse Practitioner

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

8 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location January 06, 2022

Registered at 10012 KENNERLY RD STE 406, SAINT LOUIS, MO 631282197 (Tel: 3145251224)

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Updated Business Mailing Address January 06, 2022

Registered at 10012 KENNERLY RD STE 406, SAINT LOUIS, MO 631282197 (Tel: 3145251224)

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NPI Profile Active May 20, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location May 20, 2015

Registered at 12122 TESSON FERRY RD, SUITE 101, SAINT LOUIS, MO 631281772 (Tel: 3148426183)

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Updated Business Mailing Address May 20, 2015

Registered at 12639 OLD TESSON RD, STE 115, SAINT LOUIS, MO 631282786 (Tel: 3148490311)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated May 20, 2015

Recorded as KENNETH SMITH, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) May 20, 2015

Surgery (License #116081 in MO)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration June 22, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1154327534

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: June 22, 2005

Last Update: January 06, 2022

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

10012 Kennerly Rd Ste 406

Saint Louis, MO 631282197

Phone: 3145251224

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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