Dr. Robert P. Ferrara, MD
Cardiology (Cardiovascular Disease Physician)
625 S New Ballas Rd, Suite 2015
Saint Louis, MO 63141
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St. Louis County includes dental (1% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine (1979)
- Years since graduation
- 47
- In the NPI registry since
- 2005
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 985
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1979Medical school: University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine
- 2005Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Cardiovascular Disease Physician primary
MO license R1B71 -
Interventional Cardiology Physician
MO license R1B71
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO
- Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO
- Mercy Hospital Jefferson Crystal City, MO
- Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO
- Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO
Medical groups
- Mercy Clinic Heart and Vascular LLC (113 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 985
- Services billed
- 1,734
- Patients’ average age
- 76
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 915 | 482 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 500 | 450 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 112 | 110 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 87 | 87 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | 85 | 85 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 79 | 46 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 59 | 57 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 54 | 54 |
| Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | 16 | 15 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 15 | 14 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 15 companies reported 64 payments worth $1,348 in total to this clinician.
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $207 |
|---|---|
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.l.c. | $191 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $164 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $152 |
| AbbVie Inc. | $124 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | $79.30 |
| Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $75.38 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $68.28 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,348 |
|---|
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.