Dr. Steven B. Laster, MD
Interventional Cardiology (Interventional Cardiology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1986)
- Years since graduation
- 40
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 630
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
- 1986Medical school: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- 2006Registered 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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Interventional Cardiology Physician primary
MO license R4J13
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City Kansas City, MO
- Saint Luke's East Hospital Lees Summit, MO
- Saint Luke's South Hospital Overland PArk, KS
- Saint Lukes North Hospital Kansas City, MO
- Wright Memorial Hospital Trenton, MO
Medical groups
- Saint Lukes Physician Group Inc (1,237 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
- 630
- Services billed
- 1,446
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 274 | 239 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 219 | 204 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | 162 | 157 |
| Aspiration of abscess, blood, or cyst | 60 | 18 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 46 | 46 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 38 | 32 |
| Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 36 | 36 |
| Blood glucose (sugar) level | 36 | 36 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 36 | 36 |
| Injection of chemical agent into multiple incompetent veins of leg | 29 | 27 |
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
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium Other prescribers in Kansas City, MO | 510 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium Other prescribers in Kansas City, MO | 342 |
| Metoprolol Succinate Other prescribers in Kansas City, MO | 262 |
| Ezetimibe Other prescribers in Kansas City, MO | 250 |
| Clopidogrel (clopidogrel bisulfate) Other prescribers in Kansas City, MO | 211 |
| Carvedilol Other prescribers in Kansas City, MO | 211 |
| Amlodipine Besylate Other prescribers in Kansas City, MO | 193 |
| Losartan Potassium Other prescribers in Kansas City, MO | 179 |
| Eliquis (apixaban) Other prescribers in Kansas City, MO | 138 |
| Lisinopril Other prescribers in Kansas City, MO | 120 |
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, 6 companies reported 17 payments worth $1,727 in total to this clinician.
| Medtronic, Inc. | $881 |
|---|---|
| Recor Medical Inc | $349 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $182 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | $181 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $112 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $21.74 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,246 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $481 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. Jan 15, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Atlanta, GA · in-kind | $476 |
| Medtronic, Inc. Jan 15, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Atlanta, GA · in-kind | $4.68 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
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.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 4 industry-funded studies in 2025, from 3 companies. The companies reported $43,565 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- Prevail Global
Medtronic, Inc. - US GPS
Recor Medical Inc - RADIANCE CAP
Recor Medical Inc - Prospective, Multi-center, Single-arm Study of the Shockwave Medical Peripheral Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) System for Treatment of Calcified Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) in Below-the-Knee (BTK) Arteries
Shockwave Medical, Inc
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.