Dr. Stephen D. Schmidt, M.D.
Pain Medicine (Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician)
1070 Old Des Peres Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63131
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St. Louis County includes dental (1% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Saint Louis University School of Medicine (1989)
- Years since graduation
- 37
- In the NPI registry since
- 2005
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 301
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
- 1989Medical school: Saint Louis University 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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Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician primary
MO license R1P47
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Medical groups
- Western Anesthesiology Associates Inc (256 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
- 301
- Services billed
- 4,139
- Patients’ average age
- 69
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Low osmolar contrast material, 200-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml | 1,667 | 210 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 1,320 | 314 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 263 | 170 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 189 | 115 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 136 | 75 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 124 | 80 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 122 | 78 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 94 | 53 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 87 | 70 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | 86 | 54 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (oxycodone hcl/acetaminophen) Other prescribers in Saint Louis, MO | 2,107 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (hydrocodone/acetaminophen) Other prescribers in Saint Louis, MO | 1,961 |
| Gabapentin Other prescribers in Saint Louis, MO | 855 |
| Oxycodone Hcl Other prescribers in Saint Louis, MO | 841 |
| Tizanidine Hcl Other prescribers in Saint Louis, MO | 815 |
| Methadone Hcl Other prescribers in Saint Louis, MO | 328 |
| Baclofen Other prescribers in Saint Louis, MO | 314 |
| Diclofenac Sodium Other prescribers in Saint Louis, MO | 295 |
| Morphine Sulfate Er (morphine sulfate) Other prescribers in Saint Louis, MO | 292 |
| Pregabalin Other prescribers in Saint Louis, MO | 269 |
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, 1 companies reported 2 payments worth $163 in total to this clinician.
| Medtronic, Inc. | $163 |
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| Food and Beverage | $163 |
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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.