Dr. Steven C. Smart, MD
Cardiology (Cardiovascular Disease Physician)
2650 Ridge Ave
Evanston, IL 60201
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Cook County includes primary care (3% of residents) and mental health (4% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Washington University School of Medicine (1985)
- Years since graduation
- 41
- In the NPI registry since
- 2005
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 574
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
- 1985Medical school: Washington 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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Cardiovascular Disease Physician primary
IA license 36548 · MN license 48319 · WI license 32148
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Ssm Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO
Medical groups
- Ssm Health Care Group (940 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
- 574
- Services billed
- 1,119
- Patients’ average age
- 71
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 474 | 348 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | 213 | 206 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 76 | 35 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 72 | 49 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 70 | 67 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 61 | 32 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 43 | 42 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 35 | 35 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 34 | 32 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 33 | 32 |
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, 1 companies reported 1 payments worth $34.26 in total to this clinician.
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $34.26 |
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| Food and Beverage | $34.26 |
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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.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 1 industry-funded study in 2025, from 1 company. The companies reported $49,787 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- EXPAND II
Medtronic, 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.