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Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology

Creighton University School of Medicine

222 S. Woods Mill Road Suite 310
Chesterfield, MO 63017

(314) 682-3630

Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD is a pulmonologist in Chesterfield, MO specializing in adult pulmonology. She graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine. Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD is affiliated with St. Luke's Hospital, St. Luke's, St. Luke's Medical Group and CARDIO-PULMONARY ASSOCIATES, LLC.

Office Locations

St. Luke's Medical Group

222 S. Woods Mill Road Suite 310
Chesterfield, MO 63017

(314) 682-3630

(314) 682-3647

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

lung volume test

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Missouri, Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and she also had a list price for lung volume test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

lung diffusion capacity test

pulmonary function test

pulmonary testing

In 2023, Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD had a list price for lung diffusion capacity test (DLCO), pulmonary function test (PFT), and pulmonary testing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Missouri. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

pulmonary function test

In 2012, Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD performed more pulmonary function test (PFT) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Missouri.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Chesterfield, MO during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and pleural drainage.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
bronchoscopy	14
doctor visit	140
hospital care	1870
inpatient care	1870
pleural drainage	16
pulmonary testing	164

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Chesterfield, MO during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	24
bronchoscopy	28
doctor visit	347
hospital care	2677
inpatient care	2677
nursing home care	15
pleural drainage	24
pulmonary testing	242

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	488
Female	629

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	968
Black	34
Hispanic	50
Asian	49
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	357
From 75 to 84	365
85 and over	249
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	65
Diabetes	47
Dementia	28
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Chesterfield, MO during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	138
hospital care	845
inpatient care	845
nursing home care	11
pulmonary testing	69

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	297

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	443
Black	20
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	112
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	71
Diabetes	50
Dementia	22
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Chesterfield, MO during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	394
hospital care	361
inpatient care	361
pulmonary testing	250

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	274
Female	388

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	586
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	234
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	102
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	46
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	64
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Chesterfield, MO during 2016 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	12
doctor visit	729
hospital care	352
inpatient care	352
pulmonary testing	372

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	472
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	66
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	68
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	64
Diabetes	43
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Chesterfield, MO during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	14
doctor visit	949
hospital care	435
inpatient care	435
pulmonary testing	334

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	547
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	81
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	62
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Chesterfield, MO during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	16
doctor visit	710
hospital care	552
inpatient care	552
preventive care	18
pulmonary testing	353
vaccines	18

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	349
Female	474

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	741
Black	65
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	305
85 and over	108
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	61
Diabetes	38
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Chesterfield, MO during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	809
hospital care	1128
inpatient care	1128
preventive care	34
pulmonary testing	274
vaccines	34

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	313
Female	453

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	706
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	253
From 75 to 84	308
85 and over	165
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	36
Dementia	19
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Chesterfield, MO during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	745
hospital care	1263
inpatient care	1263
pulmonary testing	221

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	330
Female	427

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	689
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	298
85 and over	161
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	36
Dementia	21
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Chesterfield, MO during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	809
hospital care	1185
inpatient care	1185
pulmonary testing	294

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	323
Female	454

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	708
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	267
From 75 to 84	349
85 and over	118
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	32
Dementia	15
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Chesterfield, MO during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	862
hospital care	983
inpatient care	983
pulmonary testing	323

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	323
Female	430

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	687
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	347
85 and over	138
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Chesterfield, MO were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and preventive care.

airway management	16
aspiration	20
blood draw	13
bronchoscopy	21
doctor visit	602
hospital care	1059
inpatient care	1059
nursing home care	13
pleural drainage	20
preventive care	26
pulmonary testing	263
vaccines	26

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	383

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	32
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	595
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	6
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	244
85 and over	118
Less than 65	73
65 to 74	229

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	25
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	27
Dementia	16
Cancer	17

Education & Training

Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine. She completed residency at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis. She has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine

Residency: Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Luke's Hospital

St. Luke's

St. Luke's Medical Group

CARDIO-PULMONARY ASSOCIATES, LLC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Oscar, WellCare, United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Railroad Medicare, Cigna, Anthem, HealthLink, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Healthy Blue, Allwell, Medica (WellFirst), HomeState, Essence, Ambetter and Ascension.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Oscar

WellCare

United Healthcare

Aetna

TRICARE

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Railroad Medicare

Cigna

Anthem

HealthLink

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Healthy Blue

Allwell

Medica (WellFirst)

HomeState

Essence

Ambetter

Ascension

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$1,521 NUCALA $429	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $392	ANORO $347	BREO $145	ANORO ELLIPTA $63	Other $145
Covidien LP	$1,440 superDimension $1,395	Interventional Lung Solutions $45
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$564 SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $259	OFEV $154	STIOLTO $68	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $22	Gilotrif $17	Other $44
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$504 SYMBICORT $351	FASENRA $55	BREZTRI $27	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $24	FARXIGA $16	Other $31
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$361 OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $176	UPTRAVI $126	OPSUMIT $42	VENTAVIS ILOPROST $17
Other	$2,908 Arikayce $209	XOLAIR $169	Esbriet $157	Lonhala Magnair $146	ELIQUIS $144	Other $2,083

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,921
Travel and Lodging	$1,324
Education	$53

Biography

Dr. Meena Murugappan is a Chesterfield, MO physician who specializes in adult pulmonology. Dr. Murugappan is professionally affiliated with St. Luke's. She attended medical school at Creighton University School of Medicine. For her residency, Dr. Murugappan trained at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis. She is in-network for several insurance carriers, including Anthem, Blue California, and Aetna. She has an open panel in Chesterfield, MO according to St. Luke's.