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Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

9555 76th Street Suite 3880
Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158

(263) 653-5483

Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Joplin, MO specializing in thoracic surgery.

Office Locations

1102 W 32nd Street
Joplin, MO 64804

(417) 347-5001

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1301 Pleasant Valley Road Suite 201
Owensboro, KY 42303

(270) 417-7500

(270) 417-7529

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1717 Oak Park Boulevard 2nd Floor
Lake Charles, LA 70601

(337) 494-3278

(337) 494-3240

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9555 76th Street Suite 3880
Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158

(263) 653-5483

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Joplin, MO during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	99
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Joplin, MO during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	109
hospital care	67
inpatient care	67

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	73
Black	69
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	27
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	69
Dementia	34
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Joplin, MO during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	63
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	17
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	68
Dementia	20
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Joplin, MO during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	19
cardiac procedures	64
doctor visit	43
hospital care	99
inpatient care	99
open surgery	38
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	38

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60
Diabetes	55
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Joplin, MO during 2016 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	23
cardiac procedures	46
doctor visit	34
hospital care	37
inpatient care	37
open surgery	46
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	46

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	31

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	60
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	0
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	48
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	54
Dementia	19
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	44
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Joplin, MO were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

bypass surgery	21
cardiac procedures	55
doctor visit	69
hospital care	47
inpatient care	47
open surgery	42
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	42

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	13
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	37
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	20
85 and over	5
Less than 65	9
65 to 74	29

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	9
Dementia	11

Education & Training

He has a state license in Missouri.

Licensed In: Missouri

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AtriCure, Inc.	$640 OLL2, OSL2, ASU2, ASB3 $463	ATRICLIP PRO2 $156	Cardiovascular $21
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$304 EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis $221	PROPATEN Vascular Graft $83
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$152 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $152
Amgen Inc.	$56 Repatha $56
Organogenesis Inc.	$43 Apligraf $43
Other	$201 BRILINTA $27	LifeVest $26	Pradaxa $25	MynxGrip Vascular Closure Device $24	OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $20	Other $78

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$761
Travel and Lodging	$634

Biography

Dr. Stephen Laga's area of specialization is thoracic surgery. He is a graduate of St. Louis University School of Medicine.

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD in 2017

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD in 2018

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen F. Laga, MD From 2012 - 2020

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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