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Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology

University of Kansas School of Medicine (1989)

9301 W 74th Street Suite 225
Merriam, KS 66204

(913) 632-2950

Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD is a gastroenterologist in Merriam, KS specializing in adult gastroenterology. He graduated from University of Kansas School of Medicine in 1989 and has 37 years of experience. Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD is affiliated with North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health, MARTHA JEFFERSON MEDICAL GROUP LLC and THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI.

Office Locations

9301 W 74th Street Suite 225
Merriam, KS 66204

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2790 Clay Edwards Drive Suite 1235
North Kansas City, MO 64116

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Merriam, KS during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	237
doctor visit	392
esophageal dilation	21
gastrointestinal procedures	473
hospital care	711
inpatient care	711
minimally invasive procedures	473
preventive care	140
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	237

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Merriam, KS during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	249
doctor visit	412
esophageal dilation	34
gastrointestinal procedures	470
hospital care	514
inpatient care	514
minimally invasive procedures	470
preventive care	126
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	249

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	322
Female	496

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	776
Black	16
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	324
From 75 to 84	244
85 and over	101
Less than 65	149

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Merriam, KS during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	231
doctor visit	413
esophageal dilation	26
gastrointestinal procedures	441
hospital care	503
inpatient care	503
minimally invasive procedures	441
preventive care	127
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	231

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	345
Female	508

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	811
Black	19
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	356
From 75 to 84	240
85 and over	114
Less than 65	143

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Merriam, KS during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	224
doctor visit	430
esophageal dilation	27
gastrointestinal procedures	443
hospital care	502
inpatient care	502
minimally invasive procedures	443
preventive care	122
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	224

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	680
Female	1032

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1636
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	718
From 75 to 84	498
85 and over	186
Less than 65	310

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	38
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Merriam, KS during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	217
doctor visit	487
esophageal dilation	34
gastrointestinal procedures	426
hospital care	466
inpatient care	466
minimally invasive procedures	426
preventive care	124
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	217

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	354
Female	520

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	834
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	395
From 75 to 84	231
85 and over	119
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Merriam, KS during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	54
doctor visit	104
esophageal dilation	12
gastrointestinal procedures	80
hospital care	118
inpatient care	118
minimally invasive procedures	80
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	54

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	243
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	36
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	33
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2017

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Merriam, KS were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

diagnostic procedures	202
doctor visit	373
esophageal dilation	25
gastrointestinal procedures	388
hospital care	469
inpatient care	469
minimally invasive procedures	388
preventive care	127
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	202

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2017

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	303
Female	448

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	13
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	716
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	4
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	214
85 and over	92
Less than 65	126
65 to 74	318

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD From 2012 - 2017

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD graduated from University of Kansas School of Medicine in 1989. He completed residency at Rush University Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology and has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine (1989)

Residency: Rush University Medical Center (1993)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Steven D. Kaster, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health

MARTHA JEFFERSON MEDICAL GROUP LLC

THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$296 VantageView System $132	AMPLATZER Cardiac Plug $96	CardioMEMS HF System $68
Ethicon US, LLC	$153 LINX Reflux Management System $153
Gilead Sciences Inc	$76 Sovaldi $60	$16
CONMED Corporation	$56 AirSeal $56
AbbVie, Inc.	$13 Lupron $13

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$594

Biography

Dr. Steven Kaster's specialty is adult gastroenterology. He graduated from the University of Wales College of Medicine and the University of Kansas School of Medicine and then he performed his residency at Rush University Medical Center. He is professionally affiliated with North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Kaster's office in Merriam, KS.