Bahar Bastani, MD
NPI 1326059957ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Nephrology· St Louis, MO
Internal Medicine, Nephrology (MD) with Ssm Health Care Group, practicing in St Louis, Missouri. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $445,972 for 4,136 claims, against $33,295 paid for services in 2024. Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $9,503 in all, mostly honoraria. Lists Saint Francis Medical Center and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1326059957 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 10, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 4, 2021 |
| Certified by provider | Jan 18, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Nephrology Primary | 207RN0300X | R7H14 | MO |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nephrology (MO) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 138 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 400 across 11 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $33,295 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 4,136 · 7,083 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 274 |
| Total drug cost | $445,972 |
| Generic share | 93% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nephrology |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Ssm Health Care GroupSaint Louis, MO · 940 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Saint Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeau, MO
- Ssm Health Saint Louis University HospitalSaint Louis, MO
- Ssm St Joseph Hospital WestLake Saint Louis, MO
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$9,503 · 27 payments from 8 companies
- 2024$19,734 · 44 payments from 7 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. | $4,500 | 5 |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | $4,417 | 16 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | $142.44 | 1 |
| Amgen Inc. | $139.95 | 1 |
| Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. | $116.33 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Honoraria$4,250 · 2 payments
- Consulting Fee$2,500 · 1 payment
- Food and Beverage$1,236 · 13 payments
- Travel and Lodging$827.45 · 4 payments
- Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$600.00 · 1 payment
- Education$89.20 · 6 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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