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Ralph Silverman, MD

NPI 1801899141ActiveIndividual· Colon & Rectal Surgery· St. Louis, MO

Colon & Rectal Surgery (MD) in St. Louis, Missouri, trained at University of Missouri, Kansas City, School of Medicine (class of 1998). 211 Medicare patients in 2024, $60,098 paid; nearly all of their 316 Part D prescriptions were generic (93%). Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $3,034 in all, mostly education.

Overview

NPI1801899141
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedMay 31, 2005
Last updated in NPPESMar 16, 2021
Certified by providerMar 16, 2021

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Colon & Rectal Surgery Primary208C00000XMD115610MO
Colon & Rectal Surgery208C00000X115610MO

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) (MO)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients211
Services billed513 across 63 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$60,098

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)316 · 316 30-day fills
Patients159
Total drug cost$4,583
Generic share93% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Missouri, Kansas City, School of Medicine
Graduation year1998
Medicare specialtyColorectal Surgery (Proctology)

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$3,034 · 3 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$452.46 · 4 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.$3,0002
Conmed Corporation$33.661

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Education$3,000 · 2 payments
  • Food and Beverage$33.66 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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