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Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD

(Brian Richard Ringhofer, MD)

(67 Ratings)

Specializes in: Nephrology (Kidney Disease)

University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine (2002)

621 S. New Ballas Road, Tower A Suite 437A Mercy Clinic Nephrology - Medical Tower A
St. Louis, MO 63141

(314) 251-6344

Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD is a nephrologist in St. Louis, MO specializing in nephrology (kidney disease). He graduated from University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine in 2002 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD is affiliated with Mercy Health System, Mercy Hospital St. Louis, MERCY CLINIC NEPHROLOGY, LLC and Mercy Clinic Nephrology - Medical Tower A.

Office Locations

621 S. New Ballas Road, Tower A Suite 437A Mercy Clinic Nephrology - Medical Tower A
St. Louis, MO 63141

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD treated as a nephrologist in St. Louis, MO during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	388
doctor visit	245
hospital care	933
inpatient care	933
lab tests	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD treated as a nephrologist in St. Louis, MO during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	406
doctor visit	201
hospital care	833
inpatient care	833
lab tests	18

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	342
Black	78
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	54
Less than 65	121

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	63
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD treated as a nephrologist in St. Louis, MO during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	433
doctor visit	201
hospital care	885
inpatient care	885

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	359
Black	97
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	47
Less than 65	127

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	63
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD treated as a nephrologist in St. Louis, MO during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	395
doctor visit	125
hospital care	603
inpatient care	603

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	424
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	588
Black	124
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	86
Less than 65	208

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	63
Dementia	23
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD treated as a nephrologist in St. Louis, MO during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	304
doctor visit	171
hospital care	567
inpatient care	567

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	304
Black	70
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	42
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	58
Dementia	31
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD treated as a nephrologist in St. Louis, MO during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	402
doctor visit	179
hemofiltration	40
hospital care	1002
inpatient care	1002

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	99
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	37
Less than 65	136

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	61
Dementia	27
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD treated as a nephrologist in St. Louis, MO during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	256
doctor visit	188
hospital care	1015
inpatient care	1015
lab tests	24

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	328
Black	116
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	41
Less than 65	158

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	65
Dementia	30
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD treated as a nephrologist in St. Louis, MO during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	317
doctor visit	162
hospital care	909
inpatient care	909

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	249
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	280
Black	130
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	41
Less than 65	137

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	68
Dementia	24
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD treated as a nephrologist in St. Louis, MO during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	247
doctor visit	175
hospital care	999
inpatient care	999

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	234
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	280
Black	112
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	35
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	67
Dementia	19
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD treated as a nephrologist in St. Louis, MO during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	258
doctor visit	134
hospital care	687
inpatient care	687

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	59
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	35
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	68
Dementia	21
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD treated as a nephrologist in St. Louis, MO during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	131
doctor visit	146
hospital care	419
inpatient care	419

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	171
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	24
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	69
Dementia	12
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD treated as a nephrologist in St. Louis, MO were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

dialysis	321
doctor visit	175
hemofiltration	40
hospital care	804
inpatient care	804
lab tests	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	85
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	287
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	104
85 and over	40
Less than 65	113
65 to 74	118

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	58
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD graduated from University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine in 2002. He completed residency at University of Kansas Medical Center. He is certified by the Board Certification: Amer Bd Internal Medicine (Nephrology) and has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine (2002)

Residency: University of Kansas Medical Center

Board Certification: Board Certification: Amer Bd Internal Medicine (Nephrology)

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mercy Health System

Mercy Hospital St. Louis

MERCY CLINIC NEPHROLOGY, LLC

Mercy Clinic Nephrology - Medical Tower A

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. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: WellCare Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare, Aetna, Humana Military, Cigna, Anthem BlueCross BlueShield, HealthLink, Health Net Federal Services, HFN, Inc., MultiPlan/PHCS, Home State Health, Medica, Healthy Blue (formerly Missouri Care), NHC Advantage, Live360 (Health Choices Network), Sterling Medicare, Essence, PPHP (Provider Partners Health Plan) and Ascension Smart Health.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

WellCare Medicare Advantage

United Healthcare

Aetna

Humana Military

Cigna

Anthem BlueCross BlueShield

HealthLink

Health Net Federal Services

HFN, Inc.

MultiPlan/PHCS

Home State Health

Medica

Healthy Blue (formerly Missouri Care)

NHC Advantage

Live360 (Health Choices Network)

Sterling Medicare

Essence

PPHP (Provider Partners Health Plan)

Ascension Smart Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.64 out of 5 stars based on 67 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Brian R. Ringhofer, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in St. Louis, MO.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Mallinckrodt LLC	$100 ACTHAR $100
NxStage Medical, Inc.	$20 System One $20
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$19 JYNARQUE $19
Questcor Pharmaceuticals	$12 ACTHAR $12
Luitpold Pharmaceuticals Inc	$9 Injectafer $9
Other	$1 Thiola $1

**Types of Payments**
Education	$110
Food and Beverage	$51

Biography

Dr. Brian Ringhofer specializes in nephrology (kidney disease). Patients rated Dr. Ringhofer highly, giving him an average of 4.5 stars (out of 5). He usually is in-network for Anthem, Blue California, and HFN, as well as other insurance carriers. He attended the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Dr. Ringhofer is professionally affiliated with Mercy Hospital St. Louis. Unfortunately, according to Yext, he is not currently accepting new patients.