Michael G Driver, MD
Anesthesiology · Poplar Bluff
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 2
- Since medical school
- 26 years
- Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 2000
Offices
2 locations · Rural Health Pain Management LLC · 35 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
We could not verify current plan participation for this doctor. This does not mean they are out of network. Call Dr. Driver’s office at (901) 682-6828 to ask if they take your plan before you enroll.
Hospitals they work in
1 hospital
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Poplar Bluff Regional Medical CenterPoplar Bluff, MOAcute Care Hospital · Proprietary · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Community Health Systems, which runs 81 hospitals in 15 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 57% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.097, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 5 the same, 2 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 2 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 8 the same, 1 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.097 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.92 (0 to 1.94) · 700 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.89 (0.53 to 1.25) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 200.29 (143.53 to 257.05) · 49 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 9 · 135 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 13.6 · 157 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 14.7 · 291 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 19.6 · 552 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 13.1 · 213 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 4.2 · 1,926 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.17 (0 to 0.38) · 4,567 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.31 (0.11 to 0.52) · 4,579 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.07 (0.76 to 5.38) · 668 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.54 (0 to 3.2) · 98 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.33 (0.71 to 3.95) · 654 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 7.99 (0 to 16.03) · 107 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.46 (1.41 to 9.51) · 69 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.02 (0.52 to 3.52) · 128 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.45 (0 to 1.21) · 3,833 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.243 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.875 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.7 · 201 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.8 · 455 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 13.3 · 155 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 12.8 · 348 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 17.1 · 571 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.1 · 778 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.4 (2.9 to 6.9) · 61 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 11.7 (8.5 to 16.2) · 61 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 21 · 255 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 11.8 (9 to 15.5) · 685 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.5) · 99 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (521 patients answered, 15% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 2 |
| Overall hospital rating | 2 |
| Quietness | 4 |
| Recommend hospital | 2 |
| Room was "always" clean | 70% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 75% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained | 56% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 81% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 79% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 60% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 67% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 72% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 71% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 58% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 57% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 84% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$3,696
Medicare paid this office $3,696 for 51 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | 22 | $985 | $45 |
| Other procedure on nervous system | 12 | $306 | $25 |
Procedures year by year
| Procedure | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | – | – | – | – | 23 | 22 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | – | 25 | – | – | – | – |
| Other procedure on nervous system | – | – | – | – | – | 12 |
Times billed to Original Medicare each year. A blank year means fewer than 11 people had it, or none: Medicare does not publish smaller counts. Medicare Advantage patients are not included.
Who their Medicare patients are
51 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · 85 and older 26% · Women 63% · Health risk score 1.39. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 47% · Chronic kidney disease 45% · Depression 45% · Coronary heart disease 37% · Heart failure 31% · Atrial fibrillation 31% · COPD 27%.
The office billed $88,267, Medicare allowed $4,639 and paid $3,696; for 69 services of 14 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 51 | 69 | 73 | 1.39 | $88,267 | $3,696 |
| 2023 | 70 | 79 | 73 | 1.50 | $129,425 | $7,583 |
| 2022 | 46 | 62 | 71 | 1.40 | $97,859 | $5,932 |
| 2018 | 68 | 89 | 68 | 1.98 | $94,401 | $8,898 |
| 2017 | 333 | 391 | 66 | 1.97 | $426,148 | $42,427 |
| 2016 | 134 | 138 | 70 | 1.55 | $172,540 | $16,086 |
| 2015 | 63 | 63 | 69 | 1.17 | $147,121 | $5,742 |
| 2014 | 53 | 58 | 59 | 1.27 | $56,159 | $8,192 |
| 2013 | 40 | 40 | 67 | 0.96 | $47,940 | $6,354 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 2 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 11 | $1,168 | $106 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | 23 | $1,022 | $44 |
2022: 1 service
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 11 | $261 | $24 |
2017: 8 services
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 78 | $5,114 | $64 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | 19 | $3,163 | $158 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on lower intestine using an endoscope | 42 | $2,947 | $69 |
| Anesthesia for extensive surgery on spine | 12 | $2,561 | $213 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on upper 2/3rd of thigh bone | 12 | $2,070 | $173 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on neck area (1 year or older) | 11 | $1,557 | $142 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 25 | $1,010 | $40 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on urinary system through urethra | 14 | $988 | $71 |
2015: 2 services
| Anesthesia for procedure on lower intestine using an endoscope | 22 | $1,557 | $71 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 13 | $867 | $67 |
2014: 1 service
| Anesthesia for other procedure on lower leg, ankle, and foot bones | 12 | $1,752 | $146 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 22% of their 50 Part D prescriptions in 2014.
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
Year by year
| 2015 | 17 | 12 | None | None | $504 |
| 2014 | 50 | 27 | 22% (11) | 32% | $1,228 |
| 2013 | 31 | 14 | 45% (14) | None | $672 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2013: 1 drug
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 14 | $213 | $15 |
Money from drug and device companies
$23 in 2019
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America | 7 Flat Panel Monitor Only F/C-Mac, Hdmi | $23 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America | Meals · 2019-02-25 | 7 Flat Panel Monitor Only F/C-Mac, Hdmi | $23 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1346283322
- Licence
- MO 2004033762
- Trained
- Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 2000 · 26 years ago
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
- Mailing address
- 2828 S National Ave, Springfield, MO, 65803
- NPI first listed
- 2006-06-14
- NPI last updated
- 2014-04-25
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.