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Thamer Robert Qaqish, MD
Thamer Robert Qaqish, MD is listed in the NPPES registry with a primary specialty of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Buffalo, NY and a listed phone number of (716) 898-3948.
Source: public NPPES record, last updated January 12, 2022. This profile is informational and is not medical advice, a quality rating, or a provider recommendation.
Profile Overview
- NPI
- 1073953006
- Provider Type
- Individual
- Primary Specialty
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
- Enumeration Date
- July 05, 2013
- Last Updated
- January 12, 2022
Practice Location
- 462 Grider St
- Buffalo, NY 14215-3098
Phone: (716) 898-3948
Specialties
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician (208G00000X)
- Surgery Physician (208600000X)
Endpoints
- NPIregistry
Connect Url | Health Information Exchange (Hie) | Other | Iowa City, IA 52242
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Medicare Part B Activity
Reported 62 Medicare fee-for-service service lines in 2023.
Peer comparison
Compared to Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers in the Buffalo, NY metro area.
This provider is in the 25th percentile for Medicare service volume.
Lower volume than many peers.
Performs 19% fewer Medicare services than the peer median.
Higher than 3 of 12 peers.
- Activity Percentile
- 25.0%
- Rank by Services
- 9 of 12
- Total Services
- 62
- Est. Allowed Value
- $6,536.97
- Dataset Year
- 2023
- Drug Code Share
- 0.0%
Estimated allowed value reflects Medicare fee-for-service allowed amounts only. It does not include Medicare Advantage, commercial insurance, cash-pay services, or employment compensation.
Peers are grouped by the broader Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) classification rather than the exact subspecialty label shown elsewhere on the page.
Percentile distribution
Each bar represents a 10-point percentile band of peers by total Medicare services for Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) across the Buffalo, NY metro area. Taller bars indicate higher service-volume bands. Highlighted bar marks this provider's percentile band.
Observed service range: 11 to 266 total Medicare services.
Top Clinical Services
- 99214: Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes
19 services | $1,809.94
- 99204: New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes
16 services | $2,080.16
- 99222: Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
15 services | $1,873.35
- 99213: Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes
12 services | $773.52
Biography
Dr. Thamer Qaqish is a thoracic surgeon in Buffalo who serves as Chief of Service for Cardiothoracic Surgery at ECMC and is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine. His training includes general surgery at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, thoracic surgery at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and a postdoctoral research fellowship in lung transplantation at the University of Toronto; his academic profile also notes published research and book chapters in thoracic surgery, along with a recent role as a faculty coach at UB.
Full Record
- NPI
- 1073953006
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Last Name
- Qaqish
- First Name
- Thamer
- Middle Name
- Robert
- Name Prefix
- Dr.
- Credential
- MD
- Mailing Street Address
- 462 Grider St
- Mailing City
- Buffalo
- Mailing State
- NY
- Mailing ZIP Code
- 14215-3098
- Mailing Country
- US
- Mailing Phone
- (716) 898-3948
- Mailing Fax
- (716) 961-6969
- Practice Street Address
- 462 Grider St
- Practice City
- Buffalo
- Practice State
- NY
- Practice ZIP Code
- 14215-3098
- Practice Country
- US
- Practice Phone
- (716) 898-3948
- Practice Fax
- (716) 961-6969
- Enumeration Date
- July 05, 2013
- Last Updated
- January 12, 2022
- Sex
- Male
- Sole Proprietor
- No
- Certification Date
- January 12, 2022
- updated_by_file
- npidata_pfile_20050523-20260308.csv
- Taxonomies
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician (208G00000X), Surgery Physician (208600000X)