National Provider Identifier
Joseph A Bax, MD
Joseph A Bax, MD is listed in the NPPES registry with a primary specialty of Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Niagara Falls, NY and a listed phone number of (716) 285-7366.
Source: public NPPES record, last updated January 02, 2014. This profile is informational and is not medical advice, a quality rating, or a provider recommendation.
Profile Overview
- NPI
- 1316093412
- Provider Type
- Individual
- Primary Specialty
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
- Enumeration Date
- January 25, 2007
- Last Updated
- January 02, 2014
Practice Location
- 700 Park Pl
- Niagara Falls, NY 14301-1028
Phone: (716) 285-7366
Specialties
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (207X00000X)
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Medicare Part B Activity
Reported 263 Medicare fee-for-service service lines in 2023.
Peer comparison
Compared to Orthopaedic Surgery providers in the Buffalo, NY metro area.
This provider is in the 28th percentile for Medicare service volume.
Lower volume than many peers.
Performs 45% fewer Medicare services than the peer median.
Higher than 22 of 79 peers.
- Activity Percentile
- 27.8%
- Rank by Services
- 56 of 79
- Total Services
- 263
- Est. Allowed Value
- $7,992.95
- Dataset Year
- 2023
- Drug Code Share
- 63.9%
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 Orthopaedic Surgery classification rather than the exact subspecialty label shown elsewhere on the page.
Drug-related HCPCS codes make up 63.9% of reported Medicare services, so the claim mix is dominated by administered-drug billing lines.
Percentile distribution
Each bar represents a 10-point percentile band of peers by total Medicare services for Orthopaedic 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: 12 to 4,547 total Medicare services.
Top Clinical Services
- 99213: Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes
59 services | $5,107.60
- 20610: Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
19 services | $1,513.27
- 99221: Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes
17 services | $1,351.59
Common Drug-Related Codes
- J1100: Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg
168 services | $20.49
Biography
Joseph Bax, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon in Niagara Falls who earned his medical degree from the University of Bologna and completed orthopedic surgery training at Tulane University. He is affiliated with Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, where he was recognized with a 2022 Preceptor of the Year award for his work with the hospital’s residency program.
Full Record
- NPI
- 1316093412
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Last Name
- Bax
- First Name
- Joseph
- Middle Name
- A
- Name Prefix
- Dr.
- Credential
- MD
- Mailing Street Address
- 700 Park Pl
- Mailing City
- Niagara Falls
- Mailing State
- NY
- Mailing ZIP Code
- 14301-1028
- Mailing Country
- US
- Mailing Phone
- (716) 285-7366
- Mailing Fax
- (716) 285-2580
- Practice Street Address
- 700 Park Pl
- Practice City
- Niagara Falls
- Practice State
- NY
- Practice ZIP Code
- 14301-1028
- Practice Country
- US
- Practice Phone
- (716) 285-7366
- Practice Fax
- (716) 285-2580
- Enumeration Date
- January 25, 2007
- Last Updated
- January 02, 2014
- Sex
- Male
- Sole Proprietor
- Yes
- updated_by_file
- npidata_pfile_20050523-20260308.csv
- Taxonomies
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (207X00000X)