National Provider Identifier
Joe Ibrahim Askar, MD
Joe Ibrahim Askar, MD is listed in the NPPES registry with a primary specialty of Surgery Physician in Dunkirk, NY and a listed phone number of (716) 672-2000.
Source: public NPPES record, last updated June 17, 2026. This profile is informational and is not medical advice, a quality rating, or a provider recommendation.
Profile Overview
- NPI
- 1720179872
- Provider Type
- Individual
- Primary Specialty
- Surgery Physician
- Enumeration Date
- September 27, 2006
- Last Updated
- June 17, 2026
Practice Location
- 419 Central Ave
- Dunkirk, NY 14048-2106
Phone: (716) 672-2000
Specialties
- Surgery Physician (208600000X)
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Medicare Part B Activity
Reported 381 Medicare fee-for-service service lines in 2024.
Peer comparison
Compared to Surgery providers in the Jamestown, NY metro area.
This provider is in the 80th percentile for Medicare service volume.
Higher volume than most peers.
Performs 119% more Medicare services than the peer median.
Higher than 4 of 5 peers.
- Activity Percentile
- 80.0%
- Rank by Services
- 1 of 5
- Total Services
- 381
- Est. Allowed Value
- $45,416.06
- Dataset Year
- 2024
- 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 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 Surgery across the Jamestown, NY metro area. Taller bars indicate higher service-volume bands. Highlighted bar marks this provider's percentile band.
Observed service range: 71 to 381 total Medicare services.
Top Clinical Services
- 99203: New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
91 services | $9,545.23
- 45380: Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope
59 services | $10,471.79
- 99202: New patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 15 minutes or more
58 services | $3,973.31
- 99214: Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
50 services | $6,004.54
- 99213: Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
36 services | $2,973.43
Biography
Joe Askar, MD is a general surgeon with Lake Erie Medical Services who has practiced in the Dunkirk-Fredonia area since 1997, when he established his local surgical practice with privileges at Brooks Memorial Hospital. His LEMS profile says he earned his medical degree from St. Joseph University School of Medicine in Beirut and completed residencies in thoracic surgery at Harvard Medical School's Brigham and Women's Hospital and in general surgery at New York Medical College at Stamford Hospital. A Brooks-TLC Hospital System feature also notes his regular work in the hospital's GI lab, including colonoscopy services.
Full Record
- NPI
- 1720179872
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Last Name
- Askar
- First Name
- Joe
- Middle Name
- Ibrahim
- Credential
- MD
- Mailing Street Address
- 419 Central Ave
- Mailing City
- Dunkirk
- Mailing State
- NY
- Mailing ZIP Code
- 14048-2106
- Mailing Country
- US
- Mailing Phone
- (716) 672-2000
- Mailing Fax
- (716) 363-2172
- Practice Street Address
- 419 Central Ave
- Practice City
- Dunkirk
- Practice State
- NY
- Practice ZIP Code
- 14048-2106
- Practice Country
- US
- Practice Phone
- (716) 672-2000
- Practice Fax
- (716) 363-2172
- Enumeration Date
- September 27, 2006
- Last Updated
- June 17, 2026
- Sex
- Male
- Sole Proprietor
- No
- Certification Date
- June 17, 2026
- Taxonomies
- Surgery Physician (208600000X)
- Other Identifiers
- 000524821001 (NY, BCBS), 1809379 (NY, Idm), 01693347 (NY)