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) 366-4545.
Source: public NPPES record, last updated May 25, 2010. 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
- May 25, 2010
Practice Location
- 614 Central Ave
- Dunkirk, NY 14048-2539
Phone: (716) 366-4545
Specialties
- Surgery Physician (208600000X)
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Medicare Part B Activity
Reported 492 Medicare fee-for-service service lines in 2023.
Peer comparison
Compared to Surgery providers in the Jamestown, NY metro area.
This provider is in the 75th percentile for Medicare service volume.
Higher volume than most peers.
Performs 106% more Medicare services than the peer median.
Higher than 3 of 4 peers.
- Activity Percentile
- 75.0%
- Rank by Services
- 1 of 4
- Total Services
- 492
- Est. Allowed Value
- $62,772.40
- 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 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: 108 to 492 total Medicare services.
Top Clinical Services
- 99203: New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes
145 services | $15,533.75
- 45380: Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope
78 services | $12,000.50
- 99214: Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes
76 services | $9,140.67
- G0105: Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
46 services | $7,986.98
- 43239: Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope
33 services | $3,536.72
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
- 614 Central Ave
- Mailing City
- Dunkirk
- Mailing State
- NY
- Mailing ZIP Code
- 14048-2539
- Mailing Country
- US
- Mailing Phone
- (716) 366-4545
- Mailing Fax
- (716) 366-4537
- Practice Street Address
- 614 Central Ave
- Practice City
- Dunkirk
- Practice State
- NY
- Practice ZIP Code
- 14048-2539
- Practice Country
- US
- Practice Phone
- (716) 366-4545
- Practice Fax
- (716) 366-4537
- Enumeration Date
- September 27, 2006
- Last Updated
- May 25, 2010
- Sex
- Male
- Sole Proprietor
- No
- updated_by_file
- npidata_pfile_20050523-20260308.csv
- Taxonomies
- Surgery Physician (208600000X)
- Other Identifiers
- 000524821001 (NY, BCBS), 1809379 (NY, Idm), 01693347 (NY)