Joe Ibrahim Askar, MD
Surgery Physician · Dunkirk, NY
Joe Ibrahim Askar, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Dunkirk, New York, and NPI 1720179872, issued on Sep 27, 2006. Check the license (New York 220605, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joe Ibrahim Askar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 220605 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 419 Central Ave, Dunkirk, NY 14048
- Phone
- (716) 672-2000
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- Fax
- (716) 363-2172
- Medicaid ID
- 01693347 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110510000147); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 419 Central Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Darlene EckhardtAthletic Trainer1295253417
- John Keyes, M.D.Surgery Physician1063481455
- Lenny Rostomian, DOPain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1639705510
- Margaret Scherer, PAPhysician Assistant1306493994
Verify Joe Ibrahim Askar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 220605Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
359 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 83 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen75 claims
- Cephalexin73 claims
- Procto-Med Hc26 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim23 claims
- Levofloxacin17 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium17 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $20.85
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lake Erie Medical Services PCFredonia, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joe Ibrahim Askar among 2,053 surgery physician records in New York
Joe Ibrahim Askar, MD is one of 2,053 surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2002 among the 1,212 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in New York
There are 2,053 surgery physician records in New York.
All 2,053 in New York → Every provider in Dunkirk → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Raja Gopalan, M.D.Dunkirk, NY 140481073644142
- John Keyes, M.D.Dunkirk, NY 140481063481455
- Jeffrey De Perio, M.D.Depew, NY 140431841252111
- Abdulhay Bulbulia, M.D.Hamburg, NY 140751841505914
- Bernard Asher, MDBatavia, NY 140201932186897
- Sadegh Danesh, MDBatavia, NY 140201982665758
- Devon Huff, M.D.Batavia, NY 140201932356003
- Andrea Zucchiatti, M.D.Batavia, NY 140201215056700
Common questions
What is Joe Ibrahim Askar, MD's NPI number?
Joe Ibrahim Askar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720179872, issued on Sep 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joe Ibrahim Askar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 419 Central Ave, Dunkirk, NY, 14048. Phone: (716) 672-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joe Ibrahim Askar, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 220605, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joe Ibrahim Askar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joe Ibrahim Askar, MD had 359 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.