Joel D. Ascher, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Columbus, OH
Joel D. Ascher, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Columbus, Ohio, and NPI 1790949337, issued on Jul 14, 2008. Check the license on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel D. Ascher
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 4301092634 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5100 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43228
- Phone
- (614) 544-1000
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110801000955); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Toledo Medical College, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel D. Ascher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of OhioCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
228 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin25 claims
- Ondansetron Odt18 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen14 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $17.03
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- Cep America - Ohio LLCWesterville, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel D. Ascher among 3,002 emergency medicine physician records in Ohio
Joel D. Ascher, MD is one of 3,002 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 45% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2013 among the 1,720 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
427 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbus
They are 427 of the 36,491 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 3,002 emergency medicine physician records in Ohio.
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Common questions
What is Joel D. Ascher, MD's NPI number?
Joel D. Ascher, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790949337, issued on Jul 14, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel D. Ascher, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5100 W Broad St, Columbus, OH, 43228. Phone: (614) 544-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel D. Ascher, MD's license?
Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel D. Ascher, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel D. Ascher, MD had 228 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel D. Ascher, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.