Joseph Asaro, MD
Surgery Physician · West Columbia, SC
Joseph Asaro, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in West Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1316100993, issued on Jul 3, 2008. Check the license (South Carolina 34558, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Asaro
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 34558 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 146 E Hospital Dr Ste 400, West Columbia, SC 29169
- Phone
- (803) 936-3300
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120814000598); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 647 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 146 E Hospital Dr Ste 400
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Marc Antonetti, MDSurgery Physician1043237803
- Daniel Bailey, M.D.Surgery Physician1508120882
- Ethredge Barwick, MDSurgery Physician1346263027
- Amanda Charlton, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1245592526
- Roland Craft, M.D.Surgery Physician1427176544
- John Deperi, M. D.Surgery Physician1043278427
Verify Joseph Asaro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 34558Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
167 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen46 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen38 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl31 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium22 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: $8,872.46
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, 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
- Musc Community PhysiciansKingstree, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Asaro among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
Joseph Asaro, MD is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2008, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 44% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 45% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 surgery physician records list a practice address in West Columbia
They are 27 of the 1,887 NPPES records with a practice address in West Columbia, and 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 647 in South Carolina → Every provider in West Columbia → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marc Antonetti, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691043237803
- Ethredge Barwick, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691346263027
- John Deperi, M. D.West Columbia, SC 291691043278427
- Richard Felton, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691699782193
- Raymond Fryrear, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691992847446
- Charles Harmon, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691861409476
- Solon Hughes, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691033184817
- Jeffrey Libbey, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691609884816
Common questions
What is Joseph Asaro, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Asaro, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316100993, issued on Jul 3, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Asaro, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 146 E Hospital Dr Ste 400, West Columbia, SC, 29169. Phone: (803) 936-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Asaro, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 34558, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Asaro, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Asaro, MD had 167 Medicare Part D claims for 61 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.