Dr. Joseph E. Cassara, MD

Dr. Cassara practices at Endoscopy Center of the Rockies - Lafayette - HOPD in Lafayette, Colorado.

Dr. Cassara's NPI, 1275755290, was assigned on May 2, 2007. Dr. Cassara graduated from The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Cassara holds Colorado license 46321.

Dr. Cassara's primary practice is Endoscopy Center of the Rockies - Lafayette - HOPD, at 1000 W South Boulder Rd, Lafayette, CO 80026.

Dr. Cassara's primary practice is Endoscopy Center of the Rockies - Lafayette - HOPD in Lafayette, Colorado. Dr. Cassara is also affiliated with Good Samaritan Hospital. The medical group on file is Gastroenterology of the Rockies. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cassara to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cassara practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Cassara's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Cassara is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Cassara's licenses on file in 2 states: Colorado and North Carolina.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, colonoscopy, gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhoids, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), pancreas or bile duct endoscopy (ERCP) and peptic ulcer among the conditions Dr. Cassara treats.

CMS data shows 606 Medicare services from Dr. Cassara across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 381 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $66,753 for them.

CMS counts 381 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cassara in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 239 patients. 67% of them have high cholesterol, and 59% have high blood pressure. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.14, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cassara's median patient age at 60, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Cassara wrote 507 Medicare Part D claims for 288 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 419 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $10,798 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 307 claims across 4 drugs.

Dr. Cassara accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 237 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Cassara, more than 92% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Cassara in 2009. The most frequent topics are Inclusion Bodies, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases and Physician-Patient Relations. Dr. Cassara's most frequent co-authors are Wengui Yu, MD, James T. Hardee, MD and Thomas F. Rehring, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 238 general payments to Dr. Cassara from 29 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,599.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Cassara, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2011.

Dr. Cassara graduated from The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine in 2001.

Dr. Cassara is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.