Dr. Joseph S. Asaro, MD

Dr. Asaro practices at Cogent Healthcare of Georgia in Brentwood, Tennessee.

Dr. Asaro's NPI, 1316100993, was assigned on July 3, 2008. Dr. Asaro holds South Carolina license 34558.

Dr. Asaro's primary practice is Cogent Healthcare of Georgia, at 5410 Maryland Way, Brentwood, TN 37027 in Williamson County. The practice phone is (478) 757-8200.

Dr. Asaro's primary practice is Cogent Healthcare of Georgia in Brentwood, Tennessee. Dr. Asaro is also affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. The medical group on file is MUSC Community Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Asaro to 3 more medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Asaro practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Asaro's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Asaro is licensed in South Carolina.

CMS data shows 215 Medicare services from Dr. Asaro across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 123 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $18,795 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 123 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Asaro in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 49 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 28% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.12, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Asaro's median patient age at 64, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Asaro wrote 167 Medicare Part D claims for 61 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 137 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $953 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 56 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 80 out of 100 for Dr. Asaro for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Asaro accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 20 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Asaro, more than 69% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 46 general payments to Dr. Asaro from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 46% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $10,348.