Benjamin Ascari, CRNA

Primary specialty

Certified Registered Nurse AnesthetistTaxonomy code 367500000X

License

121698 Issued in PA

Practice address

300 Halket St
Upmc East
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3108

Phone

(866) 696-2433

NPI assigned

May 10, 2018

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Allegheny Clinic

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Bethel Park, PA
  • NPI 1073081493

  PA

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Lehigh Valley Eye Center, P.C.

  • Specialist
  • Allentown, PA
  • NPI 1356330369

  PA

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• University of Pittsburgh Physicians

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1619935004

  PA

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Associates Anesthesia Services, LLC

  • Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
  • West Mifflin, PA
  • NPI 1033542584

  Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered, PA

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• University of Pittsburgh Physicians

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1285692699
  Care Compare group NPD
• Allegheny Clinic

  • Radiation Oncology Physician
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1114927530
  Care Compare group
• Allegheny Clinic

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Wexford, PA
  • NPI 1124439450
  Care Compare group
• Allegheny Clinic

  • Community/Retail Pharmacy
  • Wexford, PA
  • NPI 1427451764
  Care Compare group
• Allegheny Clinic

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Natrona Heights, PA
  • NPI 1053416537
  NPD
• Allegheny Clinic

  • Primary Care Clinic/Center
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1215752548
  NPD
• Punxsutawney Medical Services, Inc

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Punxsutawney, PA
  • NPI 1255849683
  NPD
• University of Pittsburgh Physicians

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1033125455
  NPD
• Associates in Ophthalmology LTD

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • West Mifflin, PA
  • NPI 1639175045
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Indiana Regional Medical Center

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Blairsville, PA
  • NPI 1104055946

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Indiana Regional Medical Center

  • Rural Acute Care Hospital
  • Indiana, PA
  • NPI 1356334510

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Indiana Regional Medical Center

  • Rural Acute Care Hospital
  • Indiana, PA
  • NPI 1508047630

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Indiana Regional Medical Center

  • Rural Acute Care Hospital
  • Indiana, PA
  • NPI 1659315372

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Magee-Womens Hospital

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1659435501

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Magee-Womens Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1952311508

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1194744805

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc.

  • Oncology Clinic/Center
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1346489143

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation

Specialty

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Crna)

Education

Other, 2018

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

University of Pittsburgh Physicians 4,166 clinicians

Allegheny Clinic 2,313 clinicians

Lehigh Valley Eye Center, P.C. 51 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Indiana Regional Medical Center Hospital, Indiana, PA, CCN 390173
• Magee Womens Hospital of Upmc Health System Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, CCN 390114
• West Penn Hospital Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, CCN 390090

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

82.68 of 100Reported as group

Quality

86.54

Promoting interoperability

94

Improvement activities

40

Cost

60.72

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

80.94 of 100Reported as group

Quality

61.89

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

74.58

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in PA

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Certified Registered Nurse

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: benjamin.ascari.p3@direct.aiovision.nextgenshare.com
• Direct secure messaging: bascari283266@direct.ahn.org

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format, last updated by the provider on Nov 20, 2025.

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• Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist in Pennsylvania

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Nov 20, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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