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Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD

(John Andrew Boockvar, MD)

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery and Oncology (Cancer Care)

SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (1997)

130 East 77th Street Black Hall, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10075

(212) 434-3900

Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD is a neurosurgeon in New York, NY specializing in neurosurgery and oncology (cancer care). He graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine in 1997 and has 29 years of experience. Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD is affiliated with Northwell Health and Northwell Health Physician Partners Neurosurgery & Spine at Lenox Hill.

Office Locations

130 East 77th Street Black Hall, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10075

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Lenox Hill neurosurgeons and Netflix stars David Langer, MD, and John Boockvar, MD, kept it 100 on the land, the sea, and the sky as they channeled their inner Swifties to the tune of "The Fate of...”—"Medical Meeting or Music Festival? Neurosurgeon Swifties; Don't Overthink the Exam", MedPage Today, October 2025

“This potential therapy may be an option for patients who lack many other treatment alternatives," said John Boockvar, MD, Vice Chair and Professor of Neurosurgery at Lenox Hill Hospital, and...”—"CANTEX PHARMACEUTICALS AND LENOX HILL HOSPITAL ANNOUNCE INITIATION OF A PHASE 2 STUDY OF RAGE INHIBITOR AZELIRAGON AS A FRONT-LINE TREATMENT FOR UNMETHYLATED GLIOBLASTOMA", FOX 2, September 2023

“According to Dr. John Boockvar, the vice chair of Neurosurgery at Lenox Hill Hospital, it's the third most common benign brain tumor seen in humans.”—"Inside Kelly Stafford's harrowing health journey to Super Bowl glory", New York Post, February 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in New York, NY during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	132
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in New York, NY during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	147
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	116
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	18
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	44
Dementia	17
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	91

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	123

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	168
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in New York, NY during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	113
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	62

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in New York, NY during 2017 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), cranial surgery, excision and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	17
doctor visit	130
excision	17
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	91
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	16
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	122

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	77
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	139

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	69
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	102

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	69
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	136

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	85
Black	13
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	153

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in New York, NY were hospital care, inpatient care, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and cranial surgery.

cranial surgery	17
doctor visit	126
excision	17
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	87
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	2
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	33
85 and over	1
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	59

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Cancer	13
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine in 1997. He has a state license in New York.

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (1997)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Northwell Health

Northwell Health Physician Partners Neurosurgery & Spine at Lenox Hill

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: EmblemHealth (GHI), Humana, Healthfirst, EmblemHealth (HIP), United Healthcare, Senior Whole Health, Oscar, EmblemHealth Insurance Company (fka HIP Insurance Company of New York) HIPIC, Cigna, Affinity by Molina Healthcare, Wellcare, Empire BlueCross BlueShield (32BJ), NYS Empire Plan (NYSHIP), Elderplan, Medicaid, MagnaCare, Medicare, VNS Health, Railroad Medicare, Fidelis, Humana Military (Tricare), Longevity Health Plan, Aetna, VillageCareMax, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Empire BCBS), Anthem HealthPlus, Northwell Direct, AmidaCare, CenterLight, WTC (World Trade Center Program), Oxford, Hamaspik, US Family Health Plan and 1199 SEIU.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

EmblemHealth (GHI)

Humana

Healthfirst

EmblemHealth (HIP)

United Healthcare

Senior Whole Health

Oscar

EmblemHealth Insurance Company (fka HIP Insurance Company of New York) HIPIC

Cigna

Affinity by Molina Healthcare

Wellcare

Empire BlueCross BlueShield (32BJ)

NYS Empire Plan (NYSHIP)

Elderplan

Medicaid

MagnaCare

Medicare

VNS Health

Railroad Medicare

Fidelis

Humana Military (Tricare)

Longevity Health Plan

Aetna

VillageCareMax

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Empire BCBS)

Anthem HealthPlus

Northwell Direct

AmidaCare

CenterLight

WTC (World Trade Center Program)

Oxford

Hamaspik

US Family Health Plan

1199 SEIU

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$4,900 CLINICAL TRIAL PRODUCT $4,900
4WEB, Inc.	$186 SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM $186
Longeviti Neuro Solutions LLC	$167 InvisiShunt Implant Kit $167
Stryker Corporation	$147 Navigator $121	NEURO/SPINE/ENT $26
GT Medical Technologies, Inc	$114 GammaTile $114
Other	$319 NeuroBlate $83	Apollo $75	Optune $44	Cervical $43	NovoTTF-100A $26	Other $48

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$4,900
Food and Beverage	$933

Research Payments

Dr. John Andrew Boockvar, MD has received 10 research payments totaling $1,083,493.

Biography

Dr. John Boockvar works as an oncology (cancer care) and neurosurgery. He graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. Distinctions awarded to Dr. Boockvar include: Gary Lichtenstein Humanitarian Award Voices Against Brain Cancer; Oligo Nation Nobility in Science Award; and New York Super Doctors. He is professionally affiliated with Northwell Health.