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Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD

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Specializes in: Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)

3875 E Overland Road
Meridian, ID 83642

(208) 343-3976

Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD is a neurologist in Meridian, ID specializing in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease).

Office Locations

3875 E Overland Road
Meridian, ID 83642

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In The News

“Dr. Stephen Asher, a neurologist in Boise, Idaho, said his 50 to 60 hours a week seeing patients accounts for only about 10 percent of his income.”—"Patients' Costs Skyrocket; Specialists' Incomes Soar (Published 2014)", New York Times, January 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD treated as a neurologist in Meridian, ID during 2012 were diagnostic procedures and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	109
doctor visit	607
electroencephalography (EEG)	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD treated as a neurologist in Meridian, ID during 2013 were electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	443
electroencephalography (EEG)	41

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	321
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	36
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD in 2013

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD treated as a neurologist in Meridian, ID during 2014 were electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	497
electroencephalography (EEG)	32

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	318
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	32
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD in 2014

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD treated as a neurologist in Meridian, ID during 2015 were electroencephalography (EEG), sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	12
doctor visit	558
electroencephalography (EEG)	13
sleep study	12

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	368
Female	354

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	686
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	326
From 75 to 84	254
85 and over	54
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD in 2015

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	22
Dementia	22
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	616

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	386
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	42
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD in 2016

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Dementia	29
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD treated as a neurologist in Meridian, ID during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	619
injections	33
minimally invasive procedures	66

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	44
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD in 2017

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Dementia	32
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD treated as a neurologist in Meridian, ID during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	520
injections	37
minimally invasive procedures	74

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	333
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	40
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD in 2018

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	21
Dementia	34
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD treated as a neurologist in Meridian, ID during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	513
injections	38
minimally invasive procedures	76

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	319
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	34
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD in 2019

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	36
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	116

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	72

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD in 2020

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Dementia	30
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD treated as a neurologist in Meridian, ID were diagnostic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, injections and electroencephalography (EEG).

airway management	12
diagnostic procedures	109
doctor visit	498
electroencephalography (EEG)	28
injections	36
minimally invasive procedures	72
sleep study	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	307
Hispanic	2
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	114
85 and over	31
Less than 65	46
65 to 74	148

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and dementia.

Hypertension	43
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Cancer	10
Dementia	25

Education & Training

He has a state license in Idaho.

Licensed In: Idaho

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$32,565 AUSTEDO $15,112	AZILECT $13,135	COPAXONE $3,238	Zecuity $268	AJOVY $151	Other $661
GENZYME CORPORATION	$28,019 AUBAGIO $27,470	LEMTRADA $393	MS DISEASE STATE $74	LUMIZYME $21	$61
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$11,993 Gilenya $7,664	NON BRAND $4,166	EXELON PATCH $88	MAYZENT $42	Aimovig $32
Pfizer Inc.	$1,794 Rebif $1,549	LYRICA $197	VIAGRA $37	EMBEDA $11
Boston Scientific Corporation	$1,546 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER $1,248	VERCISE $194	GENERAL DBS $104
Other	$12,888 TECFIDERA $1,011	Bafiertam $900	ACTHAR $807	TROKENDI XR $568	NUPLAZID $527	Other $9,076

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$42,291
Food and Beverage	$19,487
Honoraria	$9,700
Travel and Lodging	$7,766
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$7,735
Other	$1,826

Research Payments

Dr. Stephen W. Asher, MD has received 12 research payments totaling $25,052.

Biography

Dr. Stephen Asher specializes in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease) and practices in Meridian, ID. Dr. Asher obtained a license to practice in Idaho.