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Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD

(Dr. Robert Edward Askew Jr., M.D.)
Specializes in: General Surgery
University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine
3901 Medical Parkway Suite 200
Austin, TX 78756

Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD is a general surgeon in Austin, TX specializing in general surgery. He graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine. Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD is affiliated with Ascension, Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Ascension Seton Northwest, AUSTIN SURGEONS PLLC and Austin Surgeons, PLLC.

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Office Locations

3901 Medical Parkway Suite 200
Austin, TX 78756
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In The News 

“Dr. Robert Askew Jr., a general surgeon in Austin, said his group has trained residents but "has a lot of questions" about the new expectations.”—"Some Austin doctors question Dell Medical School changes, payment cuts", Austin American-Statesman, September 2016
“Robert Askew, a surgeon in Austin who died July 4 after a decades-long career, is the namesake for an endowed chair in oncology at the University of Texas Dell Medical School, officials announced...”—"Community news: Cap Metro buses to run on regular schedule Tuesday", Austin American-Statesman, November 2014
“Dr. Robert Askew, a retired Austin surgeon who serves on the UTMB Development Board, envisions a fairly small, not terribly expensive operation.”—"Is There a Doctor in the House?", The Austin Chronicle, September 2004

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

abdominal hernia surgery
hernia surgery
inguinal hernia repair
laparoscopic hernia repair
laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair
laparoscopic surgery

In 2013, Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD had a list price for abdominal hernia surgery, hernia surgery, inguinal hernia repair, laparoscopic hernia repair, laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, and laparoscopic surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Texas. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Austin, TX during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery 29
breast procedures 16
catheterization 12
diagnostic procedures 13
doctor visit 261
excision 13
gastrointestinal procedures 29
hospital care 141
inpatient care 141
lymph node procedures 13
open surgery 42
ultrasound (sonogram) 16
women's imaging 16

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD.

Gender
Male 109
Female 158
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 231
Black 0
Hispanic 19
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 134
From 75 to 84 73
85 and over 28
Less than 65 32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 64
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 39
Depression 22
Chronic Kidney Disease 31
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 27
Dementia 10
Cancer 28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Austin, TX during 2014 were inpatient care, hospital care, diagnostic procedures and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery 12
aspiration 27
breast procedures 40
cancer surgery 14
catheterization 17
diagnostic procedures 42
doctor visit 263
excision 29
gastrointestinal procedures 12
hospital care 79
image guided procedures 27
inpatient care 79
lymph node procedures 30
minimally invasive procedures 27
minor procedures 27
nuclear scan 15
open surgery 27
ultrasound (sonogram) 26
women's imaging 26

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD.

Gender
Male 102
Female 163
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 233
Black 0
Hispanic 16
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 119
From 75 to 84 86
85 and over 34
Less than 65 26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and cancer.

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 40
Depression 22
Chronic Kidney Disease 28
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 18
Heart Failure 24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 26
Dementia 10
Cancer 32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Austin, TX during 2015 were inpatient care, hospital care, open surgery and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery 22
aspiration 12
breast procedures 34
cancer surgery 12
catheterization 18
diagnostic procedures 26
doctor visit 245
excision 26
gastrointestinal procedures 22
hospital care 67
image guided procedures 12
inpatient care 67
lymph node procedures 14
minimally invasive procedures 12
minor procedures 12
open surgery 36
ultrasound (sonogram) 22
women's imaging 22

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD.

Gender
Male 230
Female 308
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 478
Black 0
Hispanic 32
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 274
From 75 to 84 154
85 and over 68
Less than 65 42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 61
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 33
Depression 23
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 10
Diabetes 22
Dementia 8
Cancer 33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Austin, TX during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery 50
catheterization 11
doctor visit 283
gastrointestinal procedures 50
hospital care 170
inpatient care 170
open surgery 50

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD.

Gender
Male 119
Female 154
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 246
Black 0
Hispanic 12
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 151
From 75 to 84 81
85 and over 28
Less than 65 13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD treated during 2016 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 59
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 37
Depression 20
Chronic Kidney Disease 28
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9
Diabetes 18
Dementia 10
Cancer 26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Austin, TX during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery 27
aspiration 12
catheterization 11
diagnostic procedures 12
doctor visit 290
gastrointestinal procedures 27
hospital care 94
image guided procedures 12
inpatient care 94
minimally invasive procedures 12
minor procedures 12
open surgery 27

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD.

Gender
Male 132
Female 160
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 254
Black 0
Hispanic 17
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 170
From 75 to 84 90
85 and over 18
Less than 65 14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 63
High Cholesterol 54
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 35
Depression 21
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 18
Dementia 9
Cancer 23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Austin, TX during 2018 were inpatient care, hospital care, open surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery 28
aspiration 16
breast procedures 13
cancer surgery 13
diagnostic procedures 16
doctor visit 278
excision 13
gastrointestinal procedures 28
hospital care 61
image guided procedures 16
inpatient care 61
minimally invasive procedures 16
minor procedures 16
open surgery 28

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD.

Gender
Male 142
Female 141
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 242
Black 0
Hispanic 19
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 166
From 75 to 84 86
85 and over 16
Less than 65 15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD treated during 2018 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and cancer.

Hypertension 57
High Cholesterol 65
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 33
Depression 19
Chronic Kidney Disease 23
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 8
Diabetes 21
Dementia 10
Cancer 27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Austin, TX during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, abdominal surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery 31
doctor visit 324
gastrointestinal procedures 31
hospital care 59
inpatient care 59
minimally invasive procedures 13
open surgery 18

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD.

Gender
Male 136
Female 149
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 247
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 16
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 158
From 75 to 84 95
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and cancer.

Hypertension 63
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 36
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 25
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 8
Diabetes 20
Dementia 10
Cancer 27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Austin, TX during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery 13
doctor visit 218
gastrointestinal procedures 13
hospital care 55
inpatient care 55
open surgery 13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD.

Gender
Male 107
Female 109
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 190
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 12
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 118
From 75 to 84 70
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD treated during 2020 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 63
High Cholesterol 65
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 39
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 28
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 8
Diabetes 22
Dementia 16
Cancer 27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Austin, TX during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, abdominal surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery 30
doctor visit 199
gastrointestinal procedures 30
hospital care 43
inpatient care 43
minimally invasive procedures 15
open surgery 15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD.

Gender
Male 117
Female 110
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 188
Black 0
Hispanic 16
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 124
From 75 to 84 78
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD treated during 2021 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and cancer.

Hypertension 61
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 37
Depression 21
Chronic Kidney Disease 25
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 8
Diabetes 22
Dementia 10
Cancer 28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Austin, TX during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, abdominal surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery 33
doctor visit 216
gastrointestinal procedures 33
hospital care 55
inpatient care 55
minimally invasive procedures 18
open surgery 15

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD.

Gender
Male 129
Female 108
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 205
Black 0
Hispanic 12
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 122
From 75 to 84 84
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and cancer.

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 32
Depression 21
Chronic Kidney Disease 12
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 22
Heart Failure 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 19
Dementia 0
Cancer 26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Austin, TX during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery 19
doctor visit 160
gastrointestinal procedures 19
hospital care 72
inpatient care 72
minimally invasive procedures 19

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD.

Gender
Male 98
Female 95
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 164
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 98
From 75 to 84 67
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and cancer.

Hypertension 72
High Cholesterol 74
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 32
Depression 18
Chronic Kidney Disease 16
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 19
Atrial Fibrilation 20
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 27
Dementia 7
Cancer 27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Austin, TX were inpatient care, hospital care, open surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

abdominal surgery 26
aspiration 16
breast procedures 25
cancer surgery 13
catheterization 13
diagnostic procedures 21
doctor visit 248
excision 20
gastrointestinal procedures 26
hospital care 81
image guided procedures 16
inpatient care 81
lymph node procedures 19
minimally invasive procedures 16
minor procedures 16
nuclear scan 15
open surgery 27
ultrasound (sonogram) 21
women's imaging 21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD.

Gender
Male 129
Female 150
Ethnicity
Black / African American 0
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 243
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 13
Other 2
Age
75 to 84 87
85 and over 17
Less than 65 12
65 to 74 148

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and cancer.

Hypertension 63
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 3
Ischemic Heart Disease 35
Depression 21
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 10
Osteoporosis 11
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 10
Diabetes 22
Atrial Fibrillation 13
Dementia 9
Cancer 27

Education & Training

Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Texas Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the The American Board of Surgery - Surgery and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine

Residency: University of Texas Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: The American Board of Surgery - Surgery

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ascension
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Ascension Seton Northwest
AUSTIN SURGEONS PLLC
Austin Surgeons, PLLC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Austin, TX. 

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Robert E. Askew JR., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. $7,876 Da Vinci Surgical System
$7,876
Davol Inc. $396 Phasix Mesh
$229 		PHASIX
$109 		DAV-Ventrio
$34 		Progel
$13 		SURGICAL
$11
Kerecis Limited $310 Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose
$208 		Kerecis Omega3 Marigen
$101
Medtronic, Inc. $270 ENDOFLIP
$112 		Signia
$99 		Dextile
$44 		EEA
$15
LIFECELL CORPORATION $150 AlloDerm
$150
Other $1,444 GATTEX
$271 		SurgiMend
$105 		GORE ENFORM Preperitoneal Biomaterial
$88 		BioSurgery - TISSEEL
$73 		XARACOLL
$68 		Other
$839
Types of Payments
Education $6,500
Food and Beverage $3,321
Travel and Lodging $625

Biography

Dr. Robert Askew's medical specialty is general surgery. His patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Askew is professionally affiliated with Ascension. He is a graduate of the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine. Dr. Askew's training includes a residency program at a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas. He has received the following distinction: Texas Super Doctors.

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