90 Bergen Street Lower Level Suite 300 Newark NJ 07103 (Essex)
Second Practice Address:
230 E. Ridgewood Avenue Bldg.8 First Floor Paramus NJ 07652 (Bergen)
Third Practice Address:
680 Broadway Suite 506 Paterson NJ 07514 (Passaic)
Hospital
Affiliations:
University Hospital, Newark New Bridge Medical Center
Background:
Medical Specialty:
Geriatric Medicine ( Family Medicine ) Family Medicine
M.D. Degree:
University of Mysore - 2009 Mysuru ID India
Internship:
Internship-Preventative and Social Medicine OBGYN, 1990 - 1991 Jagadguru Jayadeva Murugurajendra Medical College Davangere IN Asia
Residency:
Residency-Family Medicine, 2005 - 2006 Lousiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans LA USA
Fellowship:
Fellowship-Geriatric Medicine, 2008 - 2009 New York University Medical Center New York NY USA
Second Fellowship:
Resident-Family Medicine, 2006 - 2008 UMDNJ-RWJMS New Brusnwick NJ USA
Board
Certification:
Geriatric Medicine ( Family Medicine ) - American Board of Family Medicine, 2012 Family Medicine - American Board of Family Medicine, 2019, 2021
Insurance
Participation: with Provider Number ( where
applicable )
The information below is subject to change
and should not be relied upon until after
it is verified with the insurance company. In addition, psychiatric providers should
be contacted directly for information on their participation with managed care and
insurance companies.
Information is current as of: 11/6/2020 3:13:00 PM
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2. For questions and or assistance with your health insurance or managed care:
Please call 973-972-4908 (NJMS-Office of Managed Care) or send an e-mail to:
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NJMS Faculty Group Agreements
Aetna (Commercial and Medicare Advantage Plans – effective 09/01/2016)*
Devon Health Services, Inc. (General Insurance-PPO and Workers Compensation)
FedMed, Inc. (General Insurance-PPO and Workers' Compensation)
Horizon NJ Health (Medicaid HMO)
Horizon NJ Total Care [HMO SNP - Dual Medicare - Medicaid Product - Effective 05/01/2017]
Multiplan (PPO & Workers Compensation & PHCS)
OSCAR Health Insurance {A Product of the Public Health Care Exchange establieshed by the Affordable Care Act-effective 01/01/2018}**
Prime Health Services, Inc. (Auto & Workers Compensation)
Procura Management, Inc. (General Insurance-PPO)
Qualcare HMO/PPO
Rutgers Student Health***
Three Rivers Provider Network
United Healthcare Commercial Plan /Oxford Health Plans (Effective 04/01/2017 - excludes the Medicare Advantage & TRICARE Benefit Plans)
United Healthcare Community Plan
VA Choice (Health Net Federal Services)****
WellCare Health Plans (Medicaid & Medicare-effective 11/1/2014)
*Aetna – The Rutgers NJMS agreement DOES NOT INCLUDE Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO, Rental Networks and Worker’s Compensation.
** Effective 01/01/2018, OSCAR has once again partnered with QualCare to provide access to its regional HMO network of providers and to also provide medical management services including care management and chronic condition management.
--OSCAR is one of only three insurance companies that is offered on the Public Health Care Exchange in NJ. The public exchange is the only place consumers can receive federal subsidies to help pay for their health insurance.
--OSCAR is administered through QualCare's HMO Network and is not a contract that is negotiated by the NJMS Managed Care Reimbursement Committee
and is not managed by the NJMS-Office of Managed Care.
***Effective 8/1/2013, Rutgers students with UHC Student Resources insurance have access to NJMS Faculty Practice physicians and University Hospital as Preferred Providers through our
relationship with Multiplan. The Multiplan logo is on the student health ID card.
****Although not a group agreement, the VA Choice Program is a medical service program allowing registered NJMS clinical faculty providers to treat Veterans referred by HealthNet Federal Services on behalf of local VA facilities.
--- All appointments for VA Choice will be coordinated by HealthNet Federal Services on behalf of the Veterans.
--- University Hospital participates with VA Choice.
Disclosure: Information in this directory is updated daily and is subject to change without
notice. Please note that that not all providers listed may participate with your health plan.
Please confirm the provider participation with your health plan prior to receiving treatment
by either calling the provider office and/or your health plan directly. Thank you for your
interest in our services.
