Do you accept my insurance?

Atrium Medical accepts most major insurance plans for primary care in Midtown Manhattan, including Aetna, Cigna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, UnitedHealthcare, Oxford, Medicare, HIP, GHI, MagnaCare, 1199, PHCS/MultiPlan, NYSHIP, and others listed on this page. Coverage depends on your specific plan and network.

Will my annual physical be covered by insurance?

Many plans cover preventive annual physicals, but coverage depends on your plan and on what happens during the visit. If the visit includes evaluation of symptoms, medication changes, chronic disease management, or other diagnostic concerns, insurance may process that portion differently.

What costs might I owe after a visit?

Depending on your plan, you may owe a copay, deductible, coinsurance, or lab, imaging, pharmacy, or specialist charges billed by outside entities. Atrium verifies insurance when possible, but your insurer determines final patient responsibility.

Do you keep a credit card on file?

No. Atrium Medical does not keep credit cards on file and does not run automatic charges after visits.

Medicare Primary Care Doctor in Midtown Manhattan

Q: What is a Welcome to Medicare visit?

The Welcome to Medicare preventive visit is a one-time Medicare Part B benefit available during the first 12 months after Part B coverage begins. It focuses on medical history, preventive screening and vaccine needs, risk assessment, basic measurements, and a prevention plan. It is not a comprehensive routine physical.

Fast answer

Atrium Medical accepts Original Medicare for primary care in Midtown Manhattan and is accepting new Medicare patients. Original Medicare includes Medicare Part A and Part B; physician and outpatient primary-care services are generally covered through Part B. Atrium also accepts select Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Advantage networks vary by insurer and specific plan, so our team can help verify coverage before your appointment. Patients who are new to Medicare can establish ongoing primary care at Atrium, including the one-time Welcome to Medicare preventive visit during the first 12 months of Part B coverage. Eligible patients who have had Part B longer can receive Medicare’s Annual Wellness Visit, along with ongoing visits for medical concerns, medication management, chronic disease care, and specialist coordination. Atrium Medical is located at 160 East 56th Street in Midtown East, and same-day or next-day appointments are frequently available depending on the issue and schedule.

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Original Medicare vs Medicare Advantage: what is the difference?

Original Medicare is Medicare administered directly through the federal Medicare program. It includes Part A and Part B. Part A primarily covers inpatient hospital care and related services. Part B covers physician services, outpatient care, and many preventive services. For a primary-care office such as Atrium, Part B is the part of Original Medicare that generally covers physician visits.

Medicare Advantage, also called Part C, is an alternative way to receive Medicare benefits through a Medicare-approved private insurance company. A Medicare Advantage plan provides Part A and Part B benefits through the private plan and often includes Part D drug coverage. Provider networks and referral rules may apply.

	Original Medicare	Medicare Advantage
Who administers coverage?	Federal Medicare program	Private Medicare-approved plan
Core medical coverage	Part A + Part B	Part A + Part B benefits through the plan
Doctors and hospitals	Any provider that takes Medicare, subject to Medicare participation rules	Plan network and service-area rules may apply
Specialist referrals	Generally not required by Original Medicare	May be required depending on the plan
Prescription coverage	Separate Part D plan can be added	Often included in the Medicare Advantage plan
Medigap	Can be paired with Original Medicare	Not used with Medicare Advantage
Atrium Medical	Accepted	Select plans accepted; verify exact plan

Official Medicare reference link: Compare Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage →

Turning 65? Establishing primary care when Medicare begins

Turning 65 often changes more than the insurance card in your wallet. Patients may be moving from employer insurance onto Medicare, deciding between Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage, considering a Medigap policy, reviewing Part D prescription coverage, and checking whether the physicians and hospitals they already use will remain available under their new coverage.

If maintaining access to particular New York specialists or hospital systems matters to you, verify those physicians and facilities before choosing coverage. Atrium can tell you which Medicare coverage we accept and help verify whether your plan appears active, but Atrium does not sell Medicare insurance or select an insurance plan for patients.

Once Medicare coverage begins, new patients can establish ongoing primary care at Atrium. Patients in the first 12 months of Part B may also be eligible for the one-time Welcome to Medicare preventive visit.

Welcome to Medicare and Annual Wellness Visits

Medicare uses specific preventive-visit benefits rather than treating every yearly visit as a conventional routine physical. Atrium can provide the Welcome to Medicare preventive visit and the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit for eligible patients.

Visit type	When	What it focuses on	Important distinction
Welcome to Medicare preventive visit	Once during the first 12 months after Part B begins	Medical and social history, preventive screening and vaccine review, risk assessment, basic measurements, and prevention planning	Not a comprehensive routine physical
Medicare Annual Wellness Visit	After the first 12 months of Part B; generally once every 12 months when eligible	Health Risk Assessment, personalized prevention plan, screening review, medication review, cognitive and safety review as applicable	Not a routine physical exam
Problem-focused or chronic-care visit	When medically necessary	Symptoms, medication changes, abnormal results, chronic disease management, new concerns	Normal Part B cost-sharing may apply

For the Welcome to Medicare visit and Annual Wellness Visit, Medicare generally waives patient cost-sharing for the covered preventive service when the clinician accepts assignment. If additional medical problems, tests, or services are addressed during the same appointment, those additional services may be billed separately and normal Medicare cost-sharing may apply.

Original Medicare generally does not cover a comprehensive routine physical in the same way many commercial insurance plans do. Do not call the Welcome to Medicare visit or Annual Wellness Visit an annual physical.

A primary-care home base when you have multiple specialists

As medicine becomes more specialized, patients can have excellent doctors and still end up with fragmented care. A cardiologist may manage one problem, an endocrinologist another, an orthopedist may order imaging, a gastroenterologist may change a medication, and hospital records may sit in several different systems.

Atrium gives Medicare patients a Midtown primary-care home base where preventive care, new symptoms, chronic conditions, medications, laboratory results, imaging, hospital follow-up, and specialist recommendations can be viewed together. Primary care does not replace specialty care. It is where the pieces are put back together.

Choosing Atrium for primary care does not mean leaving the specialists you already know. For patients with Original Medicare, Medicare generally allows you to see any doctor or hospital that takes Medicare. Atrium’s role is to maintain the longitudinal picture, reconcile medications, review outside results, and make sure follow-up does not disappear between separate offices.

Choose Dr. Singh as your primary clinician on Medicare.gov

Do you consider Dr. Shilpa Paradkar Singh the physician responsible for coordinating your overall care? Medicare allows people with Original Medicare to identify a primary clinician through their secure Medicare.gov account.

Choosing a primary clinician tells Medicare which clinician you consider responsible for coordinating your overall care. It does not restrict you to that clinician, does not change your Original Medicare benefits, and does not prevent you from seeing other doctors who accept Medicare. You can change your primary clinician later.

Original Medicare with Medigap: still Original Medicare

Many New Yorkers use Original Medicare together with Medicare Supplement Insurance, commonly called Medigap. Medigap is supplemental coverage from a private insurer that can help pay some of the deductibles, coinsurance, and other patient responsibility left by Original Medicare. It does not replace Original Medicare.

A patient may therefore carry a red, white, and blue Medicare card plus a separate card from a private insurer such as AARP, UnitedHealthcare, or another Medigap carrier and still be an Original Medicare patient. This is different from Medicare Advantage, where the private Medicare Advantage plan administers the patient’s Medicare-covered medical benefits.

If you are unsure which type of Medicare coverage you have, bring your Medicare information and any supplemental insurance card to your appointment. Atrium’s team can help confirm how your coverage should be submitted.

Medicare Advantage plans at Atrium

Atrium accepts Original Medicare and also participates with select Medicare Advantage products. The current Atrium insurance list includes Medicare products under Aetna and HIP and MediBlue Pathways / Pathways Enhance under Empire and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Medicare Advantage participation depends on the exact insurer, product, network, and member plan. Patients should contact Atrium with the exact plan name and member information so the office can verify participation before the visit.

Coverage	Atrium status / instruction
Original Medicare	Accepted
Aetna Medicare	Listed as accepted on Atrium's current insurance page; verify exact product/network
HIP Medicare	Listed as accepted on Atrium's current insurance page; verify exact product/network
Empire / Anthem MediBlue Pathways	Listed as accepted; verify exact product/network
Empire / Anthem Pathways Enhance	Listed as accepted; verify exact product/network
Other Medicare Advantage plans	Do not assume participation. Verify before scheduling.

Working with a Medicare broker

Patients approaching Medicare eligibility may be comparing Original Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medigap, and Part D. Atrium can explain which coverage the practice accepts, but Atrium does not sell Medicare insurance and does not select a Medicare plan for patients.

If you want individualized help comparing insurance options, you can use Medicare.gov or speak with a licensed Medicare insurance broker. Before selecting coverage, consider more than the premium. If keeping access to particular primary-care physicians, specialists, or New York hospital systems matters to you, verify those clinicians and facilities under the specific coverage you are considering.

Primary-care services for Medicare patients

Atrium sees Medicare patients for ongoing Internal Medicine and primary care, including new patient visits, same-day sick visits, medication management, blood pressure and cholesterol management, diabetes care, lab review, preventive care, specialist coordination, post-hospital follow-up, and telehealth when clinically appropriate and covered.

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Midtown location and appointment options

Atrium Medical is located at 160 East 56th Street, 12th Floor, in Midtown East Manhattan. The office is convenient to the 59th Street subway hub, Lexington Avenue, Park Avenue, Sutton Place, Turtle Bay, Grand Central commuters, Midtown office workers, and patients traveling from the Upper East Side.

New Medicare patients are welcome. Same-day and next-day appointments are frequently available depending on the issue and schedule. Call 212-457-1722 or book online.

Medicare FAQ

Does Atrium Medical accept Original Medicare?

Yes. Atrium Medical accepts Original Medicare for primary care in Midtown Manhattan. Physician and outpatient primary-care services are generally covered through Medicare Part B.

Is Atrium Medical accepting new Medicare patients?

Yes. Atrium is currently accepting new Medicare patients. Same-day and next-day appointments are frequently available depending on the issue and schedule.

What is the difference between Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage?

Original Medicare is administered directly through the federal Medicare program and includes Part A and Part B. Medicare Advantage, also called Part C, is offered through a Medicare-approved private insurance company. Medicare Advantage plans may use provider networks and may have different referral and authorization rules.

Does Atrium accept Medicare Advantage?

Atrium accepts select Medicare Advantage plans. Current accepted-plan information includes Medicare products under Aetna and HIP and certain Empire / Anthem MediBlue products. Coverage depends on the exact plan and network, so contact Atrium before your appointment to verify participation.

Can I have Original Medicare and a Medigap plan?

Yes. Many patients use Original Medicare together with a separate Medigap policy. Medigap can help pay some of the patient responsibility left by Original Medicare. Having a Medigap card does not turn Original Medicare into Medicare Advantage.

Does Medicare cover an annual physical?

Original Medicare generally does not cover a conventional comprehensive routine physical. Medicare instead provides specific preventive benefits, including the one-time Welcome to Medicare preventive visit and the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit for eligible beneficiaries. Additional medically necessary evaluation and treatment may be covered separately.

What is a Welcome to Medicare visit?

The Welcome to Medicare preventive visit is a one-time Part B benefit available during the first 12 months after Part B coverage begins. It focuses on medical history, preventive screening and vaccine needs, risk assessment, basic measurements, and a prevention plan. It is not a comprehensive routine physical.

What is a Medicare Annual Wellness Visit?

The Medicare Annual Wellness Visit is a yearly preventive visit for eligible Part B beneficiaries. It centers on a Health Risk Assessment and personalized prevention plan, with review of screening needs, medications, and other preventive issues. It is not the same as a routine physical exam.

Can I choose Dr. Singh as my primary clinician on Medicare.gov?

Once Dr. Singh is available in the Medicare.gov primary-clinician workflow, Original Medicare beneficiaries who consider her responsible for coordinating their overall care can choose her through their secure Medicare.gov account. Choosing a primary clinician does not prevent patients from seeing other clinicians who accept Medicare, and the selection can be changed later.

Do I need a referral to see a specialist with Original Medicare?

Original Medicare generally does not require a primary-care referral to see a specialist who accepts Medicare. Medicare Advantage plans may have different referral and network rules.

Can Atrium help me decide whether to choose Original Medicare or Medicare Advantage?

Atrium can explain which coverage the practice accepts and help verify whether a specific plan appears active and in-network. Atrium does not sell Medicare insurance or select insurance plans for patients. Patients who want individualized plan-selection help can use Medicare.gov or consult a licensed Medicare insurance professional.