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In Albany, Dr. Ankesh Nigam works as a general surgeon at Albany Medical College.
Practice details
- Specialty
- General surgeon
- Credentials
- MD
- Practice
- Albany Medical College
- Address
- 50 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208
- Phone
- (518) 262-9777
- Medical school
- New York University School of Medicine (1990)
- Hospital affiliations
- Albany Medical Center Hospital, Saratoga Hospital, Glens Falls Hospital, St. Peter's Hospital
- Medicare assignment
- Accepts
- Telehealth
- Available
- NPI number
- 1275528226
- NY license no.
- 233988
He graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 1990, which means 36 years have passed since medical school.
You'll find Dr. Nigam at 50 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208. Call (518) 262-9777 to schedule. He accepts Medicare assignment — useful to know if you are on traditional Medicare. He is listed as offering telehealth.
Dr. Nigam is affiliated with Albany Medical Center Hospital, Saratoga Hospital, Glens Falls Hospital and St. Peter's Hospital.
Have you been a patient of Dr. Nigam? A short, fair review — what went well, what didn't — helps the next person choosing a general surgeon in Albany.
Medicare, Medicaid and hospitals
- Medicare patients (2024)
- 157 people with traditional Medicare, average age 72
- Procedures on Medicare Care Compare
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 1–10 procedures
- Removal of tissue 1–10 procedures
- Removal of skin lesions 1–10 procedures
- Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 1–10 procedures
- Medicare quality score (MIPS 2024)
- 88 out of 100 — reported through the group practice
- New York Medicaid
- Enrolled fee-for-service provider since 2004. Medicaid managed-care plans keep their own networks, so check with your plan.
- Hospital pages
- Albany Medical Center Hospital · Glens Falls Hospital · Saratoga Hospital · St. Peter's Hospital
Medicare figures cover people with traditional (fee-for-service) Medicare only; services billed for fewer than 11 patients are not published.
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Frequently Asked Questions
With Albany Medical College, at 50 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208.
Call the office at (518) 262-9777.
Yes — Dr. Nigam accepts Medicare assignment, taking the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
Albany Medical Center Hospital, Saratoga Hospital, Glens Falls Hospital and St. Peter's Hospital.
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