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Dr. Gary Bakst is an endocrinologist in Albany, New York, practicing with Albany Medical College.
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is where Dr. Bakst went to medical school, graduating in 1986.
You'll find Dr. Bakst at 1365 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12206. Call (518) 262-5196 to schedule. Albany Medical College is a large group — 1056 clinicians are enrolled with Medicare under it. Dr. Bakst accepts Medicare assignment, which means he takes the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. He is listed as offering telehealth.
On the hospital side, Dr. Bakst holds affiliations with Albany Medical Center Hospital, St. Peter's Hospital and Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York.
Dr. Bakst at a glance
- Specialty
- Endocrinologist
- Credentials
- MD
- Practice
- Albany Medical College
- Address
- 1365 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12206
- Phone
- (518) 262-5196
- Medical school
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (1986)
- Hospital affiliations
- Albany Medical Center Hospital, St. Peter's Hospital, Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York
- Medicare assignment
- Accepts
- Telehealth
- Available
- NPI number
- 1275530537
- NY license no.
- 173178
Your review of Dr. Bakst — wait times, how well things were explained, how you were treated — helps other patients decide.
Medicare, Medicaid and hospitals
- Medicare patients (2024)
- 631 people with traditional Medicare, average age 73
- Most common services billed to Medicare
- Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine
- Continuous monitoring of blood sugar level in tissue fluid using sensor under skin with interpretation and report
- Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue
- Medicare quality score (MIPS 2024)
- 88 out of 100 — reported through the group practice
- New York Medicaid
- Enrolled fee-for-service provider since 1998. Medicaid managed-care plans keep their own networks, so check with your plan.
- Hospital pages
- Albany Medical Center Hospital · Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York · 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.
Comparing endocrinologists? See 19 in Albany or 21 across Capital Region.
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Frequently Asked Questions
With Albany Medical College, at 1365 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12206.
Call the office at (518) 262-5196.
Yes — Dr. Bakst accepts Medicare assignment, taking the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
Albany Medical Center Hospital, St. Peter's Hospital and Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York.
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