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Dr. Vithal V. Vernenkar is a general surgeon in Rochester, New York, practicing with Rochester General Hospital.
Medical school: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of New York Institute of Technology, class of 1994. The DO after his name stands for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine — a fully licensed physician, trained with an extra emphasis on the musculoskeletal system.
To book an appointment, call (585) 922-4000. Dr. Vernenkar's office is at 1425 Portland Ave, Rochester, NY 14621. Rochester General Hospital is a large group — 1182 clinicians are enrolled with Medicare under it. He accepts Medicare assignment — useful to know if you are on traditional Medicare.
On the hospital side, Dr. Vernenkar holds affiliations with Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic, Newark-Wayne Community Hospital and Rochester General Hospital.
Dr. Vernenkar at a glance
- Specialty
- General surgeon
- Credentials
- DO
- Practice
- Rochester General Hospital
- Address
- 1425 Portland Ave, Rochester, NY 14621
- Phone
- (585) 922-4000
- Medical school
- New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of New York Institute of Technology (1994)
- Hospital affiliations
- Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic, Newark-Wayne Community Hospital, Rochester General Hospital
- Medicare assignment
- Accepts
- NPI number
- 1447274105
- NY license no.
- 223396
Your review of Dr. Vernenkar — wait times, how well things were explained, how you were treated — helps other patients decide.
Medicare, Medicaid and hospitals
- Medicare patients (2024)
- 130 people with traditional Medicare, average age 71
- Most common services billed to Medicare
- Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less
- Procedures on Medicare Care Compare
- Removal of tissue 304 procedures
- Removal of skin lesions 66 procedures
- Hernia repair - groin (open) 19 procedures
- Skin biopsy 1–10 procedures
- Medicare quality score (MIPS 2024)
- 97 out of 100
- New York Medicaid
- Enrolled fee-for-service provider since 2019. Medicaid managed-care plans keep their own networks, so check with your plan.
- Hospital pages
- Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic · Newark-Wayne Community Hospital · Rochester General 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 Rochester General Hospital, at 1425 Portland Ave, Rochester, NY 14621.
Call the office at (585) 922-4000.
Yes — Dr. Vernenkar accepts Medicare assignment, taking the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic, Newark-Wayne Community Hospital and Rochester General Hospital.
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