You can schedule your in-office or online first appointment HERE.

If you prefer to talk to me on the phone first, a free INFORMATIONAL CALL is available. Please email me to schedule this. It is an opportunity to share your priorities, the reasons you decided to seek help, your schedule availability, and financial resources. I can answer any questions about being medically treated by me.

Please note that a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation is usually time intensive. The text below describes the information you might need about the following:

  • scheduling and privacy protection

  • types of appointments

  • my service fees

Both are simple, professional-grade, encrypted, and free.

LUMINELLO – create your own patient portal if you decide to schedule online your first appointment HERE.

DOXY.me/doktorO – private web portal for all video appointments.

INITIAL DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT:

usually completed in three steps:

Step 1 (you):

complete the Questionnaire, at home, in your own time. I will email you a personalized copy of the Questionnaire after our initial conversation. You can also view a generic copy in your LUMINELLO portal (under the DOCUMENTS tab).

Step 2 (me):

I will assess your initial responses to the Questionnaire.

Step 3 (us):

face-to-face appointments (video or in the office). It might take up to three appointments to complete this segment of your evaluation. Each appointment is 45 minutes long.

FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENTS:

those for medication management usually last between 30 and 50 minutes; for psychotherapy – they are always 45 minutes long.

If your appointment is in my physical OFFICE please arrive to 245 Fifth Avenue Floor 3, New York, NY 10016, a few minutes before your scheduled time. The building concierge might require you to show an ID in order to enter the building. The third-floor reception desk personnel will assist you or you may check in at the computer located at the reception. It will send me a text announcing you and I will come out to take you to my office.

Before all ONLINE appointments, please ensure/recheck that you have: access to a device with a screen, microphone, speakers, and a high-quality internet connection. Please be in a quiet, private room.

Initial Diagnostic Assessment – $ 750

Follow Up Appointment – $ 350

Informational Phone Call – FREE

I will provide you with bills in electronic format. I accept payment via checks and the Venmo app.

I do not participate in health insurance plans directly, including Medicaid and Medicare. I work as an out-of-network provider.

When this is available, working independently from insurance allows you to choose exactly how your treatment should be structured. It also provides you with more privacy protection. If you do have health insurance with out-of-network benefits, I will provide you with detailed bills for all your appointments. You can then send them to your health insurance provider for direct reimbursement to you.

While this can vary widely between plans, the reimbursement is commonly at 50% to 80% of the local psychiatrist fees. You can also select to have Reimbursify.com service do it for you for a small cost.

I understand that health insurance rules can be confusing. I provide a short handout with written instructions on what exactly to ask your health insurance representative and determine your exact reimbursement benefits. I can email it to you or you can locate this handout in your LUMINELLO portal (under the DOCUMENTS tab) upon registering there.

Your private information is fully secure by standardized and federally regulated technologies embedded in the LUMINELLO portal, DOXY.me, and the EgoPsychiatry.com website hosted on protected servers.